Residential Services
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New Wings Emergency Shelter.
A safe place for survivors and their children.
Middle Way House provides emergency shelter to individuals throughout six counties across southern Indiana (Monroe, Greene, Lawrence, Owen, Morgan, and Martin) whose current home is not safe due to violence (this could include domestic and sexual violence as well as human trafficking).
The 30-bed shelter is a safe place available to survivors and their children until they have found an appropriate, affordable place to live. Survivors with children sleep in a family room and single individuals may sleep in a room with up to three other survivors.
Residents contribute to the upkeep of their own and group spaces, often share evening meals, and take advantage of programs designed to help them move forward with their lives. Emergency shelter is not a long-term solution, but is a critical step for many people to take so they can safely make long-term decisions.
Our help and crisis live chat support is also available to provide assistance.
For more information, call our 24/7 help and crisis line at (812) 336-0846.
The RISE! Housing Program
For survivors, and their children, who are transitioning out of violent relationships
If you are escaping violence and need secure and safe permanent housing, you may call (812) 337-4510 to find out more information.
The RISE! is a residential community of 28 two- and three-bedroom apartments equipped with appliances, including a stove, refrigerator, microwave, and dishwasher. Furnishings are also available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Utilities are provided, with tenants paying for telephone and cable. The cost of housing is based on the residents’ ability to pay.
On-site programming, such as support with tutoring for GEDs and college coursework; financial education programming; and resume assistance and practice interviews, are all offered at no cost to participants. Client-driven programming, such as tai chi and resident meetings, is also available to increase access to social capital, enhance overall quality of life, and foster a sense of empowerment and community.
A lack of access to safe, affordable housing is often a significant barrier to survivors of violence and is a critical factor to achieving long-term safety. In 1998 our permanent housing program, The RISE!, first opened its doors to low-income adults recovering from the impacts of violence in an effort to help mitigate these challenges. The mission of the program is to provide survivors with access to permanent, safe, and affordable housing; to achieve economic security, and foster their strengths to further develop their capacities for self-determination.
Over the course of the past two decades, The RISE! has served 452 families. During their time with us, residents have utilized programming designed to help address a number of constraints that so often impede the transition from danger to self-determination.
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