Nonprofit Spotlight | St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities

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St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities
702 E. Market St.
New Albany, IN  47150
812.949.7305
www.stecharities.org
Contact Person:
Leah Alexander, Development Director

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

St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities is a non-profit human service agency, serving all of Southern Indiana and Metro Louisville. With a deep respect for all life, we are dedicated to providing for the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of our community. We provide comfort and quality services to those in need, and we strive to foster an attitude of self-sufficiency in each of our clients. St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities does not discriminate, we provide help, create hope and serve all.

Agency Mission Statement or Description: To affirm the dignity of and respect for all human life by assisting individuals and families in need to achieve empowerment and self-sufficiency.

Year established:1979

Counties/regions serviced: all of SOIN and Louisville

Focus areas: Women and Children Homeless shelter, Domestic Violence shelter, Affordable Supportive Housing, School Counseling, Supported Living, Adoption, community distribution.

Impact in the community: We are currently the only domestic violence shelter in SOIN. We provide comfort and quality services to those in need. We strive to foster an attitude of self-sufficiency in each of our clients.

Volunteer Opportunities: Please contact Cathy Reid at creid@stecharities.org for current volunteer opportunities. There is always something someone can help with!

How 1si members can help your organization: Spread the word of our vast programs and services outlined on our website.

Nonprofit Spotlight | The Mustard Seed

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The Mustard Seed Thrift On Mission
3579 Paoli Pike
Floyds Knobs, IN  47119
812-903-0456

7410 County Rd. 311
Sellersburg, IN  47172
812-748-5225

mustardseedthrift.com

Contact Person:

Chloe Phipps, Director of Media

Agency Mission Statement or Description: The Mustard Seed has been planted to support Christian organizations that assist with healing and/or prevention of childhood sexual abuse, and to be a gateway for survivors to access resources and to facilitate healing.
Year established: 2016
Counties/regions serviced: USA

Focus areas: Southern IN

Impact in community: By donating to and purchasing at The Mustard Seed, people in our community fund healing for survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

Volunteer Opportunities: Visit our website to fill out a volunteer form!

How 1si members can help your organization: Spread awareness for healing from
childhood sexual abuse. It’s possible. We are here to fully-fund survivors’ healing journey!

Additional information: Donate monetary gifts online through our website! You can
follow us on Facebook at The Mustard Seed Thrift On Mission or on Instagram at
@mustardseedthrift. We are about to open a third location in Corydon Indiana!

 

Nonprofit Spotlight | Operation Parent

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Operation Parent
223 East Spring St.
New Albany, IN  47150
PH:  502-265-9045
www.operationparent.org
Contact Person:
Tara Oliver, Director of Fund Development

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

Operation Parent exists to prevent adolescent and teen addiction, suicide, violence, and more by providing parents of school-aged children ages K-12 with comprehensive, self-published prevention education. The parent handbooks address 25 of today’s toughest parenting challenges, including anxiety, bullying, social media, vaping, marijuana, and more.

The parent handbooks are easy to access, up-to-date, visually appealing, and provide practical tips and advice. Operation Parent gives parents the tools and resources to help them at each stage of child development. The resources are designed to bridge the gap between the world parents grew up in and the world their kids are growing up in today. The visually appealing content helps parents “keep up” to “speak up” and have meaningful conversations with their children.

In addition to the handbooks, parents are encouraged to register for the free monthly webinars designed to allow parents to dig deeper into a particular issue, that mirrors the topics in the handbook and connect with a community of parents for support.

Agency Mission Statement or Description: To love and support parents by providing real-world information, connection, and hope.

Year established: 2006

Counties/regions serviced: Nationwide presence. Corporate office in LaGrange, KY.

Focus areas: Prevention Education

Impact in community: Helping parents navigate their parenting journey in a challenging and changing environment. We help prevent alcohol and drug abuse by educating and empowering parents with tools and resources to converse with their children about tough topics that can become precursors to addiction, suicide, and abuse.

Volunteer Opportunities: Work on special event projects, particularly the annual golf tournament and ball drop.

How 1si members can help your organization: By helping us market our business by sharing our mission. Introductions to Southern Indiana school administration to help open doors for us to educate them about our resources.

Additional information: We offer free webinars from experts in their respective fields on topics such as bullying, social media, body image, drug and alcohol abuse and more. These can be found by visiting our website at: https://www.operationparent.org/parent-webinars

Nonprofit Spotlight | NAMI Louisville

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NAMI Louisville
708 Magazine St., Suite 144
Louisville, KY  40208
PH: 502- 588-2008
namilouisville.org

Contact Person:
Anita Whitworth, Outreach Coordinator

Agency Mission Statement or Description:

Year established: 1979

Our Mission:

To strengthen families and individuals affected by mental illness through education, support, and advocacy.

Counties/regions serviced: Jefferson County and surrounding counties, Southern Indiana

Focus areas: Educate, Support and Advocate at the county, state, and national levels for non-discriminatory access to quality healthcare, housing, education, and employment for people with mental illness.  

Impact on the community:

NAMI Louisville provides many initiatives to support the community:

  • Support Groups and Classes- Support individuals and families struggling with mental health to find connection and support. These free classes and support groups reached over 2,000 individuals annually.
  • Outreach Assistance-Connecting individuals and families to desperately needed resources. We have assisted countless people in finding mental health resources each year.
  • Suicide Prevention Training empowers individuals to navigate a mental health crisis utilizing QPR (Question, Persuade, & Refer method. In 2024 we trained over 450 individuals to empower all to take action for those in crisis.
  • NAMI Louisville Stigma-Free Workplace Initiative promotes mental health awareness for businesses, organizations, and employees by offering workshops and materials on mental health topics in order to make the workplace a safe environment to seek mental health support.
  • Youth Advisory Council – a place for youth to learn and be heard while becoming youth advocates of mental health.
  • De-Escalation Training-support for LMPD’s Crisis Intervention Team. We have worked with the LMPD to provide CIT Training to over 600 state and local police officers in the past three years.
  • Understanding Mental Illnesses Training – assisted in educating LMDC on Mental Illness and working strategies on working with individuals in the Louisville Metro Department Corrections System.
  • NAMI Wellness Wheels Is a renovated bus will visit schools, youth organizations and community events where young people can come on board to learn about mental health, their developing emotions, coping skills, and how to be an advocate for their peers. 

Volunteer Opportunities: We welcome volunteers to help with vendor fairs, NAMI events, NAMI committees and programs.

How can 1si members help your organization:

Members can support NAMI Louisville by partnering with us through the established Stigma Free Partnerships and other programming.

Nonprofit Spotlight | New Hope Services, Inc.

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New Hope Services, Inc.
725 Wall Street
Jeffersonville, IN  47130
812-288-8248
www.newhopeservices.org
Contact Person:
Elizabeth Boyd, SVP/COO

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

Based in Jeffersonville, Indiana, New Hope Services has a rich history of meeting human services needs for the past 65 years. We are one of the largest and most successful nonprofit organizations in the region, with services in 24 counties across Indiana. 

New Hope’s focus is in three primary divisions: Ability Services, Family Services, and Affordable Housing. Our incredible clients include families, seniors, and adults with developmental disabilities. Learn more about our programs here: www.newhopeservices.org  

Agency Mission Statement or Description:  

Year established: 1958 

Counties/regions serviced: Bartholomew, Clark, Clay, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Dearborn, Decatur, Harrison, Jackson, Jennings, Jefferson, Madison, Ohio, Parke, Pike, Ripley, Rush, Scott, Spencer, Switzerland, Union, Vermillion, Washington 

Focus areas: Family Services, Ability Services, and Affordable Housing 

Impact in community: New Hope Services serves approximately 16,000 individuals each year across 24 counties in Indiana. 

How 1si members can help your organization: Come take a tour and learn more about New Hope! Sign up for the tour here: https://www.newhopeservices.org/sign-up-for-a-tour/  

Nonprofit Spotlight | Greater Clark Education Foundation

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Greater Clark Education Foundation
2112 Utica-Sellersburg Rd.
Jeffersonville, IN  47130
812.283.0701 Ext. 50600
www.gccsfoundation.com
Contact Person:
Emily Oliver-Jones, Executive Director

Mission

The core purpose of the GCCS Educational Foundation is to improve student outcomes and the learning of every student in every school, in collaboration with district leadership, by engaging the support of businesses and the community.

History

The Greater Clark Education Foundation was founded as a nonprofit corporation in 1999 to be a source of charitable funding for Greater Clark County Schools. In the last 25 years, we have grown from giving away several hundred dollars annually to providing over $130,000 in grants each year. That’s money that makes a difference for our students, educators and schools each year. Such programs as the Academies of Greater Clark that prepares our High School students for their post-secondary endeavors, Teacher Externships, Creative Classroom Grants, Theatre Art Grants, and VEX Robotics have enhanced the education of our students and enriched the careers of our educators. We are proud to have created our Teacher Supply Bus so that teachers have the opportunity to acquire needed classroom supplies at no cost to them. Our business partners and the Greater Clark communities continue to support

and advance our mission to impact the lives of every student in the Greater Clark County School district.

Year established: 1999

Counties/regions serviced: Greater Clark County Schools

Focus areas: Education enrichment including Creative Classroom Grants, Arts Grants, Teacher Supply Bus, special assemblies in schools, summer enrichments including Science Camp & Brick Build Day.

Volunteer Opportunities: Teacher Supply Bus collections, volunteers on our event committees and/or at our fundraising events

How 1si members can help your organization: as volunteers, committee members, advisors as we continue to grow, business/community partners in our initiatives and events.

Nonprofit Spotlight | Kaiser Home Support Services

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Kaiser Home Support Services
2633 Grant Line Rd.
New Albany, IN  47150
Phone:  812-945-6868
www.kaisersupport.org
Contact Person:  Tonya Hollins, Director of Operations

Agency Mission Statement or Description:

Year established: 1981

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

Focus areas: KHSS provides in-home and community services that help each of our clients get the most out of life every day.  We perform those services at a consistently high level so clients can be assured that they will be in good hands.

Our services are personalized for the needs of each client and his or her family.  We always begin with an in-home assessment to help us understand the specific needs of each client.

Impact in community: KHSS is proud to offer caregiving services in many surrounding counties of Southern Indiana.  KHSS is available to our clients every day of the year any time of day they feel they need.  Coverage is available through multiple Indiana Medicaid Programs. 

How 1si members can help your organization:  Any advertising is so helpful! As you know, staffing continues to be an issue but getting our name out in the community would be a great help! We appreciate all you do at 1si.

Additional information:

We pride ourselves in the care we provide to each and every client we serve. They are and will always be our utmost importance. We also believe in equipping our staff with as much training as necessary for them to become a successful caregiver to our clients.

Nonprofit Spotlight | Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana

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Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana
550 S. 1st St.
Louisville, KY  40202
502-581-1416
www.rmhck.org
Contact Person:
Sara Silletto, Director of Development
Sara@rmhck.org


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

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana (RMHCK) has significantly impacted thousands of families for forty years. With help from our community, we provide a nurturing environment, enabling families to stay close to their hospitalized children. We offer a home away from home with comprehensive support that includes warm meals, comfortable rooms, communal kitchens, play areas for children, and quiet spaces for parents to find solace, essential amenities, all at no cost to the families we serve.

Our impact goes beyond accommodation. By easing families’ financial and emotional burdens, we give them the opportunity to focus on what truly matters: the health and well-being of their children. The stability we provide helps reduce stress and promotes family cohesion, which is crucial for the healing process.

Our programs include a 56-bedroom Ronald McDonald House, three Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, and a Hospitality Cart at the Novak Center. These programs remain available to our guest families thanks to the generosity and trust of our partners in the community. They invest in our mission through various sponsorship and giving opportunities, volunteering their time, and introducing us to new potential partners. Our dedicated team and volunteers work tirelessly to maintain an environment of compassion and care.

RMHCK is more than just a place to stay; it’s a lifeline for families in need, providing comfort, hope, and a sense of community during their most critical times. Our commitment to leading with passion and making a positive difference in the lives of families underscores everything we do.

Agency Mission Statement or Description: Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana (RMHCK) provides essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare.

Year established: 1984

Counties/regions serviced: RMHCK services all families who must travel to Louisville for their children’s medical care.

Focus areas:

Impact in community: In 2023, RMHCK served as a home away from home for more than 1,400 families, saving them a collective $3.1M. We dished out 472 meals and thousands of snacks. We organized 248 activities so our guest families could take a break and/or entertain siblings of their hospitalized children. We hosted hundreds of our community friends who volunteered to make dinner, make beds, make brownies, all to make our families smile. 

Volunteer Opportunities: https://rmhc-kentuckiana.org/volunteer-rmhck/

How 1si members can help your organization: Volunteer, introduce us to a new friend, share our mission with families.

 

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.