Madison County homeless shelters

— Alternatives Inc. (643-0200) provides emergency and transitional shelter for women and children

— Christian Center (649-4264) provides emergency and longer-term shelter for men

— Beauty for Ashes (724-3454) provides transitional shelter for women

— House of Hope of Madison County (644-7086) provides halfway and three-quarters houses for men with addictions

— Dove Harbor (642-1853) provides transitional shelter for women

— Stepping Stones (648-1101) provides emergency and longer-term housing for veterans

Why the homeless don’t seek shelter

— Inability or unwillingness to follow rules: No drugs or alcohol, curfew, “pray to stay”

— Inability or unwillingness to socialize with others

— Mental illness causing paranoia or other anxiety from being around people

Indiana homeless rates (2005)

— Emergency shelter population: 3,230

— Transitional housing population: 3,849

— Unsheltered population: 2,798