You can learn more about solutions to homelessness in West Indianapolis during a community meeting and documentary screening this month.

The free event, hosted by West Indianapolis Development Corporation, is 12:30-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at West Morris Free Methodist Church, 2302 W. Morris St.

There will be a panel discussion featuring organizations addressing homelessness, as well as a screening of “Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness.” The documentary explores solutions to homelessness and has become a popular film among advocates in Indianapolis.

Register online here. Lunch will be provided.

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Mirror Indy reporter Tyler Fenwick covers housing and labor. Contact him at 317-766-1406 or tyler.fenwick@mirrorindy.org. Follow him on X @ty_fenwick and Bluesky @tyfenwick.bsky.social.

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Learn more about homelessness in West Indy at a community conversation

by Tyler Fenwick, Mirror Indy
January 13, 2026

<h1>Learn more about homelessness in West Indy at a community conversation</h1> <p class="byline">by Tyler Fenwick, Mirror Indy <br />January 13, 2026</p> <p>You can learn more about solutions to homelessness in West Indianapolis during a community meeting and documentary screening this month.</p> <p>The free event, hosted by West Indianapolis Development Corporation, is 12:30-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at West Morris Free Methodist Church, <a href="https://share.google/OtmWMmkbFerXgNaCP" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2302 W. Morris St.</a></p> <div class="wp-block-group alignright has-light-gray-background-color has-background"> <h5 class="wp-block-heading eyebrow-nogap" id="h-if-you-go" style="text-transform:uppercase"><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">If you go</mark></h5> <h2 class="wp-block-heading eyebrow-nogap" id="h-west-indy-homeless-chat">West Indy homeless chat</h2> <p>🗓️ 12:30-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31<br />📍 West Morris Free Methodist Church, <a href="https://share.google/OtmWMmkbFerXgNaCP" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2302 W. Morris St.</a><br />🎟️ Free. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-conversations-homelessness-in-west-indianapolis-tickets-1978448444556?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Register here</a>.</p> </p></div> <p>There will be a panel discussion featuring organizations addressing homelessness, as well as a screening of <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/homelessness-documentary-butler-university-beyond-the-bridge/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness.”</a> The documentary explores solutions to homelessness and has become a popular film among advocates in Indianapolis.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-conversations-homelessness-in-west-indianapolis-tickets-1978448444556?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Register online here</a>. Lunch will be provided.</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">funded through grants and donations</a> from individuals, foundations and organizations.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-homelessness-community-conversation-west-indy-development-corporation-beyond-the-bridge/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=71386&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-homelessness-community-conversation-west-indy-development-corporation-beyond-the-bridge/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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