United Way of Bartholomew County

United Way of Bartholomew County is the way our community comes together to address our most urgent and critical human service needs. The United Way funds programs that bring about lasting change in our community through 4 focus service areas:Developing Children and Youth, Strengthening Families, Providing Emergency Services, and Serving Seniors and persons with special needs.

The Volunteer Action Center is a program of the United Way that works to promote and link people to local volunteer opportunities.

http://www.uwbarthco.org

Volunteer Action Center

A division of United Way, the Volunteer Action Center provides information about volunteer opportunities in Bartholomew County.

(812) 375-2210

http://www.uwbarthco.org/vac

National CASA Association

Provides information, statistics, and education about the National CASA Association and the nationwide network of local programs.

(800) 628-3233

http://www.casaforchildren.org

National CASA Podcasts

Provides interviews covering updates from National CASA, alerts on legislative action, and experiences from program staff, volunteers and the youth we serve. Also provides important staff and volunteer skills to help you advocate for abused and neglected children.

http://casaforchildren.libsyn.com/

Indiana Office of GAL/CASA

Provides information about the Indiana judicial system, statistics, and information Indiana's local CASA/GAL programs.

(800) 542-0813

http://www.in.gov/judiciary/galcasa

Indiana Department of Child Services

Provides information about Indiana's child abuse and neglect statistics, adoption, child protection, foster care child support, links to find individual county Offices of Department of Child Services, and much more valuable information.

(317) 233-4454

http://www.in.gov/dcs/

Indiana Foster Care and Adoption Association

Provides foster care and adoption information for the state of Indiana, including resources and support for foster and adoptive parents and the picture book of children in need of adoptive homes.

(888) 25-ADOPT

http://www.ifcaa.org

Child Welfare League of America

Provides resources and best practice information about services to abused and neglected children and their families

(202) 638-2952

http://www.cwla.org

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Provides information about publications in the field, research, and statistics

(202) 307-5911

http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org