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Ronald McDonald House

5.0 (12 reviews)
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What an amazing place to have here in Indy! Located near Riley Hospital for Children, the Ronald McDonald House serves any family with children being treated in area hospitals. It is much bigger inside than it looks from the outside! I was surprised at how "homey" it felt even while having sufficient space. They are always looking for volunteer groups to provide and cook dinner in the evening for the residents. One great benefit is being able to bond with your group while cooking together! I encourage anyone who hasn't yet to visit their website and read some of the stories from families who have stayed at RMH in the past. Keeping families together and providing for their needs while going through some really difficult times is key to helping them heal and weather the storm. Now that I have personal experience with the House, I will for sure start throwing any and all spare change/pop tabs/whatever their way!

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Second Helpings - 25th anniversary party on Monument Circle!

Second Helpings

(16 reviews)

They do wonderful work. Rescuing food and at the same time feeing those in need and simultaneously…read moreproviding training in the service industry for individuals who could benefit from it. I call that a perfect trifecta. All the folks here are just really friendly and upbeat. I have never encountered a rude employee/volunteer here. Got leftovers from a company catering, or bought too much groceries, or run a business that may generate food waste? Bring what you cannot use to Second Helpings. No donation is too small or too big. Rest assured no food goes to waste. What they cannot use, they will pass on to other organizations. They do have guest speakers available if you want to do a food drive for them or inspire others. I try to attend their events like the Souper Bowl... Be prepared, this event is a mad house, but so much fun... Soup stations all around the building, try one, try all and then vote for your favorite. Some soups are also available for purchase. Non-alcoholic drinks are usually provided. So next time you don't know what to do with food, your time or money, consider donating or volunteering for this organization. Well worth it.

It provides so much for Indianapolis and beyond. Food at no cost to over 200 agencies plus at many…read moreparks. The training program is valued at over $8,000 free of charge. Anyone completing the program can get an excellent paying job in the culinary industry. Second Helpings has an employment specialist on site. There are so many perks! Everyone there is happy! Anyone over the age of 18 can volunteer for as little or as much as they want to with very few exceptions.

Keep Indianapolis Beautiful

Keep Indianapolis Beautiful

(21 reviews)

Fountain Square

Let's be honest…read more There are certain non-profits and certain businesses that are simply 5-star organizations. Anything else is unacceptable. It's so true that if you see someone bash the organization, you immediately think to yourself "This is not someone I want to know." It's true. You know it's true. Keep Indianapolis Beautiful is such a non-profit. It's hard to describe everything Keep Indianapolis Beautiful does. Truthfully, I'm probably not even aware of everything Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (also known as KIB) does. I just know that when it comes to keeping Indianapolis a wonderful place to live, KIB seems to always be involved. I first became aware of KIB years ago when longtime friend David Forsell led the organization. If you haven't met David (and his wife Shannon), they are, in my estimation, one of "Indy's Couples." That's an official designation now, I made it up. Okay, back to KIB. KIB has programs in three areas: Clean Neighborhoods - Adopt-a-Block, Great Indy Clean-Up, Plogging, and Busy Roads/Waterways. Trees & Native Habitats - Project Greenspace, Habitat Restoration, and Community Forestry. Engaged Citizens - Urban Naturalists, Tree Tenders, Youth Tree Team, and KIB Ambassadors. It seems like whenever there's a community event, KIB is involved (I'm currently working alongside a KIB staff person jurying a film festival). It seems like if there's a community partnership to be had, somehow KIB is engaged with it. Their events are well-run, well-led, richly beneficial to our community, and remarkably empowering. Their office on Fletcher Avenue In 2009 became the first civic nonprofit in Indiana to have a building LEED Gold Certified by the US Green Building Council! KIB has wind turbines, a cistern to collect stormwater, rain gardens, a pervious pavement parking lot (which lets water filter through), and a sunny atrium filled with native plants. They also have a green roof and are dog friendly! In other words, KIB lives its values. As a non-profit, they have the highest possible ratings from both GuideStar and Charity Navigator. In short, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful is one of those non-profits I consider to be "Indy's Non-Profits." These are organizations that truly make Indy a fantastic place to live (and it is). I love KIB and I love everything they do.

I joined KIB last year during the height of the pandemic, when I needed a healthy outlet to channel…read moreall of the anxiety I was feeling. I would go for walks daily to calm my brain, but I couldn't help but notice litter on the ground. It kind of messed with the calm vibe I was trying to accomplish -- every disposable mask and tissue and empty water bottle I would see on the ground would make me more and more irate. So instead of getting mad about it, I started to bring a trash bag and litter picker with me on my walks. Suddenly, my walks began to feel calming again. Picking up litter gave my walks a purpose. It gave me a feeling of control during a time when so many things felt out of my control (COVID cases spiking, the crumbling of society, etc.) Plus, I felt good knowing that I was helping, in a small way, to make other people feel calm during their walks, too, by removing the litter so they didn't have to see it. Not too long after I started picking up litter on my own, I found out about KIB. I learned that they have an Adopt-a-Block program, where you can "adopt" a portion of your neighborhood and maintain it (pick up litter, plant trees, etc.) I volunteered to be a Block Captain for a portion of the Monon Trail. KIB gave me some free supplies to help me start out (a nifty KIB trash bucket, lots of trash bags, gloves, a trash picker and a t-shirt). I've been an Adopt-a-Block Captain for almost a year now. Since then, I've walked lots of miles and picked up dozens (hundreds?) of buckets of litter. I've made friends with people I see regularly who use the trail where I pick up trash. I've had people come up to me and ask me about KIB (because they see me carrying my KIB trash bucket), and I'm always happy to sing this organization's praises and encourage others to adopt a block in their neighborhood, too. And KIB makes it super easy to do so. They are very inclusive and just want people to get involved in making their communities better places to live and play. I tend to enjoy picking up litter the most when I'm by myself, because it's become a meditative practice for me. But, I've also joined several litter-collecting projects that KIB has organized. These are always very well-thought-out, and they target areas of Indy that are under-cared-for and have a lot of litter lying around. During these events, it's nice to be around other people who love Indy and are as invested in it as much as you are. KIB has lots of projects happening all year, which is great because there is always something to do. I love this organization so much, and it's become a part of me and my lifestyle now. So much so, that one time, when my kids saw a KIB sign when we were out and about, they pointed to it and said, "Hey mom, that's you! That's the thing you do."

Mozel Sanders Foundation, Inc. - Indianapolis Indians mascot Rowdie supports the Mozel Sanders foundation at a past event.

Mozel Sanders Foundation, Inc.

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The Thanksgiving holiday weekend seems the appropriate time to review one of Indy's iconic…read moreThanksgiving organizations - the Mozel Sanders Foundation, Inc. The Mozel Sanders Foundation is a non-profit organization that was established in 1998 and has been feeding the hungry for over 40 years. The Mozel Sanders Foundation is most recognized for its Thanksgiving Day efforts. Last year alone, the Mozel Sanders Foundation served over 40,000 hot meals in Central Indiana. The organization is named after Rev. Dr. Mozel Sanders, a longtime Indianapolis pastor who was appointed pastor of Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church in 1959. A beloved community activist, Rev. Sanders received numerous honors and memorials in his name including having both a housing project and street named after him. While he did many things in Indy, Rev. Dr. Sanders was most known for his annual Thanksgiving Day dinner. Rev. Dr. Sanders passed away in 1988. His son, Rev. Roosevelt Sanders, became Mount Vernon's pastor and began the process of turning his father's Thanksgiving Day Dinner into an actual non-profit organization. Several years ago, the Foundation began monthly distributions of food items, hygiene items, and household cleaning supplies. The organization now includes 40 satellite distribution locations. Butler University has been the flagship location for food prep for the annual dinners, though during the pandemic this has been more limited. In 2010, Rev. Roosevelt Sanders passed away but the foundation continues. The Sanders family name still remains strong in the organization with Stephen Mozel James Sanders serving as CEO, Stephanie Sanders serving as Executive Director and Chair, and Roosevelt Sanders Jr. also serving as a director. In addition to the continued annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner, the foundation continues to make distributions monthly and is aiming for weekly distributions. They also sponsor an annual scholarship program. 2021 satellite locations include: Augusta Christian Church Capital City Church Christian Community Church Faded Dream Barber Salon First Christian MB Church Friendship Baptist Church Grace and Mercy Assembly Greater One Way Jesus House (Faith Center) Mt Zion Apostolic Church Roberts Park Methodist Church Tabernacle Presbyterian Church 2021 kitchen locations include: Aristocrat Pub & Restaurant Dawson's on Main Street Friendship Baptist Church Light of the World Church Michael Soul Food Muldoon's New Direction Church Outback Steak House - Castleton Real Taste Catering Roberts Park Methodist Church Tabernacle Presbyterian Church The Apostolics of Beech Grove In my early days, I benefited from the presence of the Mozel Sanders Foundation and as my life stabilized I was able to return the gift by volunteering. It's a wonderful organization with a long history of doing wonderful work in Indy and it continues to honor the life of Rev. Dr. Mozel Sanders.

Downtown Indy - Looks cool at night

Downtown Indy

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Mile Square

Downtown Indy, the nonprofit is located in a neighborhood which is unsafe after dark…read more I got mugged around the corner from the Downtown Indy Headquarters. I wrote to Downtown Indy asking them to create outreach programs that improve safety and consideration towards tourists, but they don't care. The entire crew of Downtown Indy pretend to care about people but are only selfishly interested in promoting their nonprofit organization. Downtown Indy may now call itself Downtown Indy Alliance. Downtown Indy doesn't have any oversight or accountability. Either way, this organization is insensitive towards ordinary people. The president of Downtown Indy , Taylor never made any effort to answer me besides an automated email which mentioned "she was out of town". Nobody within Downtown Indy or most of its Board of Directors made any effort to contact me. After one year of waiting, I got a short email from someone on the board of directors from Downtown Indy, who mentioned they will bring attention to my concerns! The whole process of communicating with Downtown Indy is inadequate. Often, nobody answers the phones at Downtown Indy. Downtown Indy is an insincere nonprofit organization. Downtown Indy has done an awful job of helping visitors to downtown Indianapolis. None of their security teams were even outside the night I got mugged around the corner from Downtown Indy. The streets were all dark, whatever improvements the Downtown Indy organization claims to have brought about to their city were not noticeable. To make matters worse, I had been mugged on the first night of Indy 500, the most important event in Indianapolis. Awful Service! Awful Quality! Awful Value! Avoid Downtown Indy HQ and its area! Downtown Indy is both inconsiderate and unhelpful. Downtown Indy or Downtown Indy Alliance under their "rebrand" is still insincere and apathetic towards ordinary citizens. Crime in downtown Indianapolis is a topic which Downtown Indy hasn't resolved. Downtown Indy has no real motivation to resolve the problems of downtown Indianapolis. It was my first time in both the state of Indiana and the city of Indianapolis, I was booked to stay at the hotel across the street from Downtown Indy HQ. The hotel tried to pull a bait and switch on my room rates. I argued with the clerk who then threatened me with security. I ran out of the hotel in fear. I got mugged around the corner from Downtown Indy headquarters. One of the upper level crew at Downtown Indy works for Yelp. I fear that there is a potential conflict of interest concerning Yelpers posting positive reviews towards Downtown Indy. Yelpers may feel obliged to post positive reviews of Downtown Indy only because they know upper management is a Yelper too. NOTICE: they just changed their name to Downtown Indy Alliance, it's the same arrogant and pretentious organization filled with hypocrisy! I repeated this message twice because getting mugged around the corner from Downtown Indy Alliance and getting ignored traumatized me, especially since they posted annoying YouTube videos a few months afterwards which mention that they want "public feedback". Everything I have mentioned about my mugging near Downtown Indy Alliance really happened. Anybody who tries to discredit me is a real liar and should go stare into a mirror to reflect on the evil within their own heart!

Put your hands in the air if you're thankful for Downtown Indy!…read more From hosting incredible events that involve our whole city, to beautifying the streets we walk everyday, Downtown Indy works tirelessly to make our city the beautiful gem it is. They're responsible for the Circle of Lights, partnered with Lyft for discounted rides around Indy in a program called "Safe Summer Nights", put on a film summer film series on the canal, and recently executed a project that allowed local artists to decorate potholes covering the Cultural Trail. Those are only a handful of recent projects, and nothing compared to what they do throughout one year. Show them some love and support by writing your review too!

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