The Community Organizations database provides information about Monroe County nonprofits and groups.
Click on the title of the organization to view upcoming meetings at the library and links to similar organizations.
Goodwill Industries is North America's leading non-profit provider of education, training, and career services for people with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience, as well as those with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities.
The Library chapter meets at the Monroe County Public Library on 1st and 3rd Sundays and is open to all children in grades K-12.
When: 1:30 – 3:30 pm, 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month during the school year and once a month during the summer months.
Where: Rooms 1B and 1C of the Monroe County Public Library, Downtown Library, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave. Activities for meetings:
1. Lessons taught by experienced local and out-of-town chess coaches
2. Competitive chess ladder games and games with skilled guest players from the Bloomington chess community
3. Information and preparation for upcoming tournaments
Parents must leave a contact phone number for any participating child; Library chapter participants 3rd grade and younger must be accompanied by an adult. To ensure that we provide an enjoyable and learning environment for everyone, we may request players that do not exhibit appropriate behavior to leave a meeting.
To ensure coherence among players, membership with a reasonable fee amount is required for participation beginning in October.
Hoosier Hills Food Bank collects, stores, and distributes nutritious food products to non-profit organizations, which provide free feeding programs that serve both ill and needy families and individuals in Monroe, Martin, Owen, Orange, Brown, and Lawrence Counties in Central Indiana.
The Hoosier Trails Council Service Center is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and serves 18 counties, and over 11,000 registered Boy Scouts members throughout Southcentral Indiana.
The HUD_VASH Program provides permanent housing to homeless veterans through a partnership with the local housing authority.
Indiana Legal Services (ILS) is a nonprofit law firm that provides free civil legal assistance to eligible low-income people throughout the state of Indiana. ILS helps clients who are faced with legal problems that harm their ability to have such basics as food, shelter, income, medical care or personal safety. Most of the cases ILS handles are cases such as family law where there is domestic violence, housing, consumer law, access to health care, and access to government benefits. ILS does not handle any criminal matters.
Family Assistance Centers are established in times of contingency call-up, mobilization, and large-scale deployment to provide support and assistance to service members and their families.
The mission of the Club is to encourage youth in the Bloomington area to experience the sport of swimming at a variety of levels, from the beginning swimmer to the national caliber swimmer, in a safe and supportive environment that fosters discipline, sportsmanship, and self-esteem.
The Indiana Track Club is composed of youth and road running divisions that practice together on Indiana University's tracks and cross country course. Includes the Road Runners and the Magnificent Seven races.
Services offered to undergraduate students: drop-in career advising, resume and cover letter writing, career courses, career fairs and job listings for part-time, work-study, internship, and full-time employment.
For IU students only. Prospective clients should visit the Student Legal services office in person or online. Intake forms are available on the website.
The International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees is a labor union organization for those employed in the live theater industry.
Justice Unlocked is a nonprofit law firm in Bloomington. We were established in November 2015 to address the justice gap in Monroe and surrounding counties for those who do not qualify for free legal services but are unable to pay the standard fee of an attorney. We handle divorces, custody, adoption, criminal matters, small claims, pro se, or landlord tenant law. Call us to day to schedule a free intake to see if we can help!
The Laborers' International Union of North America is one of the most progressive and strongest unions in the country. Over 500,000 strong, LIUNA is the eighth largest labor organization in America, representing a skilled and diverse workforce. Laborers are construction workers, government workers, health care providers, industrial employees, service workers, and educators.
Partner with individuals with disabilities and their communities to bring about self-directed and fulfilled lives. LIFEDesigns provide holistic services to assist individuals achieve their desired lifestyle including housing, rewarding employment, fulfilling relationships, and active citizenship in communities throughout Southern Indiana.
Since 1971, Middle Way House has been providing services to people in crisis. Today, we provide supportive and empowering services for survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, stalking and human trafficking.
Our main office in Bloomington offers the following services:
Middle Way House serves six counties in southern Indiana (Monroe, Greene, Lawrence, Owen, Morgan, and Martin) and relies on a staff of 70 and a committed volunteer force to provide services. It is not necessary that an individual reside in our emergency shelter or transitional housing program to access most of our services. We have Outreach Offices located in Greene, Martin, and Owen counties and the services offered include:
The following is the contact information for our three County Outreach Offices:
Greene County Outreach Office
87 East Spring Street
Bloomfield, IN 47424
(812) 384-8769 (Office)
Martin County Outreach Office
2666 US Highway 50 Room 101
Loogootee, IN 47553
(Located in the Martin County Community Learning Center)
(812) 295-2993 (Office)
Owen County Outreach Office
911 W Hillside
Spencer, IN 47460
(Located in Head Start Building)
(812) 829-1660 (Office)
(812) 829-4580 (FAX)
Domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking affects individuals in every community.
We believe, support, and affirm the identities of ALL survivors.
If you or someone you know is experiencing violence and are in need of help or support, call us on our confidential 24/7 Help & Crisis Line, Linea de Ayuda, (812) 336-0846, or contact us on our confidential Help & Crisis Live Chat at https://www.resourceconnect.com/mwh/chat.
Mini 4-H is a youth development organization that caters to youth in grades K - 2. Through club meetings, workshops and recreational activities, youth learn about themselves, each other and get to explore topics that interest them
The Mobility Aids Lending Library (MALL) is an initiative started by a local group of women with physical disabilities (aka "the Wheelie Women") to serve the greater Bloomington community. The MALL program matches "gently used" mobility devices free of charge to those who cannot afford them or only need them for a short period of time. Items may include: canes, crutches, walkers, rollators, and wheelchairs (both manual and powered).
Monroe County Public Library is providing free used canes, crutches, walkers and rollators to the public for checkout during regular library hours. Other mobility aids, such as wheelchairs and powered devices, may be available from other MALL partners. Learn more about this Library service.
Monroe County offices for the 4-H Purdue extension. Call or email for available clubs and programs.
Monroe County 4-H Junior Leaders
Leaders is open to youth who are in grades 7 through 12 as of January 15 of the current year. Jr. Leaders work to provide community service to Monroe County as well as expanding their knowledge in citizenship, leadership, healthy living and STEM. You can join Jr. Leaders anytime between 7th and 12th grade and you do not have to be a previous 4-H member to join.
Adult Protective Service (APS) Units were established to protect endangered adults in Indiana and to provide protective services to these individuals.
Monroe County Apartment Association Mission Statement: The MCAA's mission is to serve the interests of and maintain a high level of professionalism within the single and multi-family housing industry (its owners, developers, managers, staff and suppliers of products and services) to better serve the rental housing needs of the public.
Monroe County CASA, Inc. is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains and supervises court appointed volunteers to advocate for children who are involved in the court system due to abuse or neglect. Volunteer advocacy is based on the belief that all children are entitled to a safe and permanent home.
The Monroe County Saddle Club consists of 65 acres, 44 of which are in the Classified Forest. There are approximately 6 miles of trails on the property. The barn has 30 stalls for boarding with 6 acres of pasture, an indoor arena and an outdoor arena. Membership in the club gives you access to all facilities and trails.
Club Meetings are held every 1st Monday of the month at 7:30 P.M., unless it falls on a Holiday.
The program assist victims of crime, provides victims with an application for the Violent Crime Compensation Fund for outstanding medical bills along with referrals to counseling services and notifies victims of court dates and answers questions a victim may have about the criminal justice system.
WIC provides Federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.
The goal of Cutters Soccer Club is to create an environment where every soccer player, recreational or Travel, may develop a passion for the game while fulfilling their potential as soccer players and young people.
Mother Hubbard's Cupboard (The Hub) is a local community food resource center providing a low-barrier and client choice food pantry and education programming, with additional programming for children. The Hub does not require income verification or proof of residency in Monroe County to use the food pantry or attend any of our programming. Anyone is welcome to use our services and programming. The Hub's pantry is open Tuesday-Thursday 12-6 pm. The pantry is set up like a grocery store where patrons can come and choose what they want and however much they want for their household. There are no quantity limits on any item nor are there limits on how many days a week patrons can visit. All people are required to wear masks inside the building. Picking up boxes without coming inside to shop is also available. There are volunteer opportunities in both the food pantry and garden spaces.
To contact us, please visit our website: www.mhcfoodpantry.org.
Chapter 0580 meets at the American Legion, 1800 W. Third on the second Wednesday of the month (except in August) at 1:30 PM.
NARFE is the National Active and Retired Employees Association. It is the only organization soley dedicated to protecting and preserving the pay and benefits of ALL federal workers and retirees.
NARFE has two primary objectives:
1. Your legislative voice. NARFE has in house influential lobbyists on Capitol Hill on behalf of the federal community
2. Your Information resource. NARFE provides clear information and trusted guidance on complex federal benefits issues.
New Hope Family Shelter’s mission is to provide temporary shelter for homeless families in Bloomington and Monroe County and, in collaboration with other agencies, to help those families regain housing by addressing the problems that led to homelessness. The shelter provides accommodation for up to six families at a time for up to 90 days each while our case manager and director works with those families in daily contact and weekly conferences.
