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Back on My Feet Indianapolis
Mission: Back on My Feet (BoMF) is a national nonprofit
organization that is dedicated to creating independence and
self-sufficiency within the homeless and other underserved
populations by first engaging them in running as a means to build
confidence, strength and self-esteem.
Big
Car Service Center
Mission: Service Center engages visitors of all ages and
backgrounds in creativity as a way to build community, provide
education and enrich lives -- and to transform a vacant building in
support of the 40-year-old Lafayette Square Mall (which is donating
the building) and the surrounding commercial and residential
areas.
HVAF of Indiana, Inc.
Indianapolis Legal Aid
Society, Inc.
Mission: The Indianapolis Legal Aid Society is dedicated to
ensuring that qualified low income persons living in the central
Indiana community have immediate and direct access to quality legal
assistance for civil disputes.
Indianapolis
Peace Institute
Mission: To provide a dynamic academic and field experience for
students from across the disciplines in peace building. To teach
conflict transformation skills. To develop leadership skills. To be
an educational partner with other peace building initiatives in the
Indianapolis community. To engage questions of values, faith,
beliefs, and ethical practice in peace building.
Indy 500
Festival
Mission: The mission of the 500 Festival is to produce events
and programs that celebrate the success of the Indianapolis 500
Mile Race and enhance the quality of life for the citizens of
Indiana and their guests. These events and programs, produced
largely by volunteers, enhance the image of our city and state by
showcasing our cultural, educational, and social benefits to the
world.
Keep
Indianapolis Beautiful
Mission: To unite people to beautify the city, improve the
environment, and foster pride in the community.
La Plaza, Inc.
Mission:The mission of La Plaza, Inc. is to serve, empower, and
integrate the central Indiana Latino community.
PACE/OAR
Mission: To provide a variety of services to help offenders,
ex-offenders, and their families to lead productive and responsible
lives in their community.
Peace
Brigades International - USA
Mission: PBI is an international non-profit organization,
inspired by non-violent philosophies such as Gandhi and Martin
Luther King, Jr. PBI has been promoting nonviolent activism and
defending human rights since 1981. We envision a world in which
people address conflicts nonviolently, where human rights are
universally upheld, and social justice and intercultural respect
have become reality We believe that lasting solutions to conflict
cannot be imposed from the outside, but must be based on the
capacity and desires of local people.
Peace Corps
Mission: To help the people of interested countries in meeting
their need for trained men and women. To help promote a better
understanding of Americans on the part of peoples served. To help
promote a better understanding of other people on the part of
Americans.
Ronald McDonald
House
Mission: To provide a home away from home for families of
children being treated in area hospitals, primarily Riley Hospitals
for Children.
Teachers'
Treasures
Mission: The mission of Teachers' Treasures is to serve the
educational and creative needs of children in the greater
Indianapolis area by providing a unique means to transfer donated
merchandise from businesses and individuals to teachers for use in
their classrooms and school.
United Way
of Central Indiana
Mission: United Way of Central Indiana helps sustain vital human
services for those who need help most while reducing such needs for
future generations.