Partners
Current ICHS Partners Include…
AARP Indiana
AARP Indiana is a nonprofit, nonpartisan social welfare organization that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control. We lead positive social change and deliver value to members through advocacy, service, and information. Focus areas include access to health care, including a full range of home and community-based services and supports, economic security, and livable communities.
accessABILITY Center for Independent Living
Our mission is to support all people with any type of disability and age to live more independently in the setting of their choice, improve the overall quality of life and remove community barriers to inclusion. Since 1987, we have assisted over 15,000 people with disabilities in Central Indiana.
The Arc of Indiana
The Arc of Indiana is committed to all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities realizing their goals of living, learning, working and enjoying life in the community. The Arc provides a forum for individuals and families
to join together to advocate for early intervention services, quality education programs, and home and community supports that will provide opportunities for learning, growth and development. Through The Arc Master Trust, The Arc helps families provide for the financial future of their loved one and provides a way for people with disabilities to fund their own trust.
www.arcind.org www.thearctrust.org
Children’s Bureau, Inc.
Children’s Bureau is an established social service agency working on behalf of abused and neglected children and families in Indiana and advocating for all children and families. We provide a full array of community based prevention, family preservation and intervention services and work in partnership with community organizations statewide. Currently, we provide child and family social services in 39 counties throughout Indiana to more than 26,000 annually.
www.childrensbureau.org
Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana
The mission of CAC is to initiate, facilitate and coordinate citizen action directed to improving the quality of life of all inhabitants of the State of Indiana through principled advocacy of public policies to preserve democracy, conserve natural resources, protect the environment, and provide affordable access to essential human services.
www.citact.org and www.cacefindiana.org
Elders At the Table Coalition
www.eat-project.org/index.html
Feeding Indiana’s Hungry
Feeding Indiana’s Hungry is Indiana’s statewide food bank association, with eleven member food banks that provide direct emergency food relief to clients as well as supply food pantries, shelters, and other hunger relief agencies throughout the state. Feeding Indiana’s Hungry member food banks serve nearly 700,000 Hoosiers annually across all of Indiana, nearly half of them children and seniors.
www.feedingindianashungry.org/
Indiana Assisted Living Association (INALA)
We are an association of statewide assisted living communities intended to promote the interests of assisted living and to enhance the quality of life for the population served. We advocate and educate on behalf of all kinds of providers with multiple types of payer sources. We believe assisted living provides a housing option to elders that offers quality housing and caring assistance in the least restrictive manner.
www.INassistedliving.org
Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging (IAAAA)
IAAAA envisions that Indiana citizens will live and age with dignity and maximum independence. Its mission is to provide leadership and advocacy for Indiana’s evolving home and community-based services network. IAAAA’s membership includes Indiana’s 16 Area Agencies on Aging and Associate Members.
www.iaaaa.org/
Indiana Association for Community Economic Development (IACED)
The Indiana Association for Community Economic Development
(IACED) was founded in 1986 as a statewide membership association
to serve and represent community development organizations
working on behalf of disadvantaged and low-income populations
in Indiana. Our members are organizations that re-build distressed communities in Indiana through housing rehabilitation
and construction, employment generating activities, real
estate development, industrial and small business development,
and social services.
www.iaced.org
Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care (IAHHC)
The Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care
(IAHHC)
www.iahhc.org
Indiana Association of United Ways (IaUW)
The Indiana Association of United Ways (IaUW) brings Hoosier
United Ways & Funds together to create successful futures
through training, research, innovation, and representation. IaUW represents 62 United Ways throughout Indiana. Together, Indiana’s United Ways raise over $90 million each year to invest in human services and meet critical needs of Hoosiers. IaUW is a nonpartisan organization that works to advance policy principles and compromise solutions for the common good.
www.iauw.org
Indiana Community Action Association (INCAA)
Indiana University School of Social Work
Indiana University School of Social Work educates social
work practitioners through BSW, MSW and Ph.D. programs.
While we offer courses at IU campuses throughout
the state, our main offices are located on the IUPUI campus
in Indianapolis. The School provides leadership in
social work research, advocacy, and service state-wide in
a variety of areas of social work practice with vulnerable
populations.
www.socialwork.iu.edu
Jewish Community Relations Council – Indianapolis (JCRC)
The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is the public
affairs and advocacy arm of the organized Jewish community
of greater Indianapolis. JCRC works to foster a secure
environment for Jewish living by advocating democratic values
and acting in coalition with other groups advocating civil rights and social and economic justice.
www.indyjcrc.org
Lafayette Urban Ministry (LUM)
The Lafayette Urban Ministry (LUM) is a non-profit ecumenical organization which provides assistance and relief to Lafayette’s
needy children and families. For over 30 years, LUM has
worked to provide hope for the future and self-respect to
low-income people in the Greater Lafayette area. We take
an active role in trying to change social injustices and
improve the quality of life for the poor of Indiana.
www.Lafayetteurbanministry.org
League of Women Voters of IN
A nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The League of Women Voters of Indiana was founded in April, 1920 and has 19 local leagues and more than 1100 members.
www.lwvin.org
MCCOY (Marion County Commission on Youth)
MCCOY’s mission is to champion the positive development of youth through leadership on key issues and support of the youth worker community. We accomplish this through our four strategic roles: advocate, capacity-builder, convener, and resource. It is our vision that every child has the ability to thrive, engage, learn and contribute in their community.
www.mccoyouth.org
Mental Health Association in Indiana
The Mental Health Association in Indiana is a statewide
organization, with over 60 local chapters and branch offices,
making it the largest Mental Health Association in the country. It was created to work for the mental health of all
citizens and victory over mental illness.
www.mentalhealthassociation.com
National Association of Social Workers, Indiana Chapter (NASW-IN)
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with more than 150,000 members. The Indiana Chapter of NASW has 3,000 active members and works, “To support all social work practitioners in their mission to serve and strengthen relationships within diverse populations; to enhance dignity and worth of all people in the State of Indiana through the promotion of quality practice, competent practitioners, integrity.”
www.naswin.org
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Indiana
United Way of Central Indiana
United Way of Central Indiana helps sustain vital human services for those who need help most while reducing such needs for future generations. We help improve lives and build stronger communities through our support of innovative, practical and efficient human services programs and partners that address local needs.
www.uwci.org
