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Madison Area Community Services
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Madison Area Community Services
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Pictured below: community pulls together to clean up Hatcher Hill as part of the America's Best Communities Competition on March 5, 2016.
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The Madison, Indiana area is a supportive and giving community. We work together to make sure that there are services available to those in need. Madison, Indiana has a particularly strong nonprofit sector with family, community, and civic organizations that do a great deal of good. We'll highlight a few of those nonprofits here. If you can't find what you're looking for, contact us, and we'll point you in the right direction.
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The Clearinghouse Project helps low-income families and families living in poverty to make a positive, sustainable change in their lives and decrease their overall demand for assistance by enabling them to become self-sufficient. Whether you need assistance with counseling, utilities, food, clothing, legal assistance, or job training, the Clearinghouse can connect you to community resources through their referral service. There are many agencies working within the Clearinghouse building at 101 East Second Street in downtown Madison:
- United Way
- WorkOne
- Lifespring
- Centerstone
- River Valley Resources
- House of Hope Food Pantry
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Ohio Valley Opportunities is a community action agency. They have several programs that serve the community:
- Head Start - serves 202 low-income children & families
- Energy Assistance - serves 2400 low-income families to assist with heating, cooling, and electricity
- Weatherization - serving 80 homes per year to provide long-term energy cost savings
- Housing Choice Program (Section 8) - serves 285 households with subsidies for affordable housing
- La Casa Amiga - is a place to help Spanish speaking newcomers gain access to the services they need and become active participants of the community.
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Give an hour. Give a Saturday. Give your best. We all have special talents - things we can do to help. And when we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all. Whether it's reading to children, leading financial literacy classes for hard-working families, or delivering meals to homebound seniors, there are hundreds of volunteer options available every day.
To find out about volunteer opportunities in Jefferson County click here.
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The Jefferson County United Way has a mission to work together to promote caring and improve lives in Jefferson County. The United Way helps to fund these partnering organizations:
- American Red Cross
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Jefferson County
- Boy Scouts of America: Hoosier Trails Council
- Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana
- Girls Incorporated
- Lide White Memorial Boys & Girls Club: Family and Community Center
- Lifetime Resources: Sentry Services
- OVO La Casa Amiga
- Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
- Safe Passage
- Salvation Army
- Southwestern Recreation Association
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The Community Foundation of Madison & Jefferson County builds relationships with passionate individuals, generous families, prudent professional advisors, innovative nonprofits and benevolent businesses to create long lasting change. Its mission is to build a strong, vibrant community by helping donors provide perpetual funding for the people, projects, and passions of Jefferson County.
- In 2015, awarded over $111,000 in scholarships to Jefferson County students.
- In 2015, awarded over $250,000 from our Flexible Community Funds to nonprofits serving Jefferson County.
- The Women's Giving Circle reached a record membership in 2015 of 257 members.
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Connect with the Madison community through: