Resource List
Find resources in many different focus areas
Here you can find a long list of local groups, programs, and businesses with additional resources based on varied needs. These resources have been compiled by type and list out a name and possible description for each resource/company to explain the options available, impact, or further details.
- Cambridge Square & Woodbridge Apartments
- Campbells Mobile Home Park
- Canterbury House Apartments
- Country View Apartments
- Garden Hill Mobile Home Park
- Habitat for Humanity
- Helping to find affordable housing
- Heatherwood Mobile Home Community
- Henderson Court Apartments
- Housing 4 Hoosiers
- Helping to offer low cost housing for Hoosiers
- Orchard Glenn Cooperative
- Southcrest Mobile Home Park
- The Reserve at Chandler’s Glen (Arlington Park)
- Walnut Grove Apartments
- Woodland Springs Apartments
- CASY – Community Alliance and Services for Youth
- Vouchers to assist payment of Child Care Services for low income families
- Early Head Start (SCCAP)
- 6 Weeks – 3 Years
- M-F 7:30AM – 5:30PM, Free
- 6 Weeks – 3 Years
- Head Start (SCCAP)
- 3 Years – 5 Years
- M-F 7AM – 5:30AM, Sliding Fee Scale
- 3 Years – 5 Years
- MCUM – Compass Downtown
- 6 Weeks – Kindergarten
- M-F 6:30AM- 5:30PM, Sliding Scale
- 6 Weeks – Kindergarten
- MCUM – Monroe Cty United Ministries
- 18 Months – 6 Years
- M-F 6:30AM – 5:30PM, Sliding Scale
- 18 Months – 6 Years
- All Options Pregnancy Resource Center
- T, TH, F 10AM – 5PM
- M, W 12PM – 5PM
- Sat. by appointment only
- Diapers
- Bloomington Thrift Shop
- T, F 10AM – 5PM
- S 10AM – 2PM
- Crisis Pregnancy Ctr
- Diapers
- Goodwill Industries
- Wide selection, low cost
- Heiny Helpers
- Provides full set of cloth diapers to low income familes
- My Sister’s Closet
- M-F 10AM – 6PM
- Sat 10AM – 5PM
- Voucher program for up to 5 outfits
- 2 for job interview and 3 once hired
- New Leaf – New Life
- M-F 10AM – 6PM
- Provides clothing, hygiene products, bus tickets, and other for formerly incarcerated
- Opportunity House
- M-S 9AM – 3PM
- Free emergency vouchers issued by MCUM
- Sacred Heart Diaper Program
- M-F 12PM – 6PM at Mother Hubbard’s Food Pantry
- Diapers
- Salvation Army
- M, W, F 9AM – 11:30AM
- T, TH 1PM – 3:30 PM
- Vouchers 2X/year, 10, items/person
- Trinity Episcopal Church
- Last W of Month 10AM – 4PM
- Diapers
- Everyoneon
- Internet access and affordable computers for low income families
- Computer Literacy Training
- All Options Pregnancy Resource Center
- M, W 12PM – 5PM
- T, TH, F 10AM – 5PM
- Sat by appointment only
- Free pregnancy testing and support
- Building a Thriving Compassionate Community
- Mental Health Help (like Trauma and PTSD)
- Catholic Charities – Bloomington
- Individual and family counseling in English and Spanish
- Sliding Fee Scale
- Centerstone
- Provides Mental Health services and substance abuse treatment for people of all ages
- Crisis Pregnancy Ctr
- Parenting Counseling
- Mental Health America
- Mental Health Provider Directory
- Affordable Dentures
- Reduced rate and Dentistry and Dentures
- Arnold, Dr. William
- M, W, TH 9Am – 5PM
- T 9AM – 6PM
- Reduced Fees
- Dental Care Center of Monroe Cty
- Low cost Dental Services
- VIM – Volunteers in Medicine
- M-F 8AM – 5PM
- Assumes low income and no insurance
- Help Build a Better Life
- Helping those with disabilities and their families with opportunities
- Crisis Pregnancy Ctr
- Pregnancy testing
- VA – Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic
- M-F 8AM – 4PM
- VIM – Volunteers in Medicine
- M-F 8AM – 5PM
- Assumes low income and no insurance
- Monroe County School Corporation
- Local School Corporation
- IU School of Optometry
- Discounted services
- Basic Exam $30
- Discounted Senior services
- Discounted services
- Lions Club
- Contact Barbara Buker
- Eye-exam and eye glasses
- Salvation Army
- Free eyecare and eye glasses
- In partnership with Lions Club and IU School of Optometry
- VIM – Volunteers in Medicine
- M-F 8AM – 5PM
- Assumes low income and no insurance
- Crisis Pregnancy Ctr
- Baby items
- International Friendship Ministry
- Provides free available furniture to international students
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Stronghold Outreach and Services
- Furniture, household items, clothing, resources for international students
- Contact Shelby Wilson
- Area 10 for ages 60 and over
- Monthly delivery to those unable to go shopping due to physical limitations
- Bloomington Trustees
- Bloomington Township Residents only
- M-F 9AM – 12PM and 1PM – 4 PM
- Crestmont Community Food Pantry
- TH 3PM – 4PM
- Crimson Cupboard
- M 2PM – 4PM, 5PM – 7PM
- TH 5PM – 7PM
- Sat 11AM – 1PM
- Student operated
- First Assembly of God
- 1st W of Month 10AM – 2PM
- First United Methodist
- W 3:30PM – 5:30PM
- Harrodsburg Food Pantry, Grace Center
- TH 3PM – 7PM
- Highland Faith Assembly of God
- M-F 9AM – 1PM
- Hoosier Hill’s Food Bank
- MCUM – Monroe Cty United Ministries
- M, TH, F 12PM – 5PM
- T 12PM – 7PM
- Food 3 visits in 6 month includes cleaning and feminine supplies
- Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard
- M-F 12PM – 6PM
- Pantry 279
- M, W 4PM – 6PM
- Sat 3PM – 5PM
- Girl Scout operated
- Salvation Army
- W, F 9AM – 11:30AM
- T, TH 1PM – 3:30PM
- Second Baptist Church
- M, T, TH, S 10AM – 12PM
- Shalom Community Center
- Emergency groceries once per household per month
- Walnut Woods Community Food Pantry (Bloomington Housing Authority)
- 2nd and 4th Thursday of month 3:30PM – 4PM
- MCCSC English Language Learning
- In School language help for students who don’t speak English as their first language
- VITAL Program
- Volunteers in Tutoring Adult Learners
- Provides English language tutoring as well as reading, writing, and math for adult learners
- ABA Free Legal Answers
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- ASISTA Immigration Assistance
- Community Legal Clinic
- Free to low income persons, in and out of Monroe Cty
- Also for abuse victims
- Counsel in the Court
- Divorce and family law cases only 10AM – 12:30PM
- District 10 Pro Bono Project
- M 10AM – 12PM
- TH 2PM – 5PM
- Indiana Legal Services
- T 1:30PM – 4:30PM
- TH 10AM – 1PM
- Civil matters for low income people and Seniors 60+
- Public benefits, housing, family, consumer, and IRS controversies
- Justice Unlocked
- Offering free legal services for people who can not afford an attorney or do not qualify for legal assistance
- Project Help
- F 1PM – 4PM
- Legal clinic for city’s homeless
- Veterans Disability Law Clinic
- M-F 9AM – 5PM
- Provides free legal representation for disability benefit denial appeals
- Bloomington Department of Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND)
- Assistance for buying a home, resolving code violations, or rental grievances
- Bloomington Housing Authority (HUD, BHA)
- M, T, TH, F 8AM – 4PM
- W 8AM – 12PM
- Subsidized housing for low income families, singles over 62, or disabled
- Call for appointment
- Also administers Section 8 rent program
- SCCAP – South Central Community Action Program
- Section 8 and affordable rental housing
- Community Kitchen
- M-Sat 4PM – 6PM
- Dine-in and take-out dinner
- Community Kitchen Express
- M-Sat 4PM – 6PM
- Take-out dinner
- First Christian Church
- Sun 7:30AM – 9AM
- Breakfast
- Sun 7:30AM – 9AM
- First Presbyterian Church
- Sat 7:30 AM – 9AM
- Breakfast
- Enter off 7th St
- Sat 7:30 AM – 9AM
- Geno’s Cafe
- Sat 8:30AM – 9:30AM
- Breakfast
- M-S 12PM – 1PM
- Lunch
- Sat 8:30AM – 9:30AM
- Harvest House Soup Kitchen
- Sun 2PM – 3PM, 6:30 PM
- Hot meal
- Dinner
- Sun 2PM – 3PM, 6:30 PM
- Shalom Community Center
- M-F 8AM – 9AM, 12PM – 1:30PM
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- M-F 8AM – 9AM, 12PM – 1:30PM
- Trinity Episcopal Church
- Sun 1PM – 2PM
- Community meal
- Sun 1PM – 2PM
- Futures Family Planning Clinic
- Offer STD testing, pregnancy screening, and female exams with Spanish interpreters available
- Healthnet Bloomington
- Providing medical, mental, and dental care
- HIV/AIDS Positive Link
- Offers free help for those living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS
- Indiana Recovery Alliance
- Free Naloxone and test for HIV and Hepatitis C among other things
- Allsup – Project Empower
- Guide for Social Security Disability Services
- Assistance with SSDI applications
- Area 10 for ages 60 and over
- Pet food available for companion animals for homebound individuals
- Aunt Bertha Database
- Database to find free or low cost services in the community
- Bloomington Human Rights Commission
- To help teach and ensure human rights laws are not violated in Bloomington
- Bloomington Worldwide Friendship
- Connecting people to learn about other cultures of people living in Bloomington
- Caregiver Homes
- Provides guidance and financial support to assist
- Community and Family Resources Department
- El Centro
- Offering resources and a safe space for the Latino community
- Food Stamps and Medicaid Office (FSSA)
- M-F 8AM – 4:30PM
- Habitat for Humanity ReStore
- An inexpensive store to get supplies to improve a property
- Indiana Unclaimed Property
- Visit at IndianaUnclaimed.gov to search for unclaimed investment earnings, insurance proceeds and benefits, wages and money from savings and checking accounts
- Mathers Museum of World Cultures
- Art museum with exhibits from all over the world
- Monroe County Division of Family Resources (FSSA)
- M-F 8AM – 4:30PM
- Government benefit programs (SNAP and Medicaid)
- Monroe County Humane Society
- 1st & 3rd TH of Month 5PM – 7:30PM
- Check-in by 6:45PM
- Low cost minor med care
- cats & dogs
- 1st & 3rd TH of Month 5PM – 7:30PM
- Monroe County Public Library
- Prosperity Indiana
- Collaborative resource agency network
- Visiting Angels
- Non-medical Senior home care including hygiene assistance, meal prep, light housekeeping, errands, and companionship
- Wonderlab
- Science Museum
- Work One
- M, F 8AM – 4:30PM
- Help with resumes, online job search
- YMCA Family Recreation Center
- Adult and Child programs
- Salvation Army
- Available by appointment, up to $40
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Baha’i Faith
- Baha’i Faith Center
- Islamic Center of Bloomington
- Mosque
- Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
- Bloomington Department of Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND)
- May grant deposit if you attend a class
- Emmanuel Baptist Church
- M-F 9AM – 4PM
- First United Church
- Requires referral from SVDP
- Ireland Home Based Services
- Assists with family stress and parenting problems
- Also assists with rent and utilities if family has a child under 18
- MCUM – Monroe Cty United Ministries
- By appointment after TT
- Rent only
- Salvation Army
- Available by appointment after TT
- Rent only, no deposits
- Shalom Community
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Trinity Episcopal Church
- Becky’s Place Shelter
- Women and children
- May take out of county clients
- Bloomington Catholic Worker
- Interviews on Wednesdays (required for admittance)
- Thursdays Open-table evenings, pot-luck style dinner at 5:30PM – 7:30PM
- Crisis Pregnancy Ctr
- During and shortly after pregnancy
- Friends Place (Martha’s House)
- Men, women’s shelter (no children)
- Interfaith Winter Shelter
- A low barrier winter homeless shelter
- Middle Way House
- 24 Hour Crisis line
- Free services for victims of human trafficking, sexual assault, and domestic violence
- New Hope Family Shelter
- Temporary shelter for homeless families
- Wellspring Shelter
- Families
- May take out of county clients
- Wheeler Mission Center for Men
- Men’s Transitional Housing (no children)
- Wheeler Mission Center for Women and Children (Formerly Agape)
- Women and children’s Transitional Housing shelter
- Youth Services Bureau of Monroe County
- Ages 8-17
- Emergency care
- Bean Blossom Township Trustee
- NW of Bloomington
- First contact for rent, utilities, no deposits
- Benton Township Trustee
- NE of Bloomington
- First contact for rent, utilities, no deposits
- Bloomington Township Trustee
- Area North of Third St.
- First contact for rent, utilities, no deposits
- Clear Creek Township Trustee
- S of Bloomington
- First contact for rent, utilities, no deposits
- Indian Creek Township Trustee
- SW of Bloomington
- First contact for rent, utilities, no deposits
- Perry Township Trustee
- Area S of 3rd St.
- First contact for rent, utilities, no deposits
- Polk Township Trustee
- E of Clear Creek
- First contact for rent, utilities, no deposits
- Richland Township Trustee
- Includes Ellettsville
- First contact for rent, utilities, no deposits
- Salt Creek Township Trustee
- SE of Bloomington
- First contact for rent, utilities, no deposits
- Van Buren Township Trustee
- Area S of 3rd St. W of 37
- First contact for rent, utilities, no deposits
- Washington Township Trustee
- N of Bloomington
- First contact for rent, utilities, no deposits
- Amethyst House
- Short term residential homes (male and female) after treatment program
- Sliding scale
- Sober Living
- Available to those who desire Sober Living
- Stepping Stones, Inc.
- Provides transitional housing and supportive services to youth 16-20 years old who are experiencing homelessness
- The Rise
- Apartments for Women & Children, especially abused Women
- 2 Year limit
- Free Child care
- Associated with Middle Way House
- Assisted Medical Transport – IU Health
- Patient Transport for people in wheelchairs or with physical limitations in and out of Monroe County
- Medicaid or Private Pay, fee varies, by appointment
- Classic Medicab
- 8AM – 5PM, 7 days a week
- Transport to Medical appointments in Indianapolis & surrounding counties
- No wheelchairs
- $2.25/mile Private pay, $1.00 roundtrip
- J&S Medi-cab
- M-F 8AM – 4PM
- Rural Transit
- By appointment
- SafeMedTransport
- Wheelchair and Ambulatory medical transport
- Bloomington Community Bike Project
- 215 N Madison
- M, W 6PM – 9PM Grimes and B-Line
- S 3PM – 6PM
- Bloomington Transit
- Bus service around Bloomington
- $1.00/ride
- K-Grade 12 or Seniors over 60, $0.50
- Under 5, Free
- $30 monthly pass
- Special services for those with disabilities
- Car Seats
- Car Seats through IU Health Bloomington
- Go Express Travel
- M-F, 4 daily roundtrips between IU and Indianapolis
- $10 tickets
- Credit card only on bus, or schedule and purchase tickets at www.campuscommute.com
- Rural Transit
- $1.50 one way for 2 counties
- $0.75 one way for one county
- Seniors over 60, donation
- $1.00 for Medicaid patients
- Bloomington Department of Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND)
- Grants for emergency home repair for low income homeowners for emergencies
- Crisis Pregnancy Ctr
- During and shortly after pregnancy
- Emmanuel Baptist Church
- M-F 9AM – 4PM
- Ireland Home Based Services
- Assists with family stress and parenting problems
- Also assists with rent and utilities if family has a child under 18
- MCUM – Monroe Cty United Ministries
- By appointment after Township Trustee
- Salvation Army
- Available only by appointment after TT
- Usually $50 available
- SCCAP – South Central Community Action Program
- Also energy efficiency improvements, weatherization
- Shalom Community Center
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Trinity Episcopal Church
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana
- Ages 6-18
- Provide one on one mentoring, relationships, and afterschool programs
- Bloomington United Gymnastics and Soccer
- Afterschool programs and summer programs
- Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington
- Ages 6-18
- After school and longer hours during Summer
- Help with homework, develop social skills, healthy lifestyles, and leadership
- Cutters Soccer
- Soccer club
- Girls Inc of Monroe County
- 9AM – 3PM
- after school 3PM – 6PM
- MCCSC days off and half days vary
- Ireland Home Based Services
- Assists with family stress and parenting issues
- Assists with rent and utilities if family has a child under 18
- The Warehouse – Bloomington
- Afterschool programs and summer programs
- Youth Services Bureau of Monroe County
- M, F 9AM – 5PM
- Shelter 24, 7