Iris Guide

The IRIS Guide is the directory of community agencies in Bloomington and Monroe County.  A number of these agencies serve as practicum sites for our students in their senior year.  Students and faculty collaborate in the selection of a practicum placement that will best meet the students' learning objectives and provide an opportunity to work under supervision in an area of student interest.

• Abilities Unlimited, Inc.
• Adult Daycare: See Bloomington Hospital Adult Day Center , Center for Behavioral Health
• Adult Protective Services: See Monroe County Prosecutor's Office
• AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children): See Monroe County Office of the Division of Family and Children
• AFL-CIO Community Services Liaison: See United Way Community Services of Monroe County, Inc.
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Ambulance
• American Cancer Society
• American Heart Association
• American Lung Association of Indiana
• American Red Cross, Monroe County Chapter
• Amethyst House
• Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
• Area 10 Agency on Aging
• Arts Council: See Bloomington Area Arts Council, Inc. (BAAC)
• Backstreet Missions, Inc.
• Banneker Community Center
• BCAT (Bloomington Community Access Television): See Monroe County Public Library
• Better Living for Special People: See Options for Better Living, Inc.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana
• Bloomington Adult Community Center
• Bloomington Area Arts Council, Inc. (BAAC)
• Bloomington dePaul School
• Bloomington Epilepsy Support Team -- BEST
• Bloomington Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Coalition
• Bloomington Hospital & Healthcare System
• Bloomington Hospital Adult Day Center
• Bloomington Housing Authority: See Bloomington, City of -- Housing Authority
• Bloomington Human Rights Commission (BHRC)
• Bloomington Thrift Shop (Operated by Psi Iota Xi)
• Bloomington Transit
• Bloomington Volunteer Network
• Bloomington, City of -- Community and Family Resources Department
• Bloomington, City of -- Engineering Department
• Bloomington, City of -- Fire Department
• Bloomington, City of -- Housing and Neighborhood Development
• Bloomington, City of -- Housing Authority
• Bloomington, City of -- Human Rights Commission: See Bloomington Human Rights Commission (BHRC)
• Bloomington, City of -- Parks and Recreation
• Bloomington, City of -- Planning Department
• Bloomington, City of -- Police Department
• Boy Scouts of America
• Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington, Inc.
• Buchanan Counseling Center - Bloomington
• CAP: See South Central Community Action Program, Inc. -- SCCAP, CAP
• Catholic Social Services
• Center for Behavioral Health
• Center for Women's Ministries
• Chamber of Commerce (Greater Bloomington)
• Channels 3/12 (Bloomington Community Access Television): See Monroe County Public Library
• Child Abuse Council: See Prevent Child Abuse Monroe County
• Child Support: See Monroe County Prosecutor's Office
• Children Cope with Divorce
• Children's Organ Transplant Association, Inc. -- COTA
• Christian Center: See Monroe County United Ministries, Inc.MCUM
• Citizens for Community Justice, Inc.
• Commission for Bloomington Downtown
• Commission on the Status of Black Males
• Commission on the Status of Women
• Community Action Program: See South Central Community Action Program, Inc. -- SCCAP, CAP
• Community Conflict Resolution Program
• Community Health Access Program (CHAP) Clinic
• Community Health Services
• Community Kitchen of Monroe County, Inc.
• Community Legal Clinic
• Congregations for Peace
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service
• Council of Neighborhood Associations
• Court Appointed Special Advocates -- CASA
• Crisis Pregnancy Center
• Dental Care Center of Monroe County
• dePaul School: See Bloomington dePaul School
• Detox Center: See Center for Behavioral Health
• Diabetes Care Center
• Division of Family and Children: See Monroe County Office of the Division of Family and Children
• Downtown Commission: See Commission for Bloomington Downtown
• Economic Development
• Employment Office: See WorkOne Bloomington
• Evergreen Institute on Elder Environments
• Families in Transition
• Family Connection Center
• Family Resource Centers
• Family Service Association of Monroe County, Inc.
• Family Solutions, Inc.
• Farm Service Agency
• Farmers' Market: See Bloomington, City of -- Parks and Recreation
• Fire Department (City of Bloomington): See Bloomington, City of -- Fire Department
• First Call for Help
• Food Bank: See Hoosier Hills Food Bank
• Food Pantries: See Area 10 Agency on Aging , Backstreet Missions, Inc. , Monroe County United Ministries, Inc.MCUM , Mother Hubbard's Cupboard , Salvation Army
• Food Stamps: See Monroe County Office of the Division of Family and Children
• Funeral Consumers Alliance of Bloomington, Inc.
• Futureworks: See Goodwill Industries -- Career Development Center
• Girl Scouts of Tulip Trace Council, Inc.
• Girls Incorporated of Monroe County
• Goodwill Industries -- Career Development Center
• Goodwill Store
• Guardian Ad Litem: See Court Appointed Special Advocates -- CASA
• Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County, Inc.
• Hannah House
• Harmony School
• Harvest Employment Services
• Head Start: See South Central Community Action Program, Inc. -- SCCAP, CAP
• Hemlock of Indiana
• Hilltop Gardens and Nature Center
• HIV: See Positive-Link (HIV/AIDS Services)
• Hoosier Healthwise - State Health Insurance For Children and Pregnant Women
• Hoosier Hills Food Bank
• Hoosier Trails Council, Inc.: See Boy Scouts of America
• HoosierNet, Inc.
• Hospice of Bloomington Hospital
• Housing Authority (City of Bloomington): See Bloomington, City of -- Housing Authority
• Housing Solutions, Inc.: See Monroe County Housing Solutions, Inc.
• Human Rights Commission (City of Bloomington): See Bloomington Human Rights Commission (BHRC)
• Humane Association: See Monroe County Humane Association -- MCHA
• In-Home Services
• Indiana Coalition on Housing and Homeless Issues
• Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University, Bloomington
• Indiana Legal Services, Inc.
• Indiana Prevention Resource Center
• Indiana Rehabilitation Services: See Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Indiana University Area Coordinator's Office -- Apartment Housing
• Indiana University Campus Child Care Support Office
• Indiana University Center for Human Growth
• Indiana University Protective Order Project -- POP
• Indiana University Psychological Clinic
• Indiana University Robert L. Milisen Speech Language and Hearing Clinics
• Indiana University School of Optometry Bloomington Eye Care Centers
• Infant and Child Development Services -- ICDS
• Institute for Child Study
• IU Kelley School of Business Civic Leadership Development -- CLD
• Ivy Tech State College
• League of Women Voters of Bloomington - Monroe County
• March of Dimes, Birth Defects Foundation
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission
• MCCSC: See Monroe County Community School Corporation -- MCCSC
• MCUM: See Monroe County United Ministries, Inc.MCUM
• Meal Share: See Hoosier Hills Food Bank
• Meals on Wheels
• Medical Society: See Monroe Owen County Medical Society
• Mended Hearts
• Mental Health Alliance of Monroe County
• Middle Way House, Inc.
• Money Management Programs
• Monroe County Community School Corporation -- MCCSC
• Monroe County Community School Corporation Assistance Fund
• Monroe County Cooperative Extension Service
• Monroe County Council for Older Americans, Inc. -- MCCOA
• Monroe County Health Department
• Monroe County Housing Solutions, Inc.
• Monroe County Humane Association -- MCHA
• Monroe County Office of the Division of Family and Children
• Monroe County Probation Department
• Monroe County Prosecutor's Office
• Monroe County Public Library
• Monroe County Step Ahead Council, Inc.
• Monroe County Township Trustees
• Monroe County United Ministries, Inc.MCUM
• Monroe County YMCA
• Monroe County Youth Service Bureau/Youth Shelter: See Youth Service Bureau of Monroe County
• Monroe Owen County Medical Society
• Monroe/Owen County FUTUREWORKS Program: See Goodwill Industries -- Career Development Center
• Mother Hubbard's Cupboard
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving -- MADD
• Mujeres en Conexión (Women in Connection)
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored Persons -- NAACP
• Oak Tree Counseling
• Office of Family and Children (OFC): See Monroe County Office of the Division of Family and Children
• Olcott Center for Cancer Education
• Older American Center: See Bloomington Adult Community Center
• Opportunity House
• Options for Better Living, Inc.
• Parents Anonymous: See Family Service Association of Monroe County, Inc.
• Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays -- PFLAG
• Parents Linked in Understanding and Support -- PLUS
• Parks and Recreation (City of Bloomington): See Bloomington, City of -- Parks and Recreation
• People and Animal Learning Services -- PALS
• Physician Referral Service
• Planned Parenthood of Greater Indiana, Inc. -- PPGI
• Planning Department (City of Bloomington): See Bloomington, City of -- Planning Department
• Police Department (City of Bloomington): See Bloomington, City of -- Police Department
• Positive-Link (HIV/AIDS Services)
• Prevent Child Abuse Monroe County
• Probation Department: See Monroe County Probation Department
• PromptCare Clinics
• Prosecutor's Office: See Monroe County Prosecutor's Office
• Public Restitution: See Monroe County Probation Department
• Purdue University Extension Service Monroe County
• Quality Growth, Inc.
• Rape Hotline: See Middle Way House, Inc.
• Red Cross: See American Red Cross, Monroe County Chapter
• Retired and Senior Volunteer Program -- RSVP
• Returning Student Services-RSS
• Rhino's Youth Center
• Richland Bean Blossom Community School Corporation School Assistance Fund
• Rural Transit
• Salvation Army
• Salvation Army Thrift Store
• School Age Care Programs
• Section 8 Housing: See Bloomington, City of -- Housing Authority
• Self-Sufficiency Program: See South Central Community Action Program, Inc. -- SCCAP, CAP
• Senior Citizens Drug Prescription: See Area 10 Agency on Aging
• Service Corps of Retired Executives -- SCORE
• Shalom Community Center
• Shelter, Inc.
• Social Security Administration, Bloomington District Office
• South Central Chapter of the Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children -- SCAEYC
• South Central Community Action Program, Inc. -- SCCAP, CAP
• South Central Community Mental Health Center, Inc.: See Center for Behavioral Health
• South Central Indiana Chapter of the Autism Society of America -- SCICASA
• South Central Indiana Community AIDS Group
• Southeast and Southwest Regional Office of the Governor's Commission for a Drug Free Indiana
• Southern Indiana Center for Independent Living Monroe County-SICIL
• St. Charles School
• St. Vincent dePaul
• Step Ahead: See Monroe County Step Ahead Council, Inc.
• Stone Belt ARC
• Students Taking Active Roles Today -- START
• The Friends, Bloomington, IN Chapter
• The Rise
• The Villages
• Thrift Shops: See Backstreet Missions, Inc.
• Township Trustees: See Monroe County Township Trustees
• Tulip Trace Council, Inc.: See Girl Scouts of Tulip Trace Council, Inc.
• Unemployment Claims: See WorkOne Bloomington
• United Cerebral Palsy Association of Central Indiana, Inc.
• United Way Community Services of Monroe County, Inc.
• USDA, Rural Development
• Victim Assistance Program: See Monroe County Prosecutor's Office
• Victim Offender Reconciliation Program_VORP
• Visiting Nurse Service, Inc.
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Volunteer Organizations: See Bloomington, City of -- Community and Family Resources Department
• Volunteer Students Bureau-VSB
• Volunteers In Tutoring Adult Learners -- VITAL
• VORP: See Victim Offender Reconciliation Program_VORP
• Waldron Arts Center: See Bloomington Area Arts Council, Inc. (BAAC)
• Weatherization: See South Central Community Action Program, Inc. -- SCCAP, CAP
• Welfare Department: See Monroe County Office of the Division of Family and Children
• Well-Child Clinic: See Community Health Services
• Westside Community Center: See Banneker Community Center
• WFHB Community Radio
• WIC (Women, Infants and Children): See Community Health Services
• WorkOne Bloomington
• YMCA: See Monroe County YMCA
• Youth Service Bureau of Monroe County