It’s no secret—there’s a loneliness epidemic that only intensified after the COVID-19 pandemic. With the growing influence of social media and the increase in time spent alone, it's no surprise that roughly 1 in 3 adults report experiencing loneliness . This spans generations, affecting young adults in their 20s to older adults in their 70s (CoGenerate). What’s even more concerning is that the consequences go beyond mental health. Prolonged loneliness is linked to a higher ri

At the end of last year, Andrew Gagnon, one of our handy volunteers, reached out about a group project for his Consumer Insights course at the Kelley School of Business . As part of the MBA program, Andrew and his classmates needed to create a marketing plan for a nonprofit or corporation. When Andrew suggested Home Repairs for Good, his group quickly got excited. Our mission of providing free home repairs to older adults in Indianapolis resonated with them. It also didn’t hu

Michele’s path has been anything but linear. Born and raised on the east side of Indianapolis, she took on a wide variety of roles—bartender, private jet hangar employee, co-owner of a home repair business, and adult educator, to name a few—before eventually joining Home Repairs for Good as Program Manager for the BY Plus program. After a brief time living in Los Angeles with her then-husband, they decided to return to Indiana, missing both family and the affordability of the

When it comes to critical home repairs, many older adults struggle to find help that is both affordable and reliable. After learning about Home Repairs for Good at an IMPD neighborhood meeting, Darlene, a 67-year-old homeowner, was able to receive critical repairs at no cost. With the support of our volunteers, her gutters were fixed, and the overgrowth along her fence line was cleared. But it was during this yard project that we heard a touching story of how a single act of