Overview

The Sellersburg Family Scholar House will be a 38-unit facility serving 75-100 residents, providing housing and comprehensive services to assist low-income individuals, with a focus on those who are single parents and young adults formerly in foster care. The facility will be located adjacent to the Ivy Tech Sellersburg campus on land currently owned by the Indiana State Police Post. A framework has been developed that would facilitate a land transfer and sale that would create the needed footprint to construct the FSH facility. Through wraparound services, participants have support needed to pursue degrees, certifications, or apprenticeships in fields of their choice leading to self-sufficiency through livable-wage careers. The foundation of the FSH-Ivy Tech partnership is built on a decade long relationship dedicated to supporting nonresidential participants attending Ivy Tech. The campus also provides an office for Family Scholar House at no cost, allowing FSH teams a prime location to serve all their Southern Indiana participants. READI funds will be used for construction costs connected to the Family Scholar House facility. The approximate timeline for this project is Spring 2024 through Winter 2025. Intended Outcomes: The addition of affordable, safe housing, coupled with on-site family advocacy and academic coaching, allowing Family Scholar House to provide comprehensive wraparound services for Southern Indiana’s most vulnerable families and individuals.