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

 

Society of St. Vincent De Paul

Description: 

They provide community resource information and limited financial help. Also, they collect and distribute donated furniture and appliances to those in need through a voucher system.

 

St. Vincent de Paul is Catholic led, but is open to all who wish to serve Christ by serving others. In Bloomington, they currently have volunteers from the three local Catholic parishes, St. Charles, St. John's and St. Pauls as well as from St. Thomas Lutheran Church and others.

Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Address
1413 E 17th St
Bloomington
IN
47408
Contact

Society of the Friends of Music of Indiana University

Description: 

The Society of the Friends of Music is a volunteer organization dedicated to the support of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music through its student scholarship program.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
1201 East Third Street
Bloomington
IN
47405
Contact
Jessica
Klein
Assistant Director of Development
812-855-5342

Sounds of Indiana Chorus

Description: 

"Sounds of Indiana" is an a-cappella male Barbershop Chorus that sings and performs popular songs in the unique style called Barbershop, focusing on consonant four-part harmony. We meet Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 PM in the Music classroom at Templeton Elementary School to enjoy the fellowship of creating music together and to prepare for numerous public performances during the year. The Sounds of Indiana chorus belongs to the Cardinal District of the national Barbershop Harmony Society. Visitors and new members are always welcome!

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Year Established: 
1976 (all day)
Incorporation Status: 
Unincorporated
Address
Bloomington
IN
47401

South Central Chapter of the Indiana native Plant and Wildflower Society

Description: 

We are the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society. Our mission is to promote the appreciation, preservation, conservation, utilization and scientific study of the flora native to Indiana and to educate the public about the values, beauty, diversity and environmental importance of indigenous vegetation.

Address
Bloomington
IN

South Central Community Action Program

Description: 

South Central Community Action Program, Inc., serves as an advocate, guide, and leader in providing opportunities for the low-income population to obtain services that will help them become self-sufficient. They offer services to income-eligible households throughout a four-county service area including Monroe, Morgan, Brown, and Owen Counties. They provide weatherization assistance information to make homes safer and more sufficient, help income eligible households with their heat and electric bills through the Energy Assistance program, offer free meetings with knowledgeable healthcare navigators to help people figure out their health insurance coverage, have Head Start and Early Head Start, an innovative initiative called Thriving Connections, and administer the Housing Choice Voucher..

Year Established: 
1964 (all day)
Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
1500 W. 15th Street
Bloomington
IN
47404
Contact
Frank
Peacock
Executive Director
812-339-3447

South Central Community Action Program Thriving Connections

Description: 

SCCAP  Thriving Connections builds on the power of relationships to bring people together for change. A local Guiding Coalition provides the framework to increase the emotional and financial stability of participating families and reduce their use of welfare benefits. Just as importantly, SCCAP Thriving Connections brings the experience of poverty into the hearts and minds of community members and leaders, taking us one step closer to a national commitment to end poverty.

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Address
1500 W. 15th Street
Bloomington
IN
47404
Contact
Linda
Patton
Thriving Connections Coordinator
812-339-3447

Southern Indiana Daylily, Hosta, Daffodil and Iris Society (SIDHDIS)

Description: 

This organization was established February 7, 1996, with the purpose of promoting public interest in growing daylilies, hostas, daffodils, and iris. It offers several activities to members including education programs, garden tours, flower shows, and opportunities to obtain special rates on selected plants.

Year Established: 
1996 (all day)
Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
6395 Braksway Drive
Bloomington
IN
47408
Contact
Evelyn
Harrell
812-339-0572

Special Olympics Indiana - Monroe County

Description: 

Special Olympics Indiana Monroe County offers year-round sports training and athletic competition for children (8 years and over) and adults with intellectual, cognitive or learning disabilities. We offer training and competition in six sports, including Athletics (Track & Field), Basketball, Bowling, Equestrian, Golf, and Softball.

Address
PO Box 2554
Bloomington
IN
47402
Contact
Denise
Brown
County Coordinator
812-325-1548
Teresa
St John
Treasurer

St Charles Borromeo Church

Description: 

Our mission statement is "St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church is called to love and serve the God we cannot see, by loving the neighbor we can."  

As we pass on our Catholic heritage from one generation to the next, we are called by Jesus to be a living community of God's people through worship, teaching, and service.  Our mission statement embraces the following:
To worship with one another in prayer, liturgy, and the sacraments.
To nurture our Catholic life as individuals, families, and parish community.
To provide an authentic Catholic vision of who we are and who we are to become through pilgrimage of faith at St. Charles.
To personally live the Gospel of Jesus as Catholic individuals, families, and parish community.
To continually renew our faith as we grow to understand its significance in our daily Christian life
To personally reach out and share our faith-filled lives with our parish and beyond.
To care for each other as Jesus has taught us and to extend that care to others beyond our community
To reach out beyond our community and change the world in which we live according to the Gospel message.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
Bloomington
IN
47401

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