Children’s Shelter
Children’s Bureau Children’s Shelter
Gene Glick Family Support Center
1575 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Indianapolis, IN 46202
The Children's Shelter program operates at the Gene Glick Family Support Center and serves children newborn to 17 years old. Services are offered on a sliding fee scale.
The length of stay ranges from 1 to 5 days, as needed.
The Children's Shelter is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Who can use the Children’s shelter?
Children who...
- Have run away
- Are homeless
- Are victims of or witness domestic violence
- Whose parents are experiencing a
housing crisis - Whose parents are experiencing a mental
or physical crisis (i.e. detoxification) - Are at risk of abuse or neglect
Additional services include health education services for children, mentoring programs for parents, and referral resources for parents and children.
