COVID-19 Mutual Aid Resources

Financial Assistance

1. Bloomington Refugee Support
   Email bloomingtonrefugees@gmail.com with name, age, gender, phone/email, preferred language, & details about request
2. The IU Student Advocates office is taking applications for emergency funding related to the Coronavirus outbreak.
3. Salvation Army
   111 N Rogers Bloomington
   812-336-4310 ext. 100 (Monica Clemons)
   Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
4. Shalom Community Center
   620 S Walnut St.
   812-334-5728

Food Insecurity

1. Area 10 Agency on Aging
   812-876-3383 if you can volunteer, or if you need help.
   Food delivery to homebound seniors
2. Backpack Blessings
   Volunteers needed: text 812-606-0916 if you can help with packing, delivery, and going to the pickup stations.
   Food for children
3. Community Food Train across Bloomington
   Tuesday and Thursday
   12:30-2:00 p.m.
   Provide meals for k-12 students! Simply show up, grab a meal and go!
   Contact: Nichelle Whitney at whitneyn59@gmail.com or 317-658-7053
   The distribution locations are as follows:
   • Arlington Valley Mobile Home Park @ Classic Lanes
   • Banneker Community Center
   • Boys & Girls Club, Crestmont
   • Countryview Apartments
   • E Burks Drive (Walnut Springs)
   • Highland Park Elementary
   • Kroger (Seminary Square)
   • Marquise & Lismore intersection
   • Post Office (3210 E 10th St, Bloomington, IN)
   • Southcrest Estates
   • Winslow Plaza
4. Community Kitchen of Monroe County
   1515 S Rogers
   812-332-0999
   Monday – Saturday 4-6 p.m.
   Warm carry out meals available
5. The Crimson Cupboard Food Pantry is open and provides free food to students in need.
6. DeAngelo’s Bloomington
   812-961-0008
   Free Kid’s Pizza for all free-lunch eligible children. Simply give us a call to receive the free kid’s pizza for your child, and we will have it ready for carry-out.
7. Feed the Needy at Second Second Baptist Church
   321 N Rogers / (812) 336-5827
   Hours: M, T, Th, F 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
   People now have to wait outside and we will provide them with pre-packaged bags that include meals for breakfast lunch and dinner
8. Food not Bombs
   Seminary Square Park
   Sundays 5 p.m.
   Provides cooked meals, to-go style, at Seminary Park. Vegan and vegetarian options available!
9. Food Pantry @ First United Methodist Church
   219 East 4th Street
   Bloomington, IN 47408
   Note: Follow signs at chapel entrance.
   Hours: Wed 3:30-5:30 p.m.
   Open to students and no mandate to show proof of need
10. Grace Food Pantry
    9206 S Old SR 37, Harrodsburg
    812-329-0337
    Hours: 3-7 p.m.
    Drive thru style - park and then volunteers will come out to you with pre- packaged food. Only serve Clear Creek, Indian Creek, and Polk Townships, but they won’t turn anyone away.
11. Hoosier Hills Food Bank
12. Little Free Pantry Bloomington
13. Monroe County Community School Corporation Breakfast and Lunch Service Plan
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday
    11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
14. Monroe County United Ministries
    827 W. 14th Court
    Tuesday, Thursday 12-3 p.m.
    Call 812-339-3429 ext. 18 to inquire about making donations.
    Due to the stay at home order, hours have been reduced. Beginning March 23 or sooner, the food pantry will temporarily pre-bag grocery sets while food is available.
15. Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard
    1100 W Allen St.
    812-355-6843
    Monday – Friday 12-2 p.m., 4-6 p.m.
    Pre-bagged groceries
16. New Hope for Families
    301 W 2nd Street, Bloomington IN 47401
    812-334-9840
    Hours vary, call ahead
    Note: provides resources to homeless families. See donation needs at the end of this document for supplies that they need.
17. One World at Woolery Mill
    2250 West Sunstone Drive
    Hours: 3-4pm
    We will provide family meals (one meal daily per person) for those people and their families laid-off in our local food/beverage/bar community, and experiencing food insecurity. Family Meals are prepared fresh, Mon-Sat at a specified time in the afternoon. These meals are at NO COST to the recipient and One World will do this for as long as it takes. We will continue to practice an extremely high level of sanitation, and we will expect that of our guests. One World will also provide to-go meals if that is needed. Staff who wish to attend should go to www.bloomington.com/rbfood for more information and immediate access.
18. Pantry 279 
    501 E Temperance St.
    Ellettsville, IN 47429
    812-606-1524
    Monday/Wednesday 4-6 p.m.; Saturday 3-5 p.m.
    If feeling sick, please stay in your car and call 812-606-1524 from the parking lot and a volunteer will work with you to pack a box of food to fit your needs and tastes.
    Small waiting room for disabled and elderly
    Inquire about delivery options for homebound or quarantined
19. Redeemer Community Church Food Pantry
    111 S Kimble Rd / (812)269-8975
    T/Th 2-4 p.m.
    Open during regular hours, but protocol is a little different
20. Salvation Army
    111 N Rogers St.
    812-336-4310
    Our pantry will remain open Tuesday and Thursday 1-3:30 p.m. Wednesday and Friday 9-11:30 a.m.
21. Shalom Community Center
    620 S Walnut Street
    Bloomington, IN 47401
    Take out lunches available from 12-1:30 p.m.
    Only those experiencing homelessness will be served by Shalom at this time.
22. Tabitha’s Storehouse
    421 S Curry Pike
    Bloomington, IN 47403
    March 26, 10-2 p.m. (open the last Thursday of every month)
    Due to the current situation we are not letting any shoppers into the inside, even the hallway. So, if you come early please wait in your vehicle. We will put it into your vehicle or given to you to transport however necessary. We realize you may not get exactly what you would have picked but hope you will be blessed with what you receive.
23. Walnut Grove Food Pantry (Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington)
    3100 S Walnut St
    812-332 3695
    3rd Friday of the month at 3 p.m. $5
    We will be operating from a sign up list that is posted at Walnut Grove and will be distributing pre bagged sacks of groceries. If you have people that have used the pantry in the past and would like a bag of food, please make a list of those names, their addresses (in case there is a recall) and if they would like meat. People must not congregate in groups. So please stress this to your patrons and ask them to wait in their cars or in the courtyard shelter at Walnut Grove until they receive their food.
    Open to students and no mandate to show proof of need.
24. Wheeler Mission
    215 S Westplex Ave.
    812-333-1905
    Sunday – Saturday 12-1 p.m., 5-6 p.m.
    Hot meals
25. Recipes and Tips for Cooking on a budget

General Services

1. Guide to communal living
2. Safety practices for Mutual Aid help.
3. An Anarchist’s Guide to Surviving COVID-19
4. Resources for undocumented communities

Mental Health

1. IU Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
   812-855-5711 option #1
   Effective March 23^rd through April 6 ^th will only provide counseling services via telephone or zoom counseling. Students can schedule a telephone appointment by calling 812 855-7688.
   The emergency services number will remain active.
   This service can be utilized by students concerned about themselves, students concerned about other students or faculty/staff concerned about students.
2. Centerstone
   24/7 Crisis Line – 1-800-832-5442
   Also offering intakes, therapy and such via telehealth. Call 812-339-1691 to schedule.
3. VA Clinic 812-334-4406 or 812-336-5723
   National Text Crisis Line 24/7 – Text: 741-741
4. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
   1-800-273-8255
   https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Physical Health

1. If you are feeling physically unwell, the Health Center on campus continues to be open, but do check their daily hours as they may be different than usual
2. CVS Minute Clinic
   2701 E 3rd Street or 4444 State Road West 46
3. IU Health
   IU Health Urgent Care 812-353-6888
   Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday/Sunday 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
4. VA Clinic
   812-334-4406 or 812-336-5723

Social Services

1. Dial 2-1-1 (in most states) or 866-211-9966 (Indiana specific)
   https://in211.communityos.org/
   401 N. Morton St., Suite 260
   Bloomington, IN 47404
   Social services for assistance with food, shelter, internet, clothing, child care, errands, transportation, legal services, education, employment, health care, and substance abuse.
2. Emergency Coronavirus (COVID-19) Support
   https://studentaffairs.indiana.edu/student-support/advocates/emergency-request-cv19.html
3. Helping Bloomington Monroe
   https://bloomington.in.gov/node/4204
   Helping Bloomington Monroe is a free community resource to help you find the services you need.
   
   Simply enter a keyword below and your ZIP code, then click the search button and you’ll find local information about health care, finding food assistance, social services, childcare and more. If you have any trouble using the search function you can click here to be redirected to the Helping Bloomington Monroe site.
4. No Space For Hate COVID-19 Mutual Aid
   https://nospace4hate.btown-in.org/nsfh-mutual-aid/
   
   mutualaidmoco@gmail.com
5. Indiana Department of Workforce Development
   

   800-891-6449
   Employment Services
   A coalition of community members and organizations working together to make sure no one gets left behind. In these fast moving and uncertain times, it’s important that we show up for each other and remember that we are not alone.
   Mutual aid is a powerful way to build strong connections- we all have something to offer and we all have something we need.

6. IU Student Advocates Office
   
   Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–noon and 1–4:30 p.m.
   Phone: 812-855-0761
   Fax: 812-855-2259
   Email: advocate@indiana.edu
   
   No matter what your situation is, Student Advocates are here to listen nonjudgmentally, provide unconditional support, and help you resolve problems so you can successfully complete your degree.
7. United Way of Monroe County
   For over 60 years, United Way of Monroe County has improved people’s lives. With your support, we focus on the building blocks for a better life – Education, Earnings, and Essentials. We create and sustain solutions to the most pressing issues in Monroe, Owen, and Greene counties.
   
   For questions regarding the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, please contact executive director Efrat Feferman at efrat@monroeunitedway.org or 812-334-8370 ext. 15

Wellness Checks

IU Care Referral

Anyone who is concerned about the safety or well-being of an IU student—including parents, IU faculty and staff, community members, and other students—can submit a confidential Care Referral about that person. If you are a student, you have the option of submitting a Care Referral to get help for yourself.

Anonymous referrals are accepted; however, an anonymous report may limit our ability to address issues.