GuideStar is the on-line standard for nonprofit accountability. Your free registration will allow you to check out MCUM's listing at www.guidestar.org.

Need social service information.  Call 2-1-1 or go to www3.irissoft.com/AA10/default.asp to search the online database for local resource information.

The United Way of Monroe County website can be found at www.monroeunitedway.org.

Interested in more information about the needs and services in Monroe County? Visit www.bloomington.in.us/~scan/ for research and statistics on our community.

The NonProfit Alliance for Monroe County fosters a healthy community by strengthening the nonprofit sector through communication, professional development and advocacy. Their website can be found at www.bloomington.in.us/~npa/.

The City of Bloomington's Community and Family Resources Department identifies the community's social needs and to help develop solutions to address these needs.  Learn more at www.bloomington.in.gov/cfrd/.

CHILDCARE RESOURCES

Search for your licensed care options in Indiana, see a particular care location's inspection results and complaint history and access other resources for parents interested in child care at  www.childcarefinder.in.gov. 

Search for accredited childcare options at www.naeyc.org.  MCUM is one of the agencies accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

Learn about the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) vouchers and access other resources for parents at the Community Alliance and Services for Young Children (CASY) site www.casyonline.org. You can also call their office at 1-800-886-3952.

Need a childcare referral?  Call 1-866-693-672 or visit www.childhoodconnections.org to access the resources

provided by Childhood Connections.

Learn more about childcare and the issues facing children and their families by visiting some of these sites:

Children's Defense Fund - www.childrensdefense.org

U.S Child Care Bureau -  www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb/

Kids Source - www.kidsource.com

Indiana Youth Institute - www.iyi.org

National Institute for Early Education Research -  www.nieer.org

EMERGENCY SERVICES-RELATED RESOURCES

America's Second Harvest - www.secondharvest.org

World Hunger Year - www.worldhungeryear.org

Feinstein Foundation - www.feinsteinfoundation.com

Sign a petition to end hunger!

The Hunger Site -  www.thehungersite.com

Click daily to feed the hungry!

U.S. Census Bureau's Page on Poverty -  www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/poverty.html

Other local food-providing agencies:

Hoosier Hills Food Bank - www.bloomington.in.us/~hhfb/

Community Kitchen - http://www.bloomington.in.us/~kitchen/

Mother Hubbard's Cupboard  - www.bloomington.in.us/~mhc/

Shalom Community Center - www.bloomington.in.us/~shalom