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Activate! Aubrey Seader, Bloomington Volunteer Network

The new coordinator of the Bloomington Volunteer Network has a challenge for us: 100,000 hours of community service this year. Aubrey Seader was raised in a family that n

Activate! Madi Russ, Crafts for a Cause

Crafting can be a fun way to pass time and express creativity. Madi Russ took her love for crafting and turned it into a way to make an impact on others. Crafts for a Cau

Activate! Janet Sutherlin, Special Olympics

For Janet Sutherlin, the Monroe County Special Olympics are family. She first got involved when her great-nephew signed up to compete, and now she feels like all the athl

Activate! Rebekah Bauer, Susie’s Place

Susie’s Place is a child advocacy center with locations in Bloomington, Avon and Terre Haute. Before Susie’s Place, kids who were victims of a crime or witness to a crime

Activate! Bethany Hohman, Brown County Pride

You might not think of Brown County as a hotbed of queer culture. But Nashville, Indiana is an artist colony, and the hosts of Brown County Pride point out that LGBTQ+ fo

Activate! Henry Leck, Pillar Arts

The Bloomington art scene is diverse, but there is one local arts alliance to bring all artists together and support their work. Pillar Arts is a resource hub for all loc

Activate! Megan Betz, Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard

Eating healthy can be expensive. Families on a tight budget might buy cheaper food that isn’t really good for them. Food policy expert Megan Betz has spent years research

Activate! Michelle Cohen & Jane Martin, Lake Monroe Water Fund

Lake Monroe is Bloomington’s only source of drinking water, but no government agency is directly responsible for its health. There are 9,000 septic systems in the lake wa

Activate! Debbie Fish, Court Appointed Special Advocates

If you call Debbie Fish a nag, she might take it as a compliment. Debbie is a persistent taskmaster with an eye for detail, skills that make her a perfect fit for CASA –

Activate! Brittany Talissa King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration happens in January, but in Bloomington a small group of dedicated volunteers work year-round to build what King

Activate! Alissa Weiss, SCCAP Head Start

South Central Community Action Program helps low-income families struggling with poverty. Their Head Start program provides free pre-K childcare with a focus on families

Activate! Melanie Davis, The Front Door

The Front Door is about to open. Bloomington is getting its first off-campus hub for local queer culture when The Front Door Community Center opens later this year at 122

Activate! Randy Rogers, United Way of South Central Indiana

United Way of South Central Indiana is the non-profit that helps other non-profits. All United Way agencies receive vital support from this umbrella organization, which a

Activate! Jake Bruner, Hoosier Hills Food Bank

Hoosier Hills Food Bank serves six counties across southern Indiana, working with local agencies to make sure neighbors don’t have to choose between groceries, utilities,

Activate! Heidi Brown, Healing Hands

Healing Hands Outreach Center started in a closet at City Church in 2009, helping maybe 50 fifty people that year. Today Healing Hands has its own storefront on the south

Activate! Bloomington Indiana Grotto

Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time. That’s the slogan of the Bloomington Indiana Grotto, the local chapter of a national organ

Activate! Carrie McHaley, Meals on Wheels

The Bloomington chapter of Meals on Wheels has been serving homebound locals for over 50 years. Historically many of those clients are elderly – seniors who cannot shop o

Activate! Greg Janowiak, Community Bike Project

When Greg Janowiak moved to Bloomington in late 2024 he found connection in an unexpected place: a non-profit bike shop. The Bloomington Community Bike Project is a volun

Activate! Andrea Kleesattel, Windfall Dancers

Windfall Dancers is a Bloomington-based nonprofit dance company that believes movement is more than performance. Managing director Andrea Kleesattel says it’s about conne

Activate! Nate Herr, Bloomington Center for Global Children

The Bloomington Center For Global Children isn’t your typical preschool. It’s a non-profit, and it’s multilingual – teachers and kids communicate in both English and Span