1si Non-Profit: Wilson Education Service Center

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Wilson Education Service Center (WESC) provides cost-effective, leading-edge resources for professional development, educational resources, and cooperative purchasing. They work with a variety of members, including government entities, non-profits, and municipalities. Through their work, members can access volume purchasing and professional development to enrich student learning opportunities. Watch the video to hear how they can be of service to you and your organization.

WESC is one of nine Indiana Educational Service Centers in the state of Indiana and is authorized by state statute and operates under the State Board of Education guidelines. Education Service Centers are extended agencies of local schools. Since 1977, WESC has been dedicated to assisting teachers and administrators in educating students. Their designated region (Region 2), includes 12 counties: Clark, Dearborn, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland, and Washington.

See their website for more.

1si Non-Profit Spotlight | Community Foundation of Southern Indiana

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Since 1991, the Community Foundation (CFSI) of Southern Indiana has granted more than $71M in grants and scholarships, including $5M from the Foundation’s unrestricted Community Impact Fund, which supports the most pressing needs of our region.

The Community Foundation provides community grants to nonprofits that help address the highest priorities of Clark and Floyd counties. Using community resources such as the Community Needs Assessment, Affordable Housing Study and Nonprofit Resource Guide, CFSI is identifying areas of greatest need and using our grant dollars to increase their impact in the community. They work with individuals, families, businesses, and other organizations to help them make grants from their funds to accomplish their own, unique charitable objectives.

By making a gift to the Community Impact Fund, you are supporting the long-term sustainability and viability of our community. From now until December 31, 2025, every $1 donated to our unrestricted Community Impact Fund will be matched with a $2 donation. $1 + $2 = $3!

Contact CFSI at 812-948-4662 or visit their website to learn more.

1si Non-Profit Spotlight: Camp Quality Kentuckiana

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Camp Quality Kentuckiana stands out as a camp providing a place where kids with cancer can be kids again. They are a dedicated non-profit that offers year-round programs and experiences designed to bring joy, support, and a sense of community to families navigating the challenges of pediatric cancer—the companionship they offer sets them apart and helps families build friendship and emotional support networks.

Although the name suggests a summer camp, Camp Quality’s impact reaches far beyond the summer months. From delivering meals to families at hospitals all year round to trunk-or-treats and sporting events to family meet-ups, they offer activities that provide connection.

Camp Quality is always looking for committee members, volunteers, and businesses to partner in their mission to give kids experiences of a lifetime. See their listing in our Member Directory to contact them and learn how you can get involved.

Non-profit Spotlight | Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Southeast Indiana

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes

8606 Oak Valley Drive

Charlestown, IN 47111 | map | directions

FCA Website

Contact: Donnie Roark

 

Within the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), their goal is to lead every coach and athlete into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and his church. Southeast Indiana’s FCA chapter is driven by its values to demonstrate steadfast commitment to Jesus Christ and his Word through Integrity, Serving, Teamwork, and Excellence.

Donnie Roark, Director of FCA Sports, expresses his passion for working with students around the region. Learn more about FCA and how you can get involved through their work by watching the video below.

Want more information about FCA? Check out their listing in our membership directory.

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

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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.