Gifts from the Heart
Feel the tug of your heartstrings and help those who help others! Heritage Fund established the Gifts from the Heart program in 2005 to help agencies and organizations with funds at the community foundation. These funds have been established by agencies or individual donors to support Bartholomew County not-for-profit organizations. They provide annual support for the good work of these agencies and organizations in our community. A gift from your heart in any size will help ensure their good work forever!
Agency Non-Endowed Funds
Family School Partners Family School Partners is a home-based program which aims to educate parents of children ages 2-5 to be their child's first and most important teacher, connect them to community resources, and provide a link between home and school.
Family Service Family Service of Bartholomew County, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit agency, which has been providing services to families and individuals in this community since 1968. We are located at 1531 13th St. Ste 2540, Columbus, IN 47201. Serving Bartholomew County and the surrounding area, Family Service's primary focus has always been family oriented with programs concentrating heavily on strengthening family functioning. Services provided through the six programs at Family Service include:
- Clinical Services
- Family counseling (Counseling for families, individuals, couples and groups)
- Child Abuse/Neglect Counseling (Counseling and supervised visitation)
- Social Service Consultation (Custody evaluations, contracted services)
- Family Life Education (Parenting, anger management and children of divorce classes)
- Early Childhood Services
- Healthy Families (Intensive support for new parents qualifying for the program)
- Caring Parents (education and support for new parents)
Family Service mission statement: To strengthen and enhance the well-being of families and individuals throughout the life cycle, and to advocate for a community environment that nurtures family life and promotes social responsibility. www.familyservice.org
The goal of Family Self-Sufficiency is to move families from needing on-going government assistance to achieving personal and economic self-sufficiency. This is accomplished by assisting client families to improve their situation through personal development. The focus is placed on developing life skills - in relation to family and friends, at work, at school, and in the community.
Fodrea Instrumental Music Endowment Fund Recognizing that all children benefit when they learn to make music, in 1996 Millie Reeves provided funds for strings instruction classes at Fodrea and Lincoln Elementary schools. Many of the participants continue to play their violins and for several the violin has become a doorway out of the cycle of poverty their families are in. Their teachers acknowledge the important role music plays in keeping those children interested in school. www.thecip.org
Foundation For Youth Foundation For Youth has been inspiring and enabling children in our community for over 75 years. Our programs offer educational, recreational, and service learning opportunities as well as provide mentors and role models for kids. www.foundationforyouth.com
Foundation for Youth/Columbus Youth Camp Columbus Youth Camp provides year-round day and resident outdoor opportunities for all ages through recreation, environmental education, and leadership programs. www.foundationforyouth.com
Friends of the Children Endowment Fund Bartholomew County students who are experiencing problems at school due to family financial concerns may receive help from the fund. The fund was created from the sale of "The Retreat," a wooded property owned by the Friends of the Children's Home. Students have received gifts of sports shoes, glasses, yearbooks and clothing.
Hawcreek Flatrock Area Endowment The Hawcreek Flatrock Area Endowment was established in 2002 for the purpose of funding programs and projects in the Northeast corner of Bartholomew County. An advisory board of 15 area residents review grant requests and make requests for funding based on the needs of the community. www.endowmenthfr.org
The Hope Food Bank began in 1982 with the generous support of local ministers to help provide for those in need in the Hope area. Since that time, the Hope Food Bank has become a service of the Community Center of Hope, Inc. which has allowed it to grow significantly in its outreach to the surrounding areas including the Flat Rock and Haw Creek townships and receive federal funding from FEMA. They serve on average 75-80 families that meet family size requirements and income guidelines. They are open from 9a.m. to 12p.m. every Tuesday and are staffed strictly by volunteers that simply have a heart for giving. They encounter unique situations almost daily that require them to come in outside of scheduled hours to provide for families in the community caught in emergency situations.
Hospice of South Central Indiana is a not-for-profit community based organization that offers a centrally administered program of palliative and supportive services for individuals with life limiting illnesses and their families, which includes physical, psychological, social, spiritual and bereavement follow-up care. Hospice provides services to all persons who qualify for our special kind of caring, regardless of their ability to pay. Hospice services are provided wherever the patient is: at home, in the hospital, nursing home or the new Hospice Inpatient Facility which is located in Columbus, Indiana. www.hospiceofsouthcentralindiana.org
Indiana Agricultural Leadership Institute The Agricultural Leadership Program offers the participants a unique opportunity to enhance their understanding and develop the expertise needed to play a leading role in public affairs issues impacting agriculture or their local community. ALP participants come from diverse roles and responsibilities closely related to agriculture, who have demonstrated strong leadership qualities in business, civic, and organizational activities. www.iali.org
Just Friends/Columbus Adult Daycare Center mission is to provide adult day services that promote care with dignity for the frail, elderly or disabled adults in our community. Our assisted activity program is designed to encourage independence in our participants while offering respite to caregivers who can leave their loved one at Just Friends with peace of mind, knowing that Mom or Dad is in a safe and caring place among peers, having an enjoyable day. Just Friends is a not-for-profit organization and our quality service is available at a substantially subsidized rate, since we receive financial support from the community and local foundations. www.justfriendscolumbus.com