Taj Simmons is a multimedia journalist who joined WRTV in August 2023.
PLAINFIELD — The temperature in Hendricks County is expected to remain near the triple digits all week. Family Promise of Hendricks County is trying to keep the most at-risk people cool through the extreme heat.The group is giving out free air conditioning units and fans to people in need. It is also offering assistance to people struggling with electricity bills and using its Plainfield complex as a cooling shelter for the Hendricks County homeless population.
''Fred Lewis is among the homeless who took shelter in Family Promise's headquarters. The basement regularly acts as a temporary home base for the homeless during the day, but Family Promise extended its hours for the extreme heat.'The heat can be deadly, this is as hard as it gets,' said Lewis, who said he has experienced homelessness for two months. 'This is a place to take a shower, a place to get out of the heat and get out of the elements.
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