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

 

Willie Streeter Community Gardens

Description: 

A cooperative venture of several city departments. A limited number Bloomington Parks & Recreation Department. Plots are located on Winslow Park land near the YMCA.

Address
2120 S. Highland Ave
Bloomington
IN
47402
Contact
Kim
Ecenbarger
Special Services Coordinator
812-349-3704

Windfall Dancers

Description: 

Windfall Dancers is Bloomington's oldest community modern dance collective. We are a fully qualified 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization governed by a board of directors. Windfall is comprised of a community of people who love to dance. Windfall Dancers is always working to make sure that Bloomington has a space where the community can come together to create, learn, and enjoy dance

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
Windfall Studio
101 N. Dunn St.
Bloomington
IN
47408
Contact
Kay
Olges
President
812-334-0506

Women of the Moose

Description: 

Along with other units of Moose International, the Women of the Moose supports the operation of Mooseheart Child City & School , a 1,000-acre community for children and teens in need, located 40 miles west of Chicago; and Moosehaven, a 70-acre retirement community for members, located near Jacksonville, Florida. Additionally, Women of the Moose Chapters conduct more than $20 million worth of community service (counting monetary donations and volunteer hours worked) annually.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
840 S. Cory Lane
Bloomington
IN
47403
Additional Address
P.O. Box 1318
Bloomington
IN
47402
Contact
Richard
Gadlage
Area Contact
812-336-5281
812-336-5281

Women Writing for (a) Change

Description: 

The Bloomington affiliate of Women Writing for (a) Change is an emerging school which supports the lives of women for whom writing is, or is becoming, an important creative and spiritual practice. The mission of the school has always been to create a healthy, creatively-charged writing community that celebrates the voices of women (and men in select offerings) in search of authenticity, deeper consciousness, healing, personal transformation and re-connection.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
Bloomington
IN
47408

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

Description: 

International peace and justice organization concerned with a range of issues, such as nuclear weapons, the selling of private water supplies, women's issues, racial intolerance, and corporate power. We study issues and then determine actions.

Year Established: 
1965 (all day)
Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
Bloomington
IN
47404

WonderLab Museum of Health, Science, and Technology

Description: 

The mission of WonderLab is to provide opportunities where people of all ages, especially children, can experience the wonder and excitement of science through hands-on experiences that stimulate curiosity, encourage exploration, facilitate discovery and foster learning.

Website contains a link for sending direct emails.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
308 West 4th Street
Bloomington
IN
47404
Contact
812-337-1337

Writers Guild at Bloomington

Description: 

The Writers Guild at Bloomington is an association of writers committed to mutual support and the professional development of their craft. Its mission is to foster interaction among writers as well as other artists, educators, and the Monroe County public, thereby enhancing the vibrancy of the arts and the writing community in the greater Bloomington area.

The Writers Guild holds monthly meetings, maintains a website, engages in projects, and produces and supports events such as reading series, workshops, and conferences.

Writers of all levels are welcomed, and if you are not a writer but would like to support poets, fiction writers and playwrights, we welcome you to visit our website and enjoy our events. Artists from other genres, and organizations, are welcomed to contact us about possible projects. We are open to creative interaction.

The Writers Guild was founded in October, 2010 and is a member of the Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington.

Incorporation Status: 
Incorporated
Address
Bloomington
IN
47402

Young Professionals Bloomington

Description: 

Young Professionals Bloomington is a program of The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce that is designed to provide opportunities for young professionals to develop a personal network, to grow professionally, and to succeed in business while enhancing the community's quality of life.

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
421 West 6th Street, Suite A
Bloomington
IN
47404
Contact
812.336.6381

Youth Services Bureau of Monroe County

Description: 

The mission of the Youth Services Bureau of Monroe County is to provide services, programs, referrals, and advocacy for youth and community education on issues concerning youth. Since 1972, the Youth Services Bureau has provided services to the citizens of Monroe County, Indiana in an effort to strengthen families, divert youth from the juvenile justice system, and foster positive youth development. YSB offers services which promote positive family functioning and help lay the groundwork to build healthy, productive individuals. The Binkley House Youth Shelter is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Community Organizations Subjects: 
Address
615 S. Adams Street
Bloomington
IN
47403
Contact
Victoria
Thevenow
Director
812-349-2506

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