Just Neighbors/Interfaith Homeless Network

Just Neighbors is an advocate for families in crisis. Our mission is to serve homeless families by uniting religious congregations, community volunteers and local agencies in a cooperative effort to provide shelter, meals, and compassionate, professional support. Since 1999 we have worked with families in the Fort Wayne area who are homeless to provide them a safe stable place to stay while they work towards getting back into stable housing.

We provide emergency shelter to families experiencing homelessness. We provide outreach case management to those that are unable or do not want shelter. We work with tenants being evicted to prevent homelessness before it begins.

A good example: We had a family move to our shelter due to a housing scam. The family moved to Fort Wayne from another state to accept a new job. They believed they had secured a home that would be ready for them when they arrived. Once getting to Fort Wayne they immediately realized someone had scammed them and had stolen almost $3000 of their money. Because they came from another state, they did not have a local support system. And due to losing the money from the housing scam, they could not afford another home or even a hotel until they got a few paychecks from the new job. Luckily a community partner referred them to us. We were able to immediately bring the family into the shelter. We connected them with partner agencies to ensure they had the basic necessities. The family was able to quickly find housing but needed to wait until they could save the funds, which could cause them to lose the home. We were able to utilize community resources to find a portion of the funding needed to help the family secure the home. Because of their hard work and our program, this family was safe and secure during what would have otherwise been a crippling crisis. And thanks to our community partners we were able to help move this family into stable housing within 17 days.