Welcome to HBN — Indy's street and community newspaper. Please look over our site and let us know what you think of HBN. We are growing, so we need writers/reporters. Are you one or know one? We could use your help.
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Putting out HBN takes money. We have no government funding, advertising revenue or charitable grants — so your help is needed. We want to get an early start on fundraising for isssue five (Vol.2,No.4) as we strive to become a monthly, then weekly publication.
You can help us now by sending a check made payable to Homeward Bound News to P.O. Box 1181, Indianapolis, IN 46206 or donating through our PayPal account.
Thank you for your support.
Meet the Staff
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Jeff Tavares - Volunteer Executive Director / Publisher
Mr. Tavares has worked as a photojournalist, photo editor and writer for newspapers and news wire services. With help from the North American Street Newspaper Association and editors from other street newspapers across the country, Homeward Bound News
was able to publish its first edition and began distribution in Indianapolis on Labor Day weekend — 2011.Note:I would like to thank Debbie Shulman, a superb and award winning copy editor, page designer, proofreader and inspiration for contributing her time to HBN.Also my thanks to Larry Allan, award winning wildlife photographer and writer who is kind enough to contribute an article and photograph to each edition.Most importantly I want to thank those homeless men and women and ...
Posted Mar 11, 2012 6:56 AM by Jeff Tavares

Recent Announcements
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4/10/12 — lead poisoning of millions of birds, including golden and bald eagles, and endangered California condors
Larry Allan, our friend and award-winning contributor of his wildlife
stories and photography to HBN has an important issue and we are more
than happy to share it: STATEMENT ...
Posted Apr 10, 2012 2:03 PM by Jeff Tavares
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4/10/12 — Introducing our newest vendor
Charles, a new vendor is now working on the Southside. If you see him
please consider buying a paper from him. Charles is working hard to get
his life back ...
Posted Apr 10, 2012 5:06 AM by Jeff Tavares
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4/1/12—HBN receives sponorship
HBN was informed today that the Amazing Grace Bible study class at North United Methodist Church has voted to become a one year $10 a month sponsor. We are grateful ...
Posted Apr 2, 2012 4:35 AM by Jeff Tavares
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3/27/12 - Warmer weather means more vendors
With conventions and sporting events going strong in downtown and the weather staying warm, we are encouraging our vendors to get out and sell HBN on the street corners downtown ...
Posted Mar 27, 2012 4:23 AM by Jeff Tavares
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Fundraising assistance
We — the two volunteers who are HBN — have expertise in journalism, but not in fundraising. Currently less than 15 percent of our monthly budget of $550 —yes that is all ...
Posted Mar 11, 2012 7:10 AM by Jeff Tavares
Local News
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News on homelessness
4/22/12 — Female war vets battle homelessness, attack trauma WASHINGTON, — Misha Mclamb helped keep fighter jets
flying during a military career that took her halfway around the world
to ...
Posted Apr 22, 2012 3:45 AM by Jeff Tavares
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Street newspaper news
4/17/2012 - Greece's first street newspaper Greece's first street paper Shedia launches in Athens next week, tasked
with the overwhelming challenge of helping the city’s 20 ...
Posted Apr 18, 2012 1:53 AM by Jeff Tavares
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