Catholic Charities Indianapolis Inc

Programs

1. The Refugee Resettlement and Employment and Immigration Legal Services programs together served 1,868 clients in 2025. The department provided basic needs, educational training and enrollment, employment placement, health services intensive case management, art therapy, legal counseling and more across the city. The Refugee Resettlement and Employment Service program served 319 clients. Resettlement Services provides initial services to refugees, asylees and entrants (as defined by the Office of Refugee Resettlement/DHS) who have fled their homeland, livelihoods, and belongings. The comprehensive services including housing, food, access to health care, transportation and education that includes school enrollment services, English as a second language (ESL) classes, employment, and orientation to a new culture. Orientation classes include presentations from local partners, like IMPD, Indiana Department of Health, local college, libraries and civic institutions. In addition, RIS offers Art Therapies (Art Movement, Music, Painting and Theater) to promote self-awareness and to develop coping skills and a sense of empowerment through processing their experiences. If further counseling…

   $3,278,059 spentof which $908,050 as grants$87,427 earned by the program
   39% of program spending

2. Holy Family Shelter, an emergency shelter for homeless families, addresses the increasing demand for emergency shelter in Indianapolis and central Indiana by providing residential services designed to move homeless families to permanent housing and self-sufficiency. The emergency shelter provides a secure and supportive environment where families and their children in crisis receive essential resources, including food, shelter, and basic necessities, to begin their journey toward stability and healing. The cornerstone of the services is case management, through which comprehensive support assists families in setting goals and priorities, and in developing life skills such as budgeting, communication, parenting, stress management, and more as they begin their journey to permanent housing. As part of the shelter's services, assistance in the form of sustaining, support, and diversion is offered to homeless families who are unable to enter the shelter system due to a severe lack of emergency shelter space for families in Indianapolis. Additionally, these supportive services are offered to families who move into new housing from the emergency shelter but face complex challenges and…

   $1,809,343 spentof which $153,063 as grants
   22% of program spending

3. School Social Work: Since 1967, the School Social Work Program has been providing counseling, consultation and referral services, crisis intervention, and classroom preventive education programs to students in parochial schools in the Indianapolis Metropolitan area. Schools purchase the services of the program from one to four days per week. Program staff takes a strengths-based approach to their work with students and families. While acknowledging obstacles and deficits, the school social worker helps students identify and build upon strengths to successfully achieve goals. The school social worker is seen as part of a team, working with school staff, parents or guardians, and students to promote academic success, emotional well-being, and positive personal relationships. Currently, the program serves 22 Catholic schools (1 high school and 21 grade schools). During the 2024-25 fiscal year, 3738 students received services through the program. Services included individual and group counseling, parent meetings, goal setting and progress monitoring, CPS reporting, and community mental health referrals. 402 middle school students developed skills that help them enhance their…

   $1,134,472 spent$1,042,293 earned by the program
   14% of program spending

4. Catholic Charities Indianapolis, Inc. offers other program services to benefit those in need including pregnancy and adoption, counseling and mental health services, contributions to Catholic Charities Bloomington mental health services, senior services and other basic needs.

   $2,149,764 spentof which $757,702 as grants$562,008 earned by the program
   26% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $8,371,638.