Tag Archives: City of Bloomington

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.7MB)Subscribe: RSSThe annual City of Bloomington Volunteer Fair on August 24, 2024 features more than 40 local nonprofits that need your help! Bloomington Volunteer Network coordinator Michelle Moss is here with the details. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.9MB)Subscribe: RSSKatie Hopkins knows firsthand the power of allyship in building bridges out of poverty. Back when it was called “Circles,” Katie was a participant in a local program that puts people struggling with poverty into supportive relationships. Now it is called “Thriving Connections,” and Katie is a coordinating volunteer …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.0MB)Subscribe: RSSChris Herring has been around horses her whole life. She understands the special bond that can happen between a horse and a person, and now she puts that bond to therapeutic use through People and Animal Learning Services (PALS). This innovative “equine-assisted learning center” harnesses the connection between people …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.0MB)Subscribe: RSSWhen Maria Douglas heard about an Asian IU student being stabbed while riding the bus in Bloomington in January 2023, she got mad. Really mad. This hate crime ignited a drive in her to fight racism in Indiana through Hoosier Asian American Power, an organization recently reinvented to focus …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.1MB)Subscribe: RSSFor Lesley Davis the Bloomington Council for Community Accessibility is more than volunteer work – it also ties into her own lived experience.  As a wheelchair user she sees every day where Bloomington is accessible and where it is not, and she’s on a mission to make our town …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.1MB)Subscribe: RSSOn June 25 Bloomington was battered by storms that left thousands without power for days. As chair of Monroe County Community Organizations Active in Disaster, Vinal Lee coordinated the efforts of local agencies to help those affected. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:13 — 41.6MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, July 11th, 2024. Later in the program, Mayor Kerry Thomson answered questions from community residents at a town hall on Tuesday at St. Thomas Lutheran Church. More in today’s headlines. Also coming up in the next half hour, we have Prescription …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.2MB)Subscribe: RSSWhen Amalia Shifriss was a kid, Boy Scouts of America was “no girls allowed.” Today Amalia is a staff member of the local Hoosier Trails Council of BSA, and she’s on a mission to bring females and nonbinary youth into the organization. Soon Boy Scouts of America will officially …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.5MB)Subscribe: RSSDani Ansaldo calls the Bloomington Community Orchard “a public edible park.” It’s a place where you can walk, eat, and learn to grow fruits and veggies and herbs. But it’s also about building community, by sharing space, sharing food, and sharing resources. As chair of orchard operations Dani is …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:52 — 43.8MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024. Later in the program, Monroe County Government offices will be closed until Monday, July 8th due to a server error. Also, the City of Bloomington has issued a precautionary Boil Water Advisory for 72 addresses. More in today’s …