Over 400 men, women, and children are homeless in Evansville each year

Aurora has housed over 500 people suffering from homelessness

I BELIEVE monthly donor program

We have officially launched our “I BELIEVE” Monthly Donor Program! By becoming a monthly donor, you are helping Aurora provide vital services to our clients. Every amount is helpful.

When you sign up to donate and check the “recurring donation” box, we know that we can rely on that donation coming every month.

In addition, you get some swag that let’s others know that YOU BELIEVE that every human deserved a safe, decent home!

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Over 400 men, women, and children are homeless in Evansville each year

Aurora has housed over 500 people suffering from homelessness

I BELIEVE monthly donor program

We have officially launched our “I BELIEVE” Monthly Donor Program! By becoming a monthly donor, you are helping Aurora provide vital services to our clients. Every amount is helpful.

When you sign up to donate and check the “recurring donation” box, we know that we can rely on that donation coming every month.

In addition, you get some swag that let’s others know that YOU BELIEVE that every human deserved a safe, decent home!

DONATE

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Our Mission

Creating solutions to prevent and end homelessness in our community.

How We Help

As a homeless service provider, we offer many programs to reach the homeless in our community as well as those at risk of becoming homeless. Our goals are to increase public awareness of homelessness and ensure everyone in our community has a place to call home.

Our Vision

We believe that everyone has value and needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home.

How You Can Help

Aurora’s Monthly Donors fund the organization’s programs and services. Without you, preventing and ending homelessness in our area would not be possible. Join Aurora’s mission today by becoming a Monthly Donor. Learn more about how you can help.

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History

Founded in 1988, Aurora has impacted the community for over three decades.

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We believe that actively collaborating with other community agencies, churches, schools, businesses, and more is important to making the end of homelessness a reality. We connect individuals to local housing, food pantries, financial assistance, and more.

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Aurora Evansville

6 days ago

Aurora Evansville
❄️ URGENT NEED ❄️With the frigid temperatures, we have used all of our gloves and urgently need thermal insulated gloves.🧤 If you’re able to shop our Amazon Wishlist, items will arrive by Monday. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2O83MX5IGFO17?ref_=wl_share🧤 Or, if you’re safely heading to the store, drop-offs at our office are greatly appreciated.Thank you for helping us keep people warm and safe in this cold! ❤️Please share. ... See MoreSee Less

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Aurora Evansville

6 days ago

Aurora Evansville
Our street outreach team is heading out today for the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. The PIT Count is a federally required effort that takes place on a single night each January to count all people experiencing homelessness—both those staying in shelters and those living unsheltered outdoors.Our team will be out alongside community volunteers from 12:00 PM today through 12:00 PM tomorrow, offering support during these frigid temperatures. These conditions can be fatal for people who are forced to remain outside. Our outreach teams are equipped with food, water, sleeping bags, blankets, hand warmers, gloves, backpacks, tarps, and other essential supplies to help keep people safe and warm.If you’re able to help, we are accepting donations of outreach supplies. Our Amazon wish list link is below for anyone who would like to contribute. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2O83MX5IGFO17?ref_=wl_share ... See MoreSee Less

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Aurora Evansville

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Emergency Shelter Update | Wednesday, January 28, 2026The snow may have stopped falling, but the temperatures haven’t! Our emergency shelters continue to work together to provide shelter, food and warmth during these frigid conditions.—————A few important notes for today:• United Caring Services(UCS) is providing day and night shelter for anyone in need. It's located at 324 NW 6th St. • UCS serves 3 hot meals per day, available to anyone. Meal times are 9:00-9:45 a.m. (breakfast), 12:00-12:45 p.m. (lunch), 5:00-5:45 p.m. (dinner). • Evansville Rescue Mission (ERM) is providing night shelter to adult men. It's located at 500 E Walnut St.• ERM serves 3 hot meals per day, available to anyone. Meal times are 6:00-7:00 a.m. (breakfast), 12:00-1:00 p.m. (lunch), 5:00-6:00 p.m. (dinner). • ERM's atrium is providing day shelter with lunch and refreshments. It's crowded, but welcoming!• The CK Newsome Center is open as a warming center with refreshments provided by Feed Evansville. It's open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and located at 100 E Walnut St. • House of Bread and Peace has an urgent need for snow removal.• Ozanam Family Shelter - Evansville, Indiana continues to provide a to-go meal for individuals near the shelter who need something to eat (1100 Read St). Times are 12:00-12:30 p.m. and 5:30-6:00 p.m. However no one who’s hungry will be turned away.• Evansville Police Department continues to help individuals locate and access emergency shelter. Thank you, EPD.• Evansville Fire Department stations continue to help individuals needing information on shelter availability or location. Thank you, EFD.• Our annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count begins at noon today and runs until noon tomorrow. During these 24 hours, teams coordinated by Aurora Evansville will be counting the number of homeless individuals we have in Vanderburgh and the 11 surrounding counties in our region.—————If you need immediate shelter, please go to UCS or ERM (our White Flag shelters) or reach out to the individual shelters listed here. Even those listed that are currently at capacity may get last-minute openings, so it never hurts to call. If you’re in crisis, call 911 or 988. Law enforcement or our partners at Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare will respond. If you don’t have access to a phone, go to a neighbor who may be able to help. If you can’t find the nearest emergency shelter, go to the nearest fire station and the EFD team there will guide you to the nearest shelter.—————We plan to provide daily updates on shelter capacity.—————Thank you to our shelter teams, frontline staff, first responders and community members who are showing up during this harsh winter weather to ensure our community has access to warmth, food and care. ... See MoreSee Less

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Who We Are

Aurora, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Evansville, IN, strives to prevent and end homelessness in the Evansville community. The Aurora team provides many services for those who are homeless or are at risk of being homeless in the community. Our services include a Homeless Outreach Team to provide shelter and supplies to the homeless in our area, a Re-Entry program to help anyone released from institutions successfully transition back into the community and off the streets, rental assistance for those with disabilities, and much more.

Aurora impacts more than 1,600 individuals each year. This number includes children, men, women, veterans, the re-entry population, refugees, and individuals with disabilities.

Aurora is dedicated to connecting the homeless, near homeless, and those in crisis to resources in the community that can help. Our team strives to expand public awareness of homelessness and conduct research to be shared with city, state, and federal officials in order to prevent and end homelessness in our community.

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Homelessness in Evansville, IN

Did you know that 350 men, women, children, and seniors are homeless on any given night in Evansville? 40% of the homeless in our community are women, and over 40% suffer from mental health issues. 

Download the latest Evansville & Vanderburgh County Homeless Facts & Figures.

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