印第安纳州印第安纳波利斯市：免费驱逐援助项目2027年资金严重短缺 导航员岗位或将取消
印第安纳波利斯市一项为面临驱逐的居民提供免费法律援助的项目，正面临2027年资金严重不足的困境。
负责该项目的劳伦斯镇小额索赔法院法官金伯利·培根表示，项目运作到2027年所需的资金“严重短缺”，法院与市府正在积极寻找新的资金来源。
印第安纳波利斯市公共卫生与安全办公室与劳伦斯镇法院于2026年初合并了各自的驱逐援助项目，合并后的“驱逐分流项目”为当事人提供免费律师、法庭导航员服务，并协助对接住房、食物与租金援助等资源。
2026年该项目获得150万美元拨款，其中一半来自临时追加的资金包；而2027年市预算中仅列入75万美元，若无额外资金，导航员岗位将被取消。
公共卫生与安全办公室主任安德鲁·默克利表示，他已为2027年申请200万美元驱逐预防经费，但未获全额批准；他正通过慈善捐赠等渠道寻求补充资金。
数据显示，截至今年9月，印第安纳波利斯房东已提起超过1.8万起驱逐诉讼。市长办公室表示，将继续与相关部门合作寻找包括预算结余在内的额外资金来源，以支持2027年的驱逐分流法律援助工作。
Indianapolis Free Eviction Aid Program Faces Severe 2027 Funding Shortfall, Navigator Jobs at Risk
An Indianapolis program that provides free legal aid to residents facing eviction is facing a severe funding shortfall for 2027.
Judge Kimberly Bacon of the Lawrence Township Small Claims Court, which oversees the program, said the money needed to fully operate it in 2027 is "woefully short," and the court and the city are actively looking for new funding sources.
In early 2026, the Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety and the Lawrence Township court merged their eviction aid efforts into a single Eviction Diversion Program, which provides free attorneys and court navigator services and connects participants with housing, food and rent assistance.
The program received $1.5 million in 2026, half of it from a last-minute funding package. The 2027 city budget includes only $750,000, and without additional money the navigator positions will be eliminated.
Andrew Merkley, director of the Office of Public Health and Safety, said he had requested $2 million for eviction prevention in 2027 but the request was not approved in full, and he is seeking supplementary funding through channels such as philanthropy.
Landlords in Indianapolis had filed more than 18,000 eviction cases through September of this year. The mayor's office said it will keep working with partner agencies to find additional funding, including budget underspending, to support the eviction diversion legal aid work in 2027.
来源：印第安纳波利斯市公共卫生与安全办公室
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