Charities & Organizations We Support
What Makes Us Different…
At Indy Wide Format, we are all about giving back to the community. We are a small company that wants to fit in and support Indianapolis. We have partnered with various charities and organizations to help give back to the people and community. Not only does a portion of the proceeds from each job go to a charity or organization of your choice, but we are involved with helping those places through service. We serve by volunteering and through monetary donations.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana: 317-921-2201
2960 N. Meridian Ste.150 | www.bebigforkids.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters targets the children who need us most, including those living in single parent homes, growing up in poverty and coping with parental incarceration. Starting something begins with finding a great match between a Big and a Little. Making these matches, and performing all the background work involved with them, is possible because of donations from people like you. It’s also why we’re able to offer such a wide variety of programs that pair children, ages 8 through 18, with role models in one-to-one relationships.
How a Big becomes a Big—and a Little, a Little.
Before we make a match, we do our homework. After someone expresses an interest in becoming a Big, they go through an extensive background check and careful interview process. Then we match Bigs and Littles based on location, personalities and preferences. And we provide full support from the start, so matches can grow into lasting, fruitful friendships. It’s also important to note that the entire matching process is made possible through donations—we can’t do what we do best without them!
What’s a Big and Little to do?
Each match is unique. Getting together doesn’t require a special occasion or expensive activity—just a few hours every month doing things the Little and Big already enjoy. For example:
Playing catch
Reading books
Getting ice cream
Going to a museum
Providing advice and inspiration
Donating & being a Big is a excellent way to provide comfort & stability, teach accountability, expose children to different perspectives & experiences, provide impartial advice, teach different knowledge & skills, & provides positive long-term growth.
Habitat for Humanity Indpls: 317-921-2121
1011 East 22nd St. | http://www.indyhabitat.org/
WHO WE ARE:
Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity (GIHFH) unites the community with people in need to provide the life-changing opportunity to purchase and own simple, quality, affordable homes.
GIHFH is an ecumenical Christian ministry that envisions Greater Indianapolis as a place where every resident has access to quality and affordable homeownership opportunities. We seek to build self-sufficiency for residents in need through the life-changing opportunity of homeownership. We want to see vibrant neighborhoods where engaged homeowners participate in building safe and healthy communities.
WHO WE SERVE:
Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity defines “need” as someone earning 30-50 percent of the average median income (AMI) for their county of residence (Marion, Hendricks or Hancock). That equates to roughly a $20,000 annual income for a family of four at 30 percent AMI.
WHAT WE DO:
Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity (GIHFH) cultivates and educates first-time, low-income buyers within the Greater Indianapolis area. Volunteers and staff work with potential homeowners to prepare them for long-term, sustainable success as homeowners with education and preparation.
GIHFH partners with hired contractors, volunteers and the future homeowners to build or rehab the homes.
GIHFH facilitates the ability for families and individuals to help themselves by providing no-profit, no-interest mortgage loans.
GIHFH requires families and individuals in our program participate in a minimum of 300 hours of “sweat equity,” which includes participating in an extensive set of preparation courses and volunteering on their own home and other Habitat home projects.
HOW WE DO IT:
Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity relies on individuals, churches, corporations and foundations to provide the financial and in-kind resources necessary to construct or rehabilitate the homes. Annually, GIHFH also relies on 8,000+volunteers that provide the labor to construct and rehab the homes. All this allows GIHFH to provide monthly mortgage rates around $350 – $450.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Swing a hammer as a Habitat build-site volunteer.
Lend a hand in the Habitat ReStore as store volunteer.
Join the Habitat development team as an office assistant by keeping our database updated and assisting us with special projects
Become a member of our Habitat Tiger Team.
Participate in the Tiger Leadership Development Program, a pilot program for individuals interested in gaining leadership and construction experience.
Become a P.A.L. Mentor. mentor a homeowner in training as they work their way through our homeownership program.
Volunteer to ride on our Donation Truck and help bring in new merchandise for the Habitat ReStore.
Indianapolis Public Library Foundation: 317-275-4700
www.indyplfoundation.org
The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation strives to enrich the lives of all citizens in Marion County by supporting and enhancing the programs and activities of the Indianapolis Public Library. The Library Foundation’s support delivers, in part or in whole, many of the important programs that patrons have grown to know and appreciate through the generations, as well as many innovative initiatives that meet the public’s 21st century information and lifelong learning needs. Some of these initiatives include the Summer Reading Program, Science Odyssey, Ready to Read, Job Center Mobile Lab (in partnership with EmployIndy), exhibits and concerts, Tutor.com, and Women Writers of Indianapolis special collections.
Four Key Areas of Support
Children’s Fund – Supports a variety of programs that help youth become more capable, enthusiastic readers and learners. Major initiatives include Ready to Read, Summer Reading Program, Read to Me Please and Graduation Bound at InfoZone, and programs for teens.
Lifelong Learning Fund – Supports a variety of initiatives that engage adults with reading and lifelong learning, such as the Job Center, eBook Tinker Station and computer classes in both English and Spanish.
Cultural & Community Fund – Supports initiatives that revolve around cultural and community issues and celebrate our city’s diverse ethnic groups. Major efforts include Indiana Authors Award, African-American History Committee’s Meet the Artist, Family Fall Fest, Hometown Roots and classical concerts at Central Library, Hispanic heritage programming and community celebrations hosted by branch libraries.
Collections & Technology Fund – Supports law materials for Central Library, Marion County Internet Library, Young Hoosier Books and digitization projects for the Nina Mason Pulliam Indianapolis Special Collections Room.
Sign up for a newsletter here: https://www.indyplfoundation.org/news-and-events/
The Julian Center: 317-941-2205
2011 N. Meridian St. | http://www.juliancenter.org
Since 1975, The Julian Center has been supporting victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other life crises. Our mission is to provide the services victims need to recover and build a life absent of abuse. Those services include counseling, safe shelter, case management, advocacy, education, transitional housing, and affordable housing. Through outreach and consultation, we also seek to educate the community about the issue of domestic violence and its impact on all our lives. Our programs and services are designed to contribute to a significant reduction in the incidence of domestic violence and sexual assault, to support survivors in healing, and to help break the intergenerational cycle of abuse.
The Julian Center is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the country and has been nationally recognized as a model for communities seeking to improve their responses to domestic violence. We have a history of finding innovative ways to help victims choose safety.
Each year, we reach more than 6,500 victims.
There are many ways to volunteer at the Julian Center. You can volunteer by providing administrative & facility help, donate & purchase items from the Thrifty Threads store, volunteer at different outreach events, & help with fundraising. Support for the women and children include tutoring, mentoring, employment assistance, and adopting a family around the holidays.
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful: 317-264-7555
1029 Fletcher Ave. Ste. 100 | www.kibi.org
Since 1976, KIB has helped its neighbors plant more than 40,000 trees and has been supported by more than one thousand individual donors towards those efforts. We accomplish these lofty goals by engaging diverse communities through our hands-onprograms and initiatives to create vibrant public places, helping people and nature thrive.
Our mission is to engage diverse communities to create vibrant public places, helping people and nature thrive™.
WHAT WE DO
Each year, KIB supports an average of 500 community improvement projects with more than 30,000 volunteers. For the past three decades, we’ve partnered with neighborhoods, the public sector, and Indianapolis community groups and businesses to achieve our vision for a beautiful city.
KIB relies on volunteers to help build community and transform public spaces. Indianapolis benefits from the tens of thousands of KIB volunteers each year, and our volunteers benefit too!
We can’t keep Indy beautiful without your help—create a volunteer profile today; click here to get started!
Even a few hours can make a big difference! We need you, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful relies on volunteers to help carry out its mission to engage diverse communities to create vibrant public places, helping people and nature thrive. In 2013, KIB utilized over 20,000 volunteers in cleaning up litter, building pocket parks, creating greenspaces, planting trees and flowers, and assisting with special projects.
WHY VOLUNTEER
Join a like-minded community – Meet new people of all ages and backgrounds who share a common vision for a safer, cleaner, more beautiful Indianapolis.
Gain green expertise – All volunteers receive instructions from our trained staff. As a result, our volunteers come away with useful information and hands-on experience that they can take back to their own homes and neighborhood projects.
Make a visible impact – Volunteers work all over the Indianapolis area transforming vacant lots into pocket parks, planting trees, and picking up litter. KIB provides the tools, so all you need to bring is your desire for community improvement!
Little Red Door Cancer Agency: 317-925-5595
1801 N. Meridian St. | www.littlereddoor.org
Established in 1945, Little Red Door is the oldest, local cancer resource in central Indiana striving to make the most of life and the least of cancer, helping over 7,500 Hoosiers each year. By reducing the physical, emotional, and financial burdens of cancer for the working poor and unemployed Hoosiers, Little Red Door enables patients to understand, detect and navigate cancer, while opening the door to Hope.
Little Red Door offers a variety of free services including screening and detection, client service, education and client navigation. We schedule and facilitate free year-round screenings for Breast, Cervical, and Prostate Cancer. We provide several free programs including transportation to and from treatment, wigs, breast prostheses and bras, incontinence supplies, ostomy and medical supplies and free nutrition supplements. We also offer Camp Little Red Door, a week long camp for Indiana children ages 8 to 18 who are battling cancer or are in remission. We also work to “fill in the gaps” for breast clients by offering services including, but not limited to providing contact and program information for local and national resources that help address basic needs.
HOW WE HELP
Reducing Financial Burdens
Free nutritional supplements
Free medical supplies
Free wigs and turbans
Free breast prosthesis/bras
Free transportation to and from chemotherapy and radiation treatments along with follow up appointments
Free screenings to detect breast, prostate, and cervical cancer
Free breast clinical breast exams (CBE’s), mammograms, ultrasounds, and biopsies to further detect the possibility of a malignancy after a cancer screening has been performed
Free ostomy supplies
Free incontinence supplies
Free lymphedema supplies
Become Part of the Solution. Volunteer Today!Year-round Volunteer Needs
Deliver and distribute medical supplies to clients
Help in the office with clerical and general office support
Work at health fairs and help educate the community
Provide assistance at special events
Assist staff during client screenings
Obtain in-kind gift donations for several Little Red Door events
Ronald McDonald House of Indy: 317-269-2247
435 Limestone St. | http://www.rmh-indiana.org/
A warm and comforting environment. A helping hand. Someone who will listen.
Every year, approximately 1,500 families stay at the Ronald McDonald House of Indiana while their children receive life-saving treatment at Indianapolis-area hospitals, primarily Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health.
These families watch their children battle cancer, heart disease and other frightening conditions – the emotional, physical and financial stress can be overwhelming. Their children will spend days, weeks, possibly months at a time in the hospital. The Ronald McDonald House can alleviate some of this stress by providing low-to-no-cost lodging and support where these families can be near their hospitalized children.
Our Mission
To provide a supportive home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill or injured children receiving medical care at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health and other Indianapolis hospitals.
Primary Goal
The Ronald McDonald House of Indiana embraces all families with sick or injured children being treated in Indianapolis-area hospitals without regard to income. While the cost of operating a single room is $80 per night (based upon 2013 figures), families staying at the House are asked to make a modest donation of $15 per night. No family is ever turned away from the House if they are unable to pay.
Our Vision
The Ronald McDonald House of Indiana will provide exceptional core services within the House and expand family care and comfort as needed.
Guest Services Volunteer
Guest Services Volunteers (GSVs) are our front line service providers and work in a special way with the families staying at the House. GSVs work one 3-hour shift every other week, greet guests and visitors, check families in and out and assist with administrative projects.
Ambassador
Share your special talents by helping us tell the story of the Ronald McDonald House. Opportunities include:
Making presentations about the House and/or the Pop Tab Program at various venues
Providing tours of the House to groups and individuals
Staffing an information table at community events on behalf of the House
Special Tasks
Additional ways to help include:
Administrative/data entry
Assisting with Holiday activities
Another great way to get involved is through the Ronald McDonald House of Indiana Young Professionals Board.
Our Young Professionals Board (YPB) plays an important role in helping to raise money and awareness to further the House’s mission of meeting the needs of seriously ill children and their families.
Who We Are
Ronald McDonald House of Indiana’s Young Professionals Board consists of young men and women who are professionals looking to give back to their community.
What We Do
The Ronald McDonald House of Indiana YPB organizes a number of volunteer, fundraising and professional development activities to benefit RMHI. All proceeds directly support the operations of the Ronald McDonald House of Indiana.
Young Professionals Board activities include:
Volunteering at the House
Increasing Awareness
Social Networking
Annual Fundraising Events
Professional Development
Indiana Children’s Wish Fund: 317-913-9474
6435 Castleway W Dr | https://www.indianachildrenswishfund.org/
What We Do
Indiana Children’s Wish Fund is a single-entity statewide wish-granting organization, that grants wishes to Indiana children, ages 3-18, who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening or terminal illness. We are not affiliated with any other wish-granting organizations. Indiana Children’s Wish Fund was founded in August of 1984 and is celebrating 28 years of wish granting. Wish Children are referred to our organization by their doctors, nurses, social workers, parents, etc. Our most requested wish is trips to Disney World for the whole family, along with meeting celebrities, shopping sprees and family vacations. Some of our unique wishes have been to meet former Presidents, the Pope, working with Mother Theresa and bringing a Grandmother to the United States from Ethiopia to visit her grandchild. We have even had a wish child who ended up being an extra on the set of a Tom Cruise movie!
Quick Facts
The average cost of a wish is $6,000.00.
We are a not-for-profit 501C3 recognized charity registered with the State of Indiana.
Funding for wishes is made possible through the support of corporate donations, individuals and fundraising events.
To date, Indiana Children’s Wish Fund has granted more than 3,000 wishes to Indiana children.
IU Health Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
535 Barnhill Dr | http://cancer.iu.edu/
The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center is one of the leading academic cancer research centers in the United States. It is located in Indianapolis on the IU School of Medicine campus.
At the IU Simon Cancer Center, more than 200 scientists conduct research in the areas of breast cancer; cancer prevention and control; experimental and developmental therapeutics; hematopoiesis, malignant hematology, and immunology; and tumor microenvironment and metastasis.
Each year, our physician-researchers lead more than 600 active clinical trials for pediatric and adult cancers.
Our researchers have made protocol-defining discoveries that have changed the way doctors treat testicular cancer, breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, genitourinary cancer, leukemia, multiple myeloma, thymoma and thymic carcinomas, and thoracic cancer.
The researchers at the IU Simon Cancer Center are primarily faculty of the IU School of Medicine. They also include researchers from the IU School of Nursing, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame.
A National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center
The IU Simon Cancer Center is Indiana’s only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center that provides patient care, and is one of only 68 in the nation. The NCI-designated Cancer Centers Program recognizes centers around the country that meet rigorous criteria for world-class, state-of-the-art programs in multidisciplinary cancer research. These centers put significant resources into developing research programs, faculty and facilities that will lead to better approaches to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The NCI designation not only recognizes excellence but opens doors to greater federal funding, information sharing and resources.
Our Partnership with IU Health
Through our partnership with Indiana University Health, cancer patients benefit from the scientific discoveries made at the IU Simon Cancer Center. IU Health provides multidisciplinary clinical care for adults with cancer at IU Health Simon Cancer Center and for children at Riley Hospital at IU Health.
Many IU Simon Cancer Center researchers are both scientists and physicians. Search our member directory to find physician scientists working in a particular research area.
For the Next Generation of Cancer Researchers
At the IU Simon Cancer Center, you will see how scientific discoveries change the way physicians deliver cancer care. Learn about educational opportunities at the IU Simon Cancer Center »