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Veteran service organizations have a problem: their volunteer pool is aging out. Not enough younger volunteers are signing up to replace the older volunteers who are retiring. Jenny Tracy discovered this problem at the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 18 in Bloomington when she went there looking for help while her husband was deployed. Now she pays it forward by supporting …

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, April 15th, 2024. Later in the program, WFHB News Correspondent Kelsey Pease provides a roundup of the latest Monroe County Board of Commissioners meeting. More in today’s headlines. That’s Michelle Moss, Bloomington Volunteer Network Coordinator, here to announce the 2024 winners of the Be More Awards. We celebrate people working for positive …

Bloomington is teeming with people working for positive change in our community. The annual Be More Awards celebrates them. The 2024 awards will be presented at 6:30pm on Thursday April 25 in a public event at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Bloomington Volunteer Network Coordinator Michelle Moss announces those winners in this special episode of Activate! Activate! is a partnership between WFHB …

Bloomington is waging war against a foreign invader. Asian bush honeysuckle is choking out our native flora, and the return of warmer weather means this invasive species is once again on the grow. Paul Murphy is an intern on the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Urban Greenspace Team and he’s hoping you’ll sign up for a “Weed Wrangle” to …

A trip overseas led high school student Sophia Craiutu to realize she was living in a media bubble. Sophia and her friend Iris Jones founded Global Learners on a mission to change the way American kids receive and perceive information about what’s going on in the world. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, …

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, March 28th, 2024. Later in the program, WFHB Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Elisa Pokral, Community Outreach Coordinator of the newly rebranded Waste Reduction District of Monroe County. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, we hear from Kristin Bishay, executive director …

When Dorian Villanueva was a family case manager with the Department of Child Services, she frequently depended on Court Appointed Special Advocates to figure out what was really going in cases of neglect and abuse. After her time at DCS was over she got involved at CASA as a volunteer, and right now she’s planning their biggest fundraiser of the …

Every three years the best harp players in the world gather in Bloomington for the USA International Harp Competition. Of course the IU Jacobs School of Music is involved, but the competition itself is an independent organization relying heavily on volunteers. Deb Pekin is looking for host families willing to share their home with visiting performers. There’s lots of other …

Cassidy McCammon thinks Girl Scouts could be more inclusive and more relevant to girls in the modern age, especially black and brown girls and those from low-income families. Girl Coalition of Indiana is an innovation incubator for the six Girl Scout councils across the state, test-piloting new programs and partnerships to engage those girls. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB …

Ever since Bloomington Area Birth Services closed its doors, there hasn’t been a central hub in our community for pregnant women, new moms and their babies. Julie Duhon is trying to fill that need through Tandem, a local nonprofit offering both medical care and support services to low-income families on a sliding scale. Julie wants to expand Tandem into labor …