INDIANAPOLIS — A large donation is aiming to help the unhoused in Indianapolis.
It's coming from the people behind a popular crime podcast.
"To be looked at as an individual as a human being is important," said Kevin Williams, who knows what it's like to be unseen and unheard.
"I was without shelter, suffering from addiction, in and out of the system and I didn't know any hope," said Williams.
Today, that's no longer the case.
Williams is a peer support specialist at Horizon House and works with the thousands of people who come through the doors of the facility, people who don't have a place to live, people who need a place to shower, do laundry or look for a job.
"As soon as they walk out those doors, we have no idea what they walk into. As soon as they come in those doors, we have no idea what they just left," said Williams.
On Wednesday, Horizon House received a million dollars from audiochuck, an Indianapolis-based media company that produces podcasts, including the award-winning "Crime Junkie."
"This $1 million is more than just a Band-Aid," said Ashley Flowers, the founder of audiochuck.
The money will help Horizon House expand its hours of operation beyond the Monday through Friday daytimes. Horizon House will now be open Tuesday nights and on Saturdays.
"The Saturday session is going to be super good, because it gives them another chance to get out of the elements," said Niki Wattson, street outreach manager at Horizon House.
Right now, Horizon House helps people find a place to live, but doesn't house them.
Coming late spring, that will change with the opening of a 36-unit permanent housing facility.
"Everyone deserves a safe place to lay their head without worrying about who's going to steal what," Williams said. "We all want to be acknowledged for who we are as a person."