The Shalom Community Center Mission
The Shalom Community Center is a safe, daytime resource center for people experiencing homelessness and poverty.
Shalom Community Center is dedicated to relieving the plight of people experiencing homelessness and poverty in South Central Indiana. Since access to food, housing, education, and health and human services are fundamental human rights, we seek to meet these basic needs. As a nonprofit resource center, we deliver social services directly and in coalition with other agencies in a respectable, secure environment. We advocate for the most vulnerable among us and promote ties that empower people to develop their potential and to take responsibility for their own lives.
Bloomington, Stand Up!
Tickets are available now for comedian Drew Hastings’ November 22 performance at the Buskirk-Chumley in support of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
Hastings, a regular feature on the Bob and Tom Show, is a nationally known comedian hailing from Ohio. His hilarious stories have landed him spots on television pilots for NBC, Fox, and HBO, and his performance on The Tonight Show was received with a rare standing ovation.
Hastings’ performance will benefit four local agencies – Martha’s House, Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, the Shalom Community Center, and Stepping Stones – as they join forces during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (Nov. 16-22). The show, Bloomington, Stand Up!, will mark the end of a week filled with educational and entertainment events.
The evening will begin with a reception at 6:45 p.m., featuring a dessert and cheese tasting and wine provided by Oliver Winery (two drink tickets will be issued per person upon entry). Water and soda will also be available. The show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door, and may be purchased at the Sunrise Box Office, located at 114 E. Kirkwood Ave.
If you would like to participate by serving as a corporate event sponsor or by volunteering for one of the week’s events, please contact Whitney Gent, director of development, at whitney@shalomcommunitycenter.org or by calling 812-334-5734.
Switch to Goodsearch
What if the Shalom Community Center earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can!
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Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Shalom Community Center as the charity you want to support. And, be sure to spread the word!
Shalom Community Center Food Sponsor Program for Businesses
Food: A Key Element: The Shalom Food Program provides breakfast and lunch 5 days a week. Currently, over 4000 meals are served each month at an average cost of just $0.42 per meal! While Shalom receives direct donations of food from individuals and a small number of businesses, the majority of food is purchased from the Hoosier Hills Food Bank and local grocers. Both paid and volunteer staff participate in all elements of the food program which provides an important service to Bloomington’s hunger relief efforts.
What We are Asking: We are inviting local businesses to “sponsor” the
Shalom Community Center Food Program for one month of the year. A minimum donation of $1000.00 would defray most of the food-related expenses we incur in an average month.
What are the Benefits?: In addition to the satisfaction of knowing you have helped provide a needed service to those in our community, we offer the following benefits:
* A framed Food Sponsorship Certificate to display in your business
* Recognition on this Web site
* Recognition in Shalom publications such as the Annual Report, Safety Net Newspaper, and in printed materials distributed at Shalom events.
* Your business logo will be featured on the Web site during your sponsorship month.
How does your business become a food sponsor? Simply contact John Miller, Development Chair at 856-7007, or Joel Rekas, Executive Director at 334-5728 or click on the following link to print the food sponsor form and mail it to Shalom Community Center, P.O. Box 451, Bloomington, IN 47402-0451. Food Sponsor Form (MS Word format)
Special thanks to First United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, and Trinity Episcopal Church for their extreme generosity in donating such wonderful spaces to our organization!!! Thanks to Crescent Donut, the Bakehouse, Bloomington Bagel Company, Bloomingfoods, and Hoosier Hills Food Bank for all of your wonderful food donations!
Shalom Community Center, 219 East Fourth Street, P.O. Box 451,
Bloomington, Indiana 47402-0451, admin@shalomcommunitycenter.org
