Evansville Nonprofits and Charities

I became a volunteer last year and have been so blessed by being a part of RMHC. It is always the brightest part of my week. The facilities are well thought out for meeting the needs of all kinds of families. The staff is dedicated to making the stay of families so warm and welcoming.

As a volunteer for UCS at Ruth's House, providing a meal each month, I have been able to spend time talking with the women who use this community shelter. These women would be homeless, and out on the streets at night, if not for this UCS facility. There are so many stories and this shelter helps give them all not only a warm, safe place to sleep, but also some hope while they get back on their feet. Although some are seeking employment, many work, but all of them desperately need the services of Ruth's House while seeking permanent housing. Thank you UCS for this women's shelter!

the room was nothing like the pictures i was scared and i knew i was being recorded due to a microphone right y my face and 2 cameras in the room there was a paper easel and to school type chairs it is scary and i wasn't comforted at all when i feel like i should have been front desk was amazing but i would recommend someone who is nicer and they feel easy talk to this was the hardest time of my life

Youth First is a powerful organization that has made a significant difference and impact in the lives of many kids and their families. I’m proud to be part of this organization that operates with the highest levels of ethical behaviors and demonstrates their core values with CARE- Caring, Accountability, Relationships and Empowerment. Their caring “army” of well prepared Social Workers and staff provides the youth with essential tools and support through a variety of evidence-based programs to build resilience and maximize their success in this journey called Life! YF helps to lighten the heavy emotional backpack that kids are carrying nowadays and may be putting them at risk for negative and damaging behaviors. This organization works very hard on prevention, which is one of their key assets!

I don't really have a compelling story to keep you on the edge of your seat or bring tears to your eyes. I've not been in addiction like most that come through CEO. But as a human living life, I do know great loss and great pain. <br> Perhaps, if we must segregate, I'm considered from the other side of the fence. <br>It was most definitely divine intervention that led me to CEO.<br>When I arrived, life had left me paralyzed socially, an already introverted personality, I became had become afraid of the public, of church, and afraid of people all together. I would put on a smile, force myself to go places, pray nothing would happen and for it to be over asap. Group settings made me physically sick outside of my home and family. I would try to blend and stay in a corner of the room. To be called on to speak would cause a rush of heat over me till I felt as if I would faint. All I could hear was a pulse pounding in my head and blurred vision, unable to breathe steady and my chest pounding so hard, I could see it through my shirt. The fear was so debilitating, it drained me. I couldn't take it. I would tremble on the way home and pace the floor until it all subsided. I spent as much time behind the scenes, alone and out of sight in those days. Often, I would not go back for a few weeks, even months except for a short to visit and be the first to leave. <br><br> Working for CEO and sponsoring others in connection with The Gathering Church, I slowly began to come out of my prison shell I had built to protect myself and keep others out. This enabled me to meet these fears head on by helping others. <br>It also led me to know with every certainty, my life purpose.<br> I was 50 when I finally understood why I was placed on earth. Trust me, It is never too late to build your life, you simply need the right people, at the right time and in the right place. <br>CEO was apart of the catalyst that began the wheels turning in allowing me to help people heal. Since the age of 14 I've never wanted to be anything other than a cardiac nurse. Disappointment over a dream lost it seemed. But then between God, CEO and The Gathering Church, I realized that dream. I still help heal hearts, I'm still a cardiac nurse, just of a different kind. I'm a counselor and ironically help those who struggle with some of the same things I did. <br><br>So, today I give thanks to CEO , Tony Metcalf and all connected to this ministry in some way that touched my life, for believing in me and seeing in myself what I could not see. <br><br>Shalom and Blessings

I was looking for an organization to make a donation to for the Christmas Season. I was thrilled to find Aurora! This organization is one I wanted to introduce my children to. One who makes a difference in the lives of those who need need help. I'm very touched by the compassion that is Aurora.

The Literacy Center is one of those "must need" services in Evansville and they do an outstanding job. They are truly an organization that lives up to their mission!

They are amazing for accepting people to get shelter and food

They help a lot out around the holidays. Very good work.

Granted is a local non profit in Evansville, IN that serivces deserving children within a 100 miles radius of our hometown. So you know any/all money is going to local families. I am blessed to have been apart of this organization for the past 5 years and ready to see many more. Meeting, working, and playing with our kids and their families is one of the greatest feelings in the world. I am beyond thankful for the opportunity that has been given to me to work alongside with such amazing people on the Board of Directors, our wonderful Executive Director, Susan, and the amazing kids that have stepped into our lives!

We used to get items from you when it was Little Sisters of the Poor we need help now can you please donate some more items to us the residents are in need please get ahold of me at +812 -202-2099 night thank you for your time and I really appreciate it if you would consider bringing more items to the building thank you for all your help in the past and we do need you now thank you

I first got involved in the Tri-State Alliance and I knew that this was a quality organization. Formed in 1980, the group works to meet the needs of the LGBT communities and allies in Southern Indiana, Southern Illinois and Northwestern Kentucky. <br> <br>The group advocates and educates the public on LGBT issues, sponsors numerous events, has a weekly youth group for LGBT youth under the age of 21, and coordinates a large AIDS Holiday Project that meets the needs of over 400 low-income families impacted by HIV / AIDS throughout the Tri-State. This is a great group that is worthy of your donations of time as well as financial resources.

I have always loved everything this organization does for young people... including my own. It really takes a village and these folks KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING regarding healthy adolescent development! THANK YOU for building kind, caring adults! <br> <br>

This review is of my personal experience with the school: despite it I have made life lasting friendships and it does not in any way reflect the beautiful families that make up the school. The school has given me so many great opportunities academically but also in friendship. <br>My senior year of high school I was extremely sick and spent a lot of time in the hospital (POTs and histamine intolerance). My heart rate would shoot over 200 beats per minute despite medication. The administrators at the time and many of the staff were not at all sympathetic. (I am not even going to list 1/3 of the problems that occurred with them.) I had to wear a heart monitor and when it would beep three times I had to call in through landline to make sure I wasn’t in cardiac arrest and could continue school instead of going to the hospital. I also had accommodation papers signed by each staff member so that they could be aware of what was happening and how they needed to act. The male british administrator however would interrupt me calling the hospital and transferring the data from the monitor to the hospital and yell at me for “skipping class.” Also, when I was resting in the nurse’s office (because my heart rate was 170) he came in and yelled at the nurses asking, why are you letting her rest? They replied stating how high my heart rate was and he said, DO NOT LET HER REST AGAIN, came into the room and forced me to walk to class, which could’ve put me under cardiac arrest. He yelled at me several times throughout the year disregarding the accommodation letters he signed stating that I should be allowed to rest and eat as I needed. My ap History instructor and National Honor Society leader was angry at me when I couldn’t -- on a sudden whim due to his lack of organization -- go help sell pizzas during lunch, because he hadn’t given me enough notice so that I could take my lunch (and when your heart goes that high you desperately need calories, skipping lunch was not an option.) He told me I was not fulfilling my responsibilities and (despite the fact that I had over 100 hours of community service each year and the only one in my class to have so much, in spite of MY ILLNESS) said that I wasn’t up to par with my classmates (which was obviously false) and said some very rude things to me. He then complained about missing school ONE day because he had strep throat and talked about how hard it was for him. I was in the hospital for A WEEK because I had strep throat and he couldn’t at all be empathetic. Finally, the female headmaster was another issue entirely and tried to convince me to drop out of high school among many other things. Which would’ve been a real shame if I had listened since I was an exceptional student, had attended the school since I was 3, and was only a few months away from graduation. Also, despite my illness, I was still among the best grade point averages. <br>Regardless of this experience with the staff, at the end of the year I won most of the awards (history because I was the only one to have completed 5 ½ years worth of history classes in 4 years, volunteering from key club despite my illness I still volunteered more hours than anyone, Spanish and French award because I was the only one taking both of the languages, after three years of arguing and switching between the two they finally let me take both. And some others) I’ve always been an excellent and award winning student and it’s a shame that they treated me the way they did, even trying to convince me to drop out of high school and telling me that I wasn’t going to succeed and that I was the worst of my class, while the other staff members clearly disagreed. <br>I have had soooo many AMAZING teachers And I have experienced SO MUCH LOVE from the amazing families that make up this school, especially ones that have experienced illness as well, and without them I wouldn’t have been able to pull through the way I did. It takes a village to raise a child, and day school is definitely a village. I’m so thankful. <br>However, I am giving it a one so that attention is brought to this issue... Because it needs to be addressed that Day School staff needs to be trained or taught how to be empathetic and how to deal with students who are ill—especially good students. I know that there have been many students who have had similar issues with the staff, or even worse. However, their love for the school and their position in this society has forced them to keep quiet lest anyone think any less of them and their faithfulness to the school. My love for the school has caused me to speak out and urge that not one more student suffers the way I did. <br>

They have a great Christmas store during the Holiday Season...I love volunteering during that time and seeing the excitement in the kids that get to shop in the store for their family!! It is very well organized by the club!!

The Evansville Children's Choir is the only organization of it's kind in our tri-state area. It provides quality music and vocal training in a supportive and encouraging environment which fosters the self-esteem and confidence of our young singers. The unique performance opportunities allow our singers the opportunity to work with distinquished conductors, while being exposed to exceptional music from a variety of eras. <br> <br>The Evansville Children's Choir is bridging the gap where public school arts cutbacks are eliminating opportunities for many area children to benefits from arts in education. Our summer camp allows children in grades 2-12 to explore many aspects of music, including dance, drama, vocal performance, and music skills training.