Community Organizations

The Community Organizations database provides information about Monroe County nonprofits and groups.

 

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Foundation for Autism Resources

Websitehttps://www.autismresource.org
AddressPO Box 141
Smithville, IN 47458
Description

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In brief FAR's purpose is to

- Connect families with limited means to the resources that will provide their children on the autism spectrum the ability to attain their fullest potential.

- Provide funding to qualifying families to access ABA therapy and other relevant services for children on the autism spectrum.

- Connect new families to families with more experience.

Contact317-334-9FAR
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Foundation of Monroe County Community Schools

Websitehttps://mccsfoundation.org
Address315 North Dr.
Bloomington, IN 47401
Description

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The Foundation of Monroe County Community Schools has been serving students and educators since 1973. Throughout the last 40 years, FMCCS has remained true to its original charge and continues to provide resources to improve and enhance the educational development of all MCCSC students.

ContactCyrilla Helm (Executive Director)
fmccs [at] mccsc.edu
812-330-7700
Additional ContactMichelle Cutshall (Bookkeeper)
mhelm [at] mccsc.edu
812-330-7700 ext.
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
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Free Methodist Church (BFMC)

Websitehttps://bfmchurch.org/
Address1121 S Lincoln St
Bloomington, IN 47401
Description

The Bloomington Free Methodist Church meets Sundays at 10:00 am for worship, with a 9:00 am Sunday school. There are various small groups and Bible studies that meet throughout the week. The vision of BFMC is to love God, love people, and make disciples.

ContactZack Martin
office [at] bloomingtonfreemethodist.org
812-332-6425
Year Established1916
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Friday Musicale

AddressBloomington, IN 47401
Description

The Friday Musicale meets 6 times a year on the 2nd Friday of the month at 1:15 p.m. October-April (except January). They are affiliated with the National Federation of Music Clubs and Indiana Arts Festival. They sponsor a Junior Festival for pre-college students on the 2nd Saturday in May at the Jacobs School.

 

Organized in 1905, Friday Musicale is federated with the National and Indiana Federation of Music Clubs.

The National Federation of Music Clubs, founded in 1898, is now the world’s largest philanthropic music organization supporting American music and musicians. It is one fo three organizations to be chartered by the United States Congress and the only music organization member of the United Nations. There are six thousand NFMC-related organizations and music clubs nationally. Members are professional and amateur musicians, composers, dancers, performing artists, arts and music educators, students, generous benefactors, and music lovers who are interested in creating a dynamic musical and cultural environment in their communities.

Contactthefridaymusicale@gmail.com
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Friend's Place Shelter (Formerly Martha's House)

Address919 S. Rogers Street
Bloomington, IN 47402
Additional AddressBloomington, IN
Description

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Emergency Shelter that can house forty people – 28 men and 12 women. Clients can sleep, eat two meals a day, wash their clothes and take care of personal hygiene needs.

Clients can meet with case managers who can connect them to permanent housing, job skills training resources, employment opportunities and help them register for the Healthy Indiana Plan, Indiana’s Medicaid expansion.

And as a program of Shalom, Friend’s Place clients have access to the nonprofit’s services, and staff are supported by the nonprofit’s administration.

ContactJoe Linsky
812-332-1444
Incorporation StatusExempt
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Friends of Art

Websitehttps://eskenazi.indiana.edu/about/facilities/foa-bookshop/index.html
AddressFine Arts Building, FA 120
1201 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405
Description

Dedicated to promoting the visual arts at Indiana University, the Friends of Art at Indiana University has supported art history and studio art students at Indiana University since 1965.

Generously supporting studio art and art history undergraduate and graduate students is FoA's most important goal. Friends of Art Awards help to fund creative activities, research travels, and scholarships while forging connections between Indiana University and Institutions and sites around the world.

Contactfoart [at] indiana.edu
812-855-5300
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Friends of the Library

Websitehttp://mcpl.info/friends
Address303 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47408
Description

The Monroe County Public Library Foundation, also known as the Friends of the Library, support the mission, vision, and values of the library. The Friends advocate for Monroe County Public Library and support library collections, services, programs, and staff development.

As a nonprofit corporation, the Friends collect and administer the grants, gifts, bequests, and other monies (outside of local tax receipts) that help make the Library's many programs such an integral part of our community. The Friends also staff and run the Friends of the Library Bookstore on the first floor of the Downtown Library. Proceeds from the Bookstore support Library programming and services.

Contactfol [at] mcpl.info
812-349-3050
Year Established1965
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
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Friends of Wylie House

Websitehttp://www.indiana.edu/~libwylie/
Address307 E. 2nd St.
Bloomington, IN 47401
Description

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Organized in December 1989. Provides financial support for Wylie House historic house museum.

Contactlibwylie [at] indiana.edu
812-855-6224
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Funeral Consumers Alliance of Bloomington, IN, Inc.

Websitehttps://funerals.org/
AddressP.O. Box 7232
Bloomington, IN 47407
Description

Alliance provides public education and referral to resources about end-of-life and after death care including information about local options and regulations and communication with family and service providers.

 

National Website: https://funerals.org/

ContactLocal Information
fcab [at] bloomington.in.us
812-335-6633
Additional ContactNational Information
fca [at] funerals.org
(800) 765-0107
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
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Futures Family Planning Clinic

Websitehttps://www.co.monroe.in.us/department/division.php?structureid=116
Address119 W. 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47403
Description

The Futures Family Planning Clinic provides family planning health services for adolescents and adults. Affordable services and supplies are available on sliding fee schedule based on income. Insurance and Medicaid are accepted, and appointments are preferred. Walk-ins are accepted ONLY if an appointment time is available. A Spanish-speaking medical interpreter is available by appointment only.

Contact812-349-7343
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Garden Villa Alzheimer's Care Center

Websitehttps://www.gardenvillahealth.com/alzheimers-care
AddressGarden Villa Health
1100 S. Curry Pike
Bloomington, IN 47403
Description

 

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The Adult Day Program provides a safe and secure environment while a caregiver is away. Clients have access to many of the same programs and services provided to our residents. Our Alzheimer's Care Center offers nursing services, nutritional meals, stimulating activities, a beauty salon and barbershop, church groups, and even access to laundry services.

 

For longer-term care, Garden Villa's Advanced Alzheimer's unit provides a quiet, serene environment where residents can receive special care and support. Residents can participate in specialized recreational programs, and our staff can closely assist residents with their day-to-day activities.

 

Formerly a service of the Hospitality House.

Contact812-339-1657
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Garden Villa Health

Websitehttps://www.gardenvillahealth.com/
Address1100 S. Curry Pike
Bloomington, IN 47403
Description

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With professional care centers in Bedford and Bloomington, our short and long-term accommodations include personalized nursing services, specialty Alzheimer's care, and various forms of recreational and physical therapy. We also offer a sophisticated aquatic therapy program, featuring the state-of-the-art HydroWorx 2000 therapy pool.

 

Contact812-339-1657
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Girls Incorporated of Monroe County

Websitehttps://girlsinc-monroe.org
Address1108 W. 8th St.
Bloomington, IN 47404
Description

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Girls Incorporated is a national youth organization dedicated to helping girls become strong, smart, and bold. We provide programs to girls after school, on weekends, and during the summer through our network of affiliates. In addition, we conduct research on girls' issues and advocate for girls. Girls who participate in our programs range in age from 6 to 18 and come from a variety of backgrounds, including Caucasian, African American, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian, among others. Fifty-four percent are from single parent families.

ContactKristi McCann (Executive Director)
gimc [at] monroe.girls-inc.org
812-336-7313
Year Established1975
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
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Giving Back to Africa, Inc. (GBA)

Websitehttps://www.givingbacktoafrica.org
AddressP.O. Box 2328
Bloomington, IN 47402
Description

Giving Back to Africa (GBA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the long-term mission of educating young people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In partnership with local Congolese educational institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), our goal is to empower GBA beneficiaries - through service-centered education - to become servant-leaders capable of taking control of their own lives while serving as change agents in their local communities and throughout the nation.

ContactMichael Valliant (Administrative Director)
gba [at] givingbacktoafrica.org
1-812-340-6649
Additional ContactDr. Louis J. Calli, Jr. (President)
callil [at] indiana.edu
Incorporation StatusIncorporated
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Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archeology

Websitehttps://gbl.indiana.edu/
Address423 N. Fess St.
Bloomington, IN 47408
Description

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Through the efforts of Eli Lilly and Indiana University, the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology was dedicated as an independent research facility with the Indiana University community in 1971. In addition to curating Eli Lilly's archaeological collection and the records and collections from Glenn Black's excavations at the Angel Mounds site, the Glenn A. Black Laboratory also curates over 10,000 collections, made up of millions of individual artifacts, representing over four decades of archaeological research in every county in Indiana and at significant sites throughout the Midwest.

ContactApril Sievert (Director)
gbl [at] indiana.edu
812-855-9544
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Global Gateway for Teachers, IU School of Education

Websitehttps://education.indiana.edu/programs/global-gateway/index.html
AddressW. W. Wright Education Building, Rm. 1044
201 N. Rose Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405
Description

Global Gateway for Teachers is designed to provide classroom and community involvement experiences for student teachers and experienced teachers in culturally diverse settings.

ContactLaura L. Stachowski, Ph.D.
stachows [at] indiana.edu
812-856-8507
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