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Gene Glick Family Support Center
Firefly is an Indiana nonprofit that supports children and families with help at home, shelter, counseling, and more.
- Abuse and Neglect
- Childcare and Early Childhood Programs
- 24/7
- Crisis line
- Español
How to reach them
- Phone Main: (317)264-2700
- Website fireflyin.org
- Also Español: fireflyin.org/es
- Address 1575 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202 Map to Firefly Children & Family Alliance
Who it’s for
- Children, parents, caregivers, youth, and young adults in Indiana
How they can help
- Support to help children stay safely at home
- Help for families to find programs and services
- Emergency shelter for children and youth
- Counseling for domestic violence, sexual assault, and mental health
- Substance use treatment
- Parenting and child care support
How to get started
Call the main number or visit the Get Help page on the website to find the right program.
- Also in
- Spanish
Details from the county resource guide
- Liaison that provides in-home assistance
- Help locating needed programs & services
- Assistance with needs such as:
- Housing, utilities, food, clothing
- Employment, education, transportation
- Parenting, childcare, legal resources
- Mental health, substance abuse information
- Medical, dental, vision, disability issues
- For caregivers of children 0-17 years old
- Serving Boone, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan, and Putnam counties Emergency temporary shelter for homeless/ runaway youth and children removed from homes
- Planned respite care for children
- 24/7 access to a crisis worker
- Youth services (short-term residential
- Family preservation & reunification services
- Support for young adults transitioning out of
- Family Resource Center (food pantries, recovery support, career training, and more)
- Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) provides parents in need with financial
- Substance use and mental health treatment
- Domestic violence and sexual assault survivor support programming
Information from Firefly Children & Family Alliance’s website and the Boone County Resource Guide, 15th edition (March 2025). Last checked November 2026. Services can change, so call ahead. Tell us if something is out of date.