Nonprofit Spotlight | The Community Kitchen

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The Community Kitchen
1611 Spring St.
Jeffersonville, IN  47130
Phone: 812-283-0808
communitykitchenjeffersonville.org

Contact:
Stan Moore, Board President

Agency/Impact:  The Jeffersonville Community Kitchen provides hot meals six (6) days per week.  We allow anyone who comes to our facility to sit down and eat a nutritious warm meal in a clean and peaceful environment.

We currently serve approximately 200 meals per day, which equates to 62,000 per year.

We recently partnered with The Family Scholar House to offer additional resources information within our community.l

Year Established:  1985

Counties/Regions Served:  We serve anyone who visits The Kitchen without any questions asked.  We believe the majority come from Clark, Floyd counties in IN and some from Jefferson County, KY.

Focus area:  Feed the hungry and collaborate with other agencies who provide services for the needy.

Impact in Community:  We serve over 62,000 hot meals per year. We impact the community with quality nutritious meals six days a week. We also impact the community with our collaborative effort to share information on all resources available to those in need.

Volunteer Opportunities: We welcome volunteers Sunday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. We are in great need to cooks who know how to prepare meals for one large setting.  We also welcome volunteers who are interested inn doing cleaning afterhours, landscaping and other general housekeeping duties.

How 1si members can help your organization:  We are in need of volunteers to cook/serve. Due to serving six days as opposed to our traditional five days, we are in need of financial donations. We also look for pro bono work in the attorney services, accounting, digital marketing services and fundraisig.  We are in constant search for and assistance in the trades such as plumbing, electrical and HVAC.

We are very proud of what we provide at The Community Kitchen.  We have not issed a day since 1985 to include inclement weather and COVID. Each year we create a theme to make The Kitchen a more valuable resource to anyone in our community that needs to be fed.

 

 

Nonprofit Spotlight | Volunteers of America Mid-States

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Volunteers of America Mid-States
2676 Charlestown Rd., Suite 10
New Albany, IN  47150
Phone:  (502) 384-0868 Ext. 4
www.voamid.org
Contact Person:  Mary Ellen Howard, Sr. Director of Communications & Marketing

Agency Mission Statement or Description:

Year established: 1896

Counties/regions serviced: Clark & Floyd counties in Indiana

Focus areas: Volunteers of America Mid-States operates three service lines in Southern Indiana—VOA Honor which is Veteran support, VOA Community which is housing and supported employment for adults with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, and VOA Health provides grassroots outreach designed to address the root causes of health disparities and inequities by focusing on the social determinants of health and connecting area residents with access to high-quality health care.

Impact in community: We empower communities through human service. In this area our services are for veterans, adults with disabilities and connecting area residents to high-quality healthcare. Also, distributing safe sex supplies and providing education resources.

Volunteer Opportunities:
How 1si members can help your organization: We have volunteer opportunities like hosting a donation drives in the community. This can be for clothing, personal hygiene supplies and we also collect frozen turkeys in November.

Additional information:
Volunteers of America Mid-States operates three service lines in Southern Indiana—VOA Honor, VOA Community, and VOA Health.

VOA Honor offers a Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (SSVF), which helps low-income veteran families who reside in or are transitioning to permanent housing secure residential stability. VOA Honor also has a VOA’s Moral Injury and Preventing Suicide (MIPS) program, which provides case management to connect veterans, active-duty members, and veterans who are first responders to mental health services that prevent suicide and address moral injury, bringing stability to them and their families.

VOA Community provides Developmental Disability Services, which help individuals with developmental disabilities live safe, healthy, and engaged lives. Services include health care coordination, transportation, and around-the-clock care. The Clark County and Floyd County Indiana program is comprised of a network of nine neighborhood-based homes, community-based services, and in-home care. Also, those able are encouraged to become involved in their communities, which is made possible through VOA’s support staff and other specialized services.

VOA Community also has a Supported Employment team work to find fulfilling, rewarding, and productive jobs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We work with area employers to find jobs that match our individuals’ skill sets and abilities. We look to put them in a position to succeed personally and to be valuable employees in their workplaces.

VOA Health operates a Determined Health program with a Community Health Worker who provides grassroots outreach designed to address the root causes of health disparities and inequities by focusing on the social determinants of health and connecting area residents with access to high-quality health care. Our Outreach and Prevention program also distributes safe sex supplies in Clark and Floyd Counties.

Nonprofit Spotlight | Jeffersonville Township Public Library

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Jeffersonville Township Public Library
Jefflibrary.org

211 E. Court Avenue
Jeffersonville, IN  47130
812-285-5633
Contact person: David Seckman, Executive Director

1312 Eastern Blvd.
Clarksville, IN  47129
812-416-8128
Contact person:  Dave Thomas, Foundation President

Vision Statement:
Sharing the Joy of Lifelong Learning by Connecting People and Ideas

Year established:
1852. The Jeffersonville Township Public Library has its roots in the workingmen’s library movement of the early 1800’s.

Counties/regions serviced:
Southern Indiana, with an emphasis on the Clark County cities of Jeffersonville and Clarksville, while enjoying reciprocity agreements with surrounding counties and their library systems.

Focus areas:
The Jeffersonville Township Public Library (JTPL) is a vibrant cultural and educational, community destination that welcomes everyone to gather, engage, create, learn, and grow.

Impact in Community:
The Jeffersonville Township Public Library connects people and ideas through experiences, technology, and information in the pursuit of lifelong learning.

Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteer at the library, or with the Friends of the Library, serve on the Library Foundation Board or as a Trustee.

How 1si members can help:
There are a multitude of ways to help YOUR library that will enhance your business or organization. Planned Giving, Corporate Donations, Payroll Deduction, Point of Sale contributions or becoming a corporate sponsor of the Summer Reading Program.

Offer library cards to your employees, use our resources to obtain hardbound and audio books, puzzles, movies, music and documentary CD’s, free tutoring, online database access, computer labs, programs, training, job postings and search resources, historical, business, geographic, scientific, and genealogical research, make inexpensive purchases of all media types from our massive used bookstore and book free rooms for study or group meetings!

Attend the 1si Non-profit Round-table discussion on August 14th, at the library. Jeffersonville Township Public Library at 211 E. Court Avenue, Jeffersonville, IN 47130. Beginning at 8:30 AM and held in our North Program Room (immediately on your right when entering the library), we will be concluding discussions on Board Involvement and providing coffee and donuts!

Additional information:
Single or repetitive giving opportunities are available online, in-person, by mail, electronic (wire) transfer, wills, bequests, endowment contributions, stock, security, life insurance, real estate, or artifact donations to the Jeffersonville Township Public Library Foundation.

We welcome the opportunity to work with your investment or tax professional to arrange an IRS section 135 tax exempt donation. Click here to donate, or contact us:

Donate: http://www.jefflibrary.org
Contact: foundation@jefflibrary.org

Nonprofit Spotlight | Community Action of Southern Indiana

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Community Action of Southern Indiana
201 East 15th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Business Phone: 812.288.6451
casi1.org

Contact Person: Adrian Jamieson, Executive Director
Contact Email: ajamieson@casi1.org

Please use 300 words or less to describe your agency and your impact in the community.

In order to reduce poverty and improve well-being in our community, Community Action of Southern Indiana works to focus available local, state, federal, and private resources to help low-income individuals and families acquire useful skills and knowledge, to gain access to needed services, to discover new opportunities, and to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Community Action of Southern Indiana’s broad base of services makes a difference every day for individuals and families.

Community Action of Southern Indiana carries out its mission through the provision of a broad range of direct services and through partnerships with other community-based organizations

CASI’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs serve over 300 children, ages birth to 5.

CASI’s Weatherization Assistance Program permanently lowers utility bills by providing energy saving home improvements.

Community Action of Southern Indiana’s Housing Choice Voucher Program is committed to the idea that every family has the right to safe, decent, and affordable housing.

The Minority Health Initiative works to eliminate health disparities through research, training, education, advocacy, and by improving access to health care services for at-risk populations.

The Southern Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Coalition brings community partners together to reduce tobacco use within at-risk communities in Clark County.

VOICE Action Speaks engages youth leaders and advocates in the movement against teen tobacco use.

The Expungement Program, in partnership with the Gilt Edge Community Development Corporation, gives individuals convicted of certain crimes a fresh start through the expungement of their Indiana convictions.

The Life Literacy Academy mentors a select group of students from 8th grade through 12th grade.

Empower Southern Indiana helps to provide financial empowerment to low-income individuals.

Community Gardens provides healthy food through sustainable gardening.

The Teen Boutique program allows low-income students to purchase $100 of new clothes for school.

Agency Mission Statement or Description: To support and empower families and communities striving to reach self-sufficiency

Year established: 1964

Counties/regions serviced: Clark, Floyd, and Harrison

Focus areas: Impactful services to low-income individuals and families

Impact in community: Community Action of Southern Indiana reaches children and families in Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties with life-changing services, from early childhood education, to financial literacy classes, to help with rising rent, to savings on energy bills, to narrowing health disparities, and more. Established in 1964, Community Action of Southern Indiana connects individuals and families to services that help them succeed

Volunteer Opportunities: Tax Assistance, Computer Skills Training, Financial Literacy Training, Mentoring, Tabling, Interacting with Young Children

How 1si members can help your organization: Creating Awareness, Forging Partnerships

Nonprofit Spotlight | Community Action of Southern Indiana | June 2024

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Community Action of Southern Indiana
201 East 15th St.
Jeffersonville, IN  47130
812-288-6451
casi.org
Contact:
Adian Jamieson, Executive Director
ajamieson@casi1.org

Please use 300 words or less to describe your agency and your impact in the community. In order to reduce poverty and improve well-being  in our community,  Community Action of Southern Indiana works to focus available local, state, federal, and private resources to help  low-income individuals and families acquire useful skills and knowledge, to gain access to needed services, to discover new opportunities, and to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Community Action of Southern Indiana’s broad base of services makes a difference every day for individuals and families. 

Community Action of Southern Indiana carries out its mission through the provision of a broad range of direct services and through partnerships with other community-based organizations

CASI’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs serve over 300 children, ages  birth to 5.

CASI’s Weatherization Assistance Program permanently lowers utility bills by providing energy saving home improvements.

Community Action of Southern Indiana’s Housing Choice Voucher Program is committed to the idea that every family has the right to safe, decent, and affordable housing. 

The Minority Health Initiative works to eliminate health disparities through research, training, education, advocacy, and by improving access to health care services for at-risk populations.

The Southern Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Coalition brings community partners together to reduce tobacco use within at-risk communities in Clark County.

VOICE Action Speaks engages youth leaders and advocates in the movement against teen tobacco use.

The Expungement Program, in partnership with the Gilt Edge Community Development Corporation, gives individuals convicted of certain crimes a fresh start through the expungement of their Indiana convictions.

The Life Literacy Academy mentors a select group of students from 8th grade through 12th grade. 

Empower Southern Indiana helps to provide financial empowerment to low-income individuals.

Community Gardens provides healthy food through sustainable gardening. 

The Teen Boutique program allows low-income students to purchase $100 of new clothes for school. 

Agency Mission Statement or Description: To support and empower families and communities striving to reach self-sufficiency

Year established: 1964

Counties/regions serviced: Clark, Floyd, and Harrison

Focus areas: Impactful services to low-income individuals and families

Impact in community:   Community Action of Southern Indiana reaches children and families in Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties with life-changing services, from early childhood education, to financial literacy classes, to help with rising rent, to savings on energy bills, to narrowing health disparities, and more.  Established in 1964, Community Action of Southern Indiana connects individuals and families to services that help them succeed

Volunteer Opportunities: Tax Assistance, Computer Skills Training, Financial Literacy Training, Mentoring, Tabling, Interacting with Young Children,

How 1si members can help your organization: Creating Awareness, Forging Partnerships

Nonprofit Spotlight | Dare to Care Food Bank

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Dare to Care Food Bank
1200 S. 28th Street
Louisville, KY  40211
Business Phone:  (502) 966-3821

Website: daretocare.org          

Contact Person:
Andrea Shepherd, Senior Director of Philanthropic Partnerships
Email:  andrea.shepherd@daretocare.org 

Year established: 1969

Counties/regions serviced: 13

Focus areas:

Dare to Care Food Bank leads our community to feed the hungry and conquer the cycle of need. We fulfill this mission through innovative programs, efficient operations and by partnering with local food pantries, shelters and kitchens to get food to people in need.

Impact in community:

In Southern Indiana, more than 31,000 adults and 9,000 children face food insecurity. Dare to Care Food Bank works to fill that need by providing annually 4.3 million pounds of food to Southern Indiana at 83 food access points including pantries, soup kitchens, school pantries, prescriptive pantries and Kid’s Cafes. Our partners include the Center for Lay Ministries, Sellersburg Community Food Pantry, Washington County Food Bank, St. Vincent De Paul Clarksville, the Floyd County Library, and many more.

Volunteer Opportunities:

We couldn’t do our work without the help of our community! We have many volunteer opportunities listed on our website, daretocare.org. You can pick your opportunity, sign up and get all the info you need right on the site.

How 1si members can help your organization:

There are many ways to be part of this mission! Simple ways include following Dare to Care Food Bank on social media and signing up for our newsletters. Bigger ways include donating to support our work, organizing a food and fund drive, volunteering, sponsoring an event, and more! Our website has more details on how you can get involved in fighting food insecurity in your community.

Nonprofit Spotlight | Brandon’s House

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Brandon’s House Counseling Center
1618 Beeler Street
New Albany, IN 47150
Business Phone:     812-929-2499
Website:  www.brandonshousein.com  

Contact Person:  Wade Thaxton, Executive Director
Contact Email:  WadeThaxton@brandonshousein.com                                  

Please use 300 words or less to describe your agency and your impact in the community.

Brandon’s House is the only counseling center specifically for teens that provides completely free counseling.  We have removed the financial barrier, by providing free counseling, that often keeps young people from getting the mental health help they so desperately need.  We have served, through counseling, thousands of teens & their families throughout our 30 years and never once have we charged the client for the counseling we’ve provided.  The impact we’ve had is hard to measure, however we have been a place of hope & healing at a pivotal point in an individual’s developmental stage in life. 

Agency Mission Statement or Description:

Our mission is simply to be a safe place for teens to be heard, find hope and to get equipped for today’s many challenges.  We do that by providing completely free counseling to any teen & their family in our community. 

Year established: 1993 (30th anniversary this October)

Counties/regions serviced: All of Southern Indiana & Louisville, KY

Focus areas: Mental Health for Teens & their families

Impact in community: We have served, through counseling, thousands of teens & families in Southern Indiana throughout the last 30 years. 

Volunteer Opportunities: Mostly with fund & friend-raising

How 1si members can help your organization: By spreading the word of the free counseling we provide to teens.  Or by covering the cost of a teen’s counseling with us.  The average teen comes for 12 visits over a 3.5 month period.  Each visit costs $125 per session (an hour long).  So the total cost of a typical teen’s counseling is $1,500.  Maybe a group of people come together to cover the cost of a teen’s counseling. 

Additional information: In 2021 we served 147 teens & families.  In 2022 we served 233 teens & families.  This year we are on pace to serve over 300 teens & families.  Essentially we’ve more than doubled our impact in just the last 2 years. 

Nonprofit Spotlight | Family & Children’s Place

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Family & Children’s Place
1 Quartermaster Ct.
Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Business Phone: 502-893-3900
Website:  www.famchildplace.org

Contact Person: Kristen Millwood, Director of Development
Contact Email:  kmillwood@famchildplace.org                                    

Agency Mission Statement or Description:
Our mission: We protect and heal children and families.  Our vision is happy, healthy children and families…freed from abuse.  Family & Children’s Place guides families through life’s challenges school-based, mental health counseling, and child advocacy services. We provide resources that build skills for children, families, and communities to use now and for generations to come.  

Year established: 1883.  We are 140 years old this September!

Counties/regions serviced: Clark, Floyd, Scott, Harrison, Washington, Jackson

Focus areas:  

  • Child Advocacy Centers: Comprehensive, child-friendly, treatment and evaluation centers for abused children providing families with compassionate, coordinated intervention and investigation of child abuse.
  • Counseling Services: individual, family, group, and school-based services using evidence-based, proven interventions for children and families who have experienced trauma.
  • School-Based Services (SBS): family-centered out-of-school-time programs designed to improve academic success and strengthen families, build character and social competency, and bolster relationships between the student, family, and school.

Impact on community:
We are the region’s leading organization serving children and families impacted by abuse, neglect, and community violence. We provide services in a 17-county region encompassing Southern Indiana and Louisville, KY. When the unthinkable occurs, Family and Children’s Place provides a refuge that allows children to heal in a supportive environment and our team is with families every step of the way.  We also promote initiatives to bring child abuse prevention to the broader cultural conversation to create healthier communities. Our School-based services promote regular engagement and participation, improved social and life skills and improved academic performance. 

Volunteer Opportunities: Family & Children’s Place offers several different types of volunteer opportunities for those looking to help us better our community.  This includes administrative volunteers, event volunteers and program volunteers.

How 1si members can help your organization: Report abuse if you suspect it.  In Indiana call 1-800-800-5556.  Refer people who may need our services: 502-893-3900. Advocate by sharing our social media – we’re at /famchildplace on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram and Twitter.  Work for us!  We have several positions open.  And last but not least, give, if you can: www.famchildplace.org.

 

Nonprofit Spotlight | Waterfront Botanical Gardens

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Waterfront Botanical Gardens
1435 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY  40206
502-276-5404
www.waterfrontgardens.org

Contact person:
Megan Bibelhauser, Director of Marketing and Communications
mbibelhauser@waterfrontgardens.org

Please use 300 words or less to describe your agency and your impact on the community.

Waterfront Botanical Gardens is an urban botanical garden located minutes away from downtown Louisville and southern Indiana. Built upon a former landfill, the Gardens are a living museum that allows visitors to explore native and unique plant species while creating a deeper connection with nature. From Master Gardener to planting novice, the Gardens are here for all to enjoy. Admission is FREE, but as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Gardens rely on community support to grow. Of the complete 23-acre site, three acres have been developed. The Gardens offer adult and youth programming, special community events, event rental space, group tours, and more. Soon, Waterfront Botanical Gardens will simply be a part of growing up in Kentucky and southern Indiana!

Agency Mission Statement or Description: Our mission is to cultivate urban botanical gardens that educate, inspire, and enhance appreciation of the relationship between plant life and a healthy environment.

Year established: Waterfront Botanical Gardens opened to the public in 2019.

Counties/regions serviced: The Gardens are a local, regional, and national attraction.

Focus areas: Environment, Sustainability, Adult and Youth Education

Impact on community: Waterfront Botanical Gardens is a unique cultural institution that provides imaginative and engaging programming, events, and experiences as well as education and research. In 2022, we welcomed 40,000 visitors to the Gardens and provided education to nearly 3,000 youth and 1,600 adults.

Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers help us grow! Whether you love getting down in the dirt or greeting guests with a smile, there’s an opportunity for everyone to get involved at the Gardens. Join our 300 active volunteers with hands-on gardening, education, community outreach, special events, administrative support, Garden Guiding, and more! Visit waterfrontgardens.org/volunteer for information.

How 1si members can help your organization: We need your help to continue growing! 1si members can support the Gardens by donating, attending a class or special event, becoming a member, volunteering, or renting space at the Gardens for your next special event. If nothing else, please come visit – it’s free! Explore these opportunities at waterfrontgardens.org/guide.

Nonprofit Spotlight | The Salvation Army

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The Salvation Army
2300 Greenvalley Rd .
New Albany, IN 47150
Business Phone:     812-206-2652                                    

Website: sanewalbany.org
Contact Person: Alecha Redmond, Family Support Case Manager
Contact Email:  Alecha.redmond@usc.salvationarmy.org         

Agency Mission Statement or Description:

Our Mission Statement.The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Year established: 2022

Counties/regions serviced: Floyd, Clark, Harrison, Scott, Crawford & Washington

Focus areas: Homeownership/ financial independence

Impact in community:

Pathway of Home is helping with Homeownership. We currently have 7 pre-approvals for the purchase of a home and 2 families that have closed on their new home. I am currently working with 36 families.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Depending on the time of year we are always open for individuals to sign up for volunteer hours (i.e.-Christmas-Angel Tree, Bell ringing and even help in our Thrift stores).

How 1si members can help your organization: Partnerships & Donations