Tag Archives: volunteerism

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.2MB)Subscribe: RSSSarah Cassavaugh knows firsthand how difficult it can be to navigate the education system when your child has special needs. Her own experiences advocating for her son led her to want to help others. IN*SOURCE helps Hoosier families navigate the special education process, bridging the gap between schools and …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.7MB)Subscribe: RSSDaniel Schlegel believes the Monroe County History Center is more than just dusty old things. He says learning about the past is key to understanding the present…and the future. As the director of MCHC, Daniel wants history to come alive for visitors and reflect the diversity of the Bloomington …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.1MB)Subscribe: RSSOpportunity House is a Bloomington thrift store run almost entirely by volunteers. It started out in 1968 as a revenue stream to subsidize church-based childcare, and Suzanne Faulk remembers going there as a child with her grandmother. Today Suzanne is at the helm of an expanded operation helping all …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.0MB)Subscribe: RSSIt really bothered Sharon Roualet that her neighborhood park had fallen into disrepair, so she did something about it. Sharon signed up for the City of Bloomington Adopt-a-Greenspace program, becoming a sort of “foster parent” for Crestmont Park on Bloomington’s northwest side. She really didn’t know anything about the …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.1MB)Subscribe: RSS130,000 people depend on Lake Monroe for clean drinking water and none of them are in charge of protecting its water quality. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers owns the land and the state manages the lake and the city treats the water they pull from the lake…but no …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.8MB)Subscribe: RSSIt’s that time of year when some kids go to summer camp, but Camp Kesem isn’t your typical summer camp. Kesem is for kids with parents who have cancer. They get to do all the fun stuff kids do at camp, but they also draw strength from being around …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.4MB)Subscribe: RSSHaving a form of transportation is essential to making your city a home, but affording a car or even a bicycle can be a challenge for under-resourced individuals. At the Bloomington Community Bike Project you can buy one with sweat equity – volunteering in the shop instead of paying …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThe Foster Closet of Monroe County is a non-profit collecting donations of clothing and toys and redistributing them to foster families. They also help families living in shelters and “kinship guardians” – those are people raising a child they are related to but not the parent of. Retired IU …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.8MB)Subscribe: RSSWomen Writing for (a) Change Bloomington is a local non-profit hosting writing circles for people of all ages and genders. Their circles provide an opportunity for writers to share their work within a small group. Women Writing for (a) Change sees writing as a tool for personal growth and …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.0MB)Subscribe: RSSSometimes Mother Nature needs a good lawyer. Conservation Law Center here in Bloomington is a non-profit law firm protecting Indiana’s natural resources. CLC lawyers work on land conservation, water quality, and biodiversity. Right now Conservation Law Center is suing the state of Indiana for allowing AES to release untreated …