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
  • Head Start (SCCAP)
    • 3 Years – 5 Years
      • M-F 7AM – 5:30AM, Sliding Fee Scale
  • MCUM – Compass Downtown
    • 6 Weeks – Kindergarten
      • M-F 6:30AM- 5:30PM, Sliding Scale
  • MCUM – Monroe Cty United Ministries
    • 18 Months – 6 Years
      • M-F 6:30AM – 5:30PM, Sliding Scale
  • 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
  • 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
  • First Presbyterian Church
    • Sat 7:30 AM – 9AM
      • Breakfast
    • Enter off 7th St
  • Geno’s Cafe
    • Sat 8:30AM – 9:30AM
      • Breakfast
    • M-S 12PM – 1PM
      • Lunch
  • Harvest House Soup Kitchen
    • Sun 2PM – 3PM, 6:30 PM
      • Hot meal
      • Dinner
  • Shalom Community Center
    • M-F 8AM – 9AM, 12PM – 1:30PM
      • Breakfast
      • Lunch
  • Trinity Episcopal Church
    • Sun 1PM – 2PM
      • Community meal
  • 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
  • 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