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A Partnership That Works For Those In Need

If there's anything we've learned in our 20+ years of helping people here at HRH-HHOOT,
it's a fact that the more donations we give out, the more donations we get back to help those in need.
If you are one of those donors, Thank You.
Not exactly Luke 6:38 but we believe it's a God thing! | Why we do what we do: Matthew 25:34-46
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HRH-HHOOT has been an IRS 501 (c)(3) since August 2008.
VSC has been an IRS 501 (c)(3) since January 2016
Click Here to learn how you can Volunteer or Donate to HHOOT's Distribution Center (HDC)

Getting it to HDC's Warehouse

Chris Robinett's grandson, future HHOOT volunteer Mustard Seed bed pick-up with HVAF Don & Charlie at CVS warehouse with Mike making a pick-up Charlie using Habitat for Humanity's forklift Good News Mission helps us unload our truck of Donations from Midwest Foods Picking up Donations at Midwest Food Bank Donations coming into HHOOT VSC worked with Downtown Indy to help Horizon House with clothing & food drive Donations in to HHOOT HHOOT picking up donations at HVAF

Helping Heroes of America prepares boxes to get it to our Troops Overseas

Don Hawkins started working with Joyce & Charlie Yant and formed Hands of Hope Ministries in 2000, who was serving the Homeless every Saturday morning in downtown Indy. In 2002 he started working as a volunteer with Indiana's Prisons, Work Release Centers, Community Corrections Corp., GEO, Liberty Hall, Jails, Inmates, and ex-offenders. He was also on several DOC Community Advisory Boards. He participated in numerous prison ministries, clothes drives, electronics drives, mentoring, etc. He then founder Homeless & ReEntry Helpers (HRH) in 2004 and incorporated it in 2008. He founded Helpers Helping Others Outreach Team (HHOOT) in 2011 and has been serving/helping Indy's Homeless, ExOffenders & Veterans since then.

In 2011 HRH-HHOOT partnered with the Mayors' Advisory Council for Veterans (MACV) to help with the Mayor's first "Veterans Appreciation Day" event at the American Legion Mall. In 2014 Veterans Support Council, Inc. (VSC) was incorporated. HRH was VSC's second Partner (MACV was the first). Since then, HRH-HHOOT & VSC have shared and maintained offices and warehouse space to help those in need, including Indy's Veterans, Military, and their families. HHOOT's Distribution Center (HDC) was incorporated on the 11th of September 2019.

Below are pictures of our warehouse and just some of the many partners, donors, helpers, volunteers, and ministries that help HRH & VSC serve those in immediate need through HHOOT's Distribution Center (HDC).

HRH-HHOOT & VSC's Warehouse
2457 E Washington St (View map - We are behind 30 S Temple Ave)
HHOOT's Distribution Center is not a food pantry with perishable food items.

To find a food pantry near you with perishable food items, please call 2-1-1 or (866) 211-9966 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

We only serve Agencies or individuals accompanied by an Agency, and we only have drinks & non-perishable food items.

We do not have perishable food items like bread, milk, eggs, cheese, butter, meat, baked items, vegetables, or fruit of any kind.

HHOOT's Days and Hours of Operation
Monday 10AM-3PM	Tuesday 10AM-3PM	Wednesday 10AM-3PM	Thursday Closed for Sorting	Friday 10AM-3PM	Saturday & Sunday Closed	Federal Holidays Closed

We Help Our Partners Help Others

Packages delivered to Bahrain, South Korea & Poland by Helping Heroes of American. Items were from HRH & HHOOT

VSC, HRH & HHOOT's Welcome sign at the Temple Street Entrance

Jack Williams with Changing Footprints and IMPD NW District Officers receiving donated (from HDC) emergency food packs for their squad cards to help those in need

Veterans helping deliver 125 food boxes to Veterans families

Jerry Morgan working with Veterans Posts to distribute food and gift cards from the Bob Woodruff Foundation.

Charlie helping Carlos' ministry with a load of drinks and non-perishable food items

Midwest Food Bank

Lions Club Logo

Second Helpings Logo

Kids & families helped by Bob Woodruff Foundation

Kathy Griffin & her ReEntry Team from Pendleton Industrial Facility delivering blankets for the Homeless

Soldiers in Afghanistan with the boxes of goodies from HHOOT's Distribution Center that Helping Heroes of America sent to them.

VSC delivering drinks and snacks to a new women's shelter in Clay City Indiana

AL Post 34 Post Commander Eli Hinkel making a pick-up

Disabled American Veterans making a pick-up

Our Donors, Partners, Helpers & Volunteers

Volunteers making a pick-up for Officer Davis Moore's Food Pantry

David Sassman & Don Hawkins accepting a $2,500 donation from American Legion Post 64

Another day at the warehouse with Brown Bag Ministries a 10+ year Partner with HRH-HHOOT

Amanda from Helping Heroes of America making a pick-up

Downtown Indy, Indianapolis Indians Mascot & VSC on the Circle to help the Homeless food and clothing drive

Vietnamese Group and Carlos Group getting ready to serve our homeless

Old Don & Justin picking up and dropping off

Brown Bag Ministries making a delivery to the Carine House

IN Department of Corrections delivers blankets made by the inmates for the homeless

Stuffed Animals from the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program

Clare and her Brown Bag Ministries Wolunteers

Don Hawkins & Davis Sassman accepting a donation from American Legion Commanders

IndyVeterans.com & VSC passing our items at the Helping Heroes of America event

VSC accepting Turkey donations for Thanksgiving

Ron Martin from the VFW donating packages to VSC & HRH

Our Warehouse

Personal Hygiene Items from CVS warehouse

Over the counter medicine Items from CVS warehouse

Section 6 of VSC & HRH's warehouse - Thy Lyons Club donates reading glasses to those in need

Section 7 of VSC & HRH's warehouse - Men's suits from the Men's Warehouse

A limited amount of clothing and condiments may be available

Non-Perishable Food Items in small totes

Beds donated from Indiana University to HRH

Hospital Beds, canes, walkers & crutches

Suppliers, Events, & Partners HDC Supports & Shares Resources with:

Suppliers:

Second Helpings - donate & receive
Midwest Food Bank - donate & receive
Lions Club - donate
CVS Distribution Center - donate
Teachers Treasurers - donate & receive
Third Phase Women's Shelter - donate & receive
The Julian Center - donate & receive
Wal Mart - seasonal donations
Target - seasonal donations

Events:

Carmel 4th of July Parade
Horizon Fellowship - Summer Camp
Helping Heroes of America Bike Ride
Mayors' Veterans Appreciation Day
Marine Corps League
HVAF's Standdown
VVA - Vietnam Veterans of America
IN Legislative Day
IN Veterans Day Parade - Downtown
IN War Memorial meetings
DAV - Disabled American Vets
Honor and Help
Southport Key Club - backpacks for seniors & the homeless
Downtown Indy on the Circle - clothing & food drive to help Indy's homeless
Welcome, Home Vietnam - First delivery of The "Gift."
DAR - Daughters of the American Revolution events

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Partners & Providers:

AL - American Legion Post #3
AL - American Legion Post #34
AL - American Legion Post #64
AL - American Legion Post #276
AL - American Legion Post #360
AL - American Legion Post #497
AL - American Legion Post #500
AL - American Legion Post #510
AVSC - American Veteran Services
Brown Bag Ministries - Street Outreach
- Brownsburg Blessing Boxes
- Hendricks County Family Promise
- Cords of Love
- Ophelia's Purses
- Single Parent Commission
- Roberts Park UMS - feeding the homeless
- Peyton Manning's Children's Hospital
- Wheeler Women's Mission - personal care items
- Crane House - personal care items
- Seeds of Hope, Inc.
- Speedway Shark Plugs - Swim Team, snacks for their meets
Changing Footprints - South
City Life - Central Indiana Youth For Christ
Cornerstone Luthern Church
Country Side Nursing Homes
Crane House for Women
David Moore Pantry
DAV - Disabled American Veterans - Greenwood
Dove Recovery House for Women
Easterseals Crossroads
Family First
FIDO - Pet Food Pantry
Fletcher Place Community Center
Food4Soul – Street Outreach
Foundation Ministries
Friendship MBC
Gails Thrift Store
Glory Baptist Church
- Foundation Ministries
Good News Mission
Habitat for Humanity - Work Crews
HDM Helping Hands
Helping Heroes of America
Horizon House - Day Center
Humble Impressions
HVAF - Hoosier Veterans and Families
- Veterans Villa

Partners & Providers (cont.):

IFD - Fire Houses
IMPD - District Neighborhood Offices
Indiana Army National Guard
Indiana Legal Services
Indy Vet House
Indy Veterans.com
Irreverent Warriors - Indiana
IUPUI Ofice of Military & Veterans Personnel
Julian Center for Women
Lady of Lords Cub Scout Pack
Martin Center
MWF Enterprise - Heroes Without A Home
Mt Olive Baptist Church
Mustard Seed
Near East Side Troopers Youth Center
Nest Christian Youth Center
NGAI - National Guard Association of Indiana
Officer David Moore Food Pantry
Old Bethel Food Pantry
Our Mission is to Win Souls
Our Shepherd Lutheran Church
Onyx Team - Street Outreach
Outreach, Inc.
Pathway to Recovery
Power of God Ministries
Pride Academy Child Care
Progress House
Queen of Peach
Servant's Heart – Street Outreach
Shalaw Dream Builders
Shepherd Community Center
Sister Soldier Network
SOCS - So Others Can Survive
Southeastern Community Center
SAA - Grace Church
St Vincent de Paul
Third Phase Women’s Shelter
Union Auto Worker #933
Vet to Vet
- Jose Flores
VFW - District 10
VFW - Post #98
VFW - Post #261
VFW - Post #1587
VFW - Post #2587
VFW - Post #2839
VFW - Post #7119
VFW - Post #10003
VFW - Post #5864
VOA - Volunteers of America
VOA Holms Ave
VOA E 10th St
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans
Wheeler Mission - Men-on Delaware
Wheeler Mission - Men-on Ohio
Wheeler Mission - Women-on Michigan

Above is a partial list of organizations and agencies that HRH, HHOOT & VSC have been working with for years in one way or another. We all share what we get so nothing goes to waste from the donations we collectively receive from our suppliers, vendors and donors.

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HHOOT's Distribution Center

Monthly Donors
Don Hawkins General Carol Mutter Charlie Kootz Donn Williams Clare Osborn Andrea & the Kids (Brown Bag)	JL Hair Rentals Ann B Adcook Jose Flores, Vet to Vet	Veterans Support Council. Inc.
Single Donors
American Legion Post #510 Paul Norton & Hal Daniels Patrick Sweeney Thomas Bromstrup Barry Styles	Humble Impressions Rebecca Pardue Concrete Pour & Core, Inc. Chris Robinett	Gordon Smith American Legion Post #276 Paul (Ponytail) Cauley & G.G. Bedwell In Memoriam of Mark Cauley American Legion Post #64

For Medical or Physical Emergencies:

New - dial 988 - By dialing 988 your call will be immediately routed to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
- The current Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) is always available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis, even after 988 is launched nationally.,
If you or someone you are helping is hurt or in imminent danger, please get to a phone and dial 9-1-1 for immediate help.
If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal or facing a crisis, dial 2-1-1 in Indy or 1-(866) 211-9966 for immediate help.
If you are a victim of domestic violence, dial 1-(800) 332-7385 in Indy for help.

For Non-Emergencies:

If you are a Veteran, or a family member of a Veteran, in search of information on how to get goods or services you/they may need, you can dial 2-1-1 or contact one of the Service Providers or Veterans Organizations listed on our "Resources" page.
Cellphone users in Marion County may now dial 3-1-1 to reach the non-emergency line for IMPD and other Marion County dispatchers. The non-emergency phone number for callers using landlines is (317) 327-3811.

Please Note:

VSC is not a provider of any financial assistance or direct services other than Information and Referrals on where to get goods, services, programs, and benefits for Veterans, the Military, and their families.

Disclaimer:

This is a private website and is NOT affiliated with any U.S. government or U.S. Armed Forces agencies.
We reserve the right to monitor the content of this website and regret that some suggested or recommended resources may not be accepted for one reason or another.
The information and organizations listed on this website do not necessarily mean that we endorse their information, data, or their resources. We have done our best to include information and resources that benefit our Veterans, the Military Community, and their Families.