Group for parents, family who’ve lost children
The Compassionate Friends, a national self-help organization for families that have experienced the death of a child, meets at 6:30 p.m. on third Tuesdays at the Nashville United Methodist Church. The next meeting is Tuesday, Oct. 17.
With questions, call Bob Kirlin at 812-720-0222.
2-1-1 fields local requests for assistance
For the third quarter of the year, United Way’s 2-1-1 service received 28 requests from Brown County residents and provided 70 referrals.
Calls by ZIP code were 12 from 47448, 12 from 47201, two from 46160 and two from 46164.
The most frequent requests were from people needing clothing/personal/household needs (nine), requests for food/meals (seven), for housing (seven) and for education (five).
There was one unmet need for clothing/personal/household needs for the quarter. Unmet needs are recorded when there are no existing resources, or when a person is ineligible or refuses to utilize existing resources.
Top referral sources for the quarter were The Salvation Army, St. David’s Episcopal Church, Mother’s Cupboard Community Kitchen, the Washington Township trustee and Brown County Community Closet.
Free child seat inspections in Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON — Riley Physicians is offering free car seat safety checks to anyone who drives children in a vehicle.
Checks are being done at the Bloomington Township Fire Department, 5081 North Old State Road 37 or at 630 S. Patterson by appointment. Call Cara Wickens at 812-353-5437 to schedule a safety check. There is no one certified in Brown County to do child seat checks, according to IU Health.
Each inspection can take 30 minutes and includes access to information and resources to help keep your child safe. Bring the following items to your car seat check: the car seat, the child, and instruction manuals for the vehicle and for the car seat.
All children younger than 8 are required by Indiana’s child passenger safety law to be restrained in a federally approved child restraint system, and children from ages 8 to 15 need to be in a child restraint or seat belt. Children 13 and younger should ride in the back seat. For more information on Indiana’s child passenger seat law, visit in.gov/cji/2383.htm.
Women’s support group meets weekly
A women’s recovery group meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays for about 90 minutes.
Child care is available. For more information, including the location, call Carrie at 812-320-1201.
Support for friends, family, survivors of suicide
FRANKLIN — From 6:30 to 8 p.m. on third Thursdays, the Hope and Renewal Support Group meets at Grace United Methodist Church, 1300 E. Adams Drive in Franklin. It is for friends and family of suicide victims and survivors of suicide.
For more information, call 765-585-3346 or email [email protected].
Literacy coalition meets third Tuesdays
Brown County Literacy Coalition Board meets at 6 p.m. the third Tuesday each month (Oct. 17, Nov. 21, Dec. 19) downstairs at Brown County Public Library.
Anyone interested in learning more about how to support early childhood literacy is welcome.
Vaccines for uninsured available at health department
The Brown County Health Department, on the second floor of the County Office Building, 201 Locust Lane, is offering all immunizations free of charge for uninsured adults.
Vaccines include tetanus, hepatitis A and B, dTap, MMR, PVC13, PPSV23, varicella and others.
For more information or to make an appointment, call the health department at 812-988-2255 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ministry provides cancer support program
GNAW BONE — Nondenominational group Heart of Christ Ministries, 5181 State Road 46 East, offers a program called Thriving Hope Cancer Care Ministry.
Sponsored by Our Journey of Hope from the cancer treatment centers of America, the ministry provides people touched by cancer with help and spiritual counsel specific to the needs of cancer patients, caregivers or loved ones. Leaders completed a Bible-based cancer care training program.
With questions, to get involved or to receive help, call 812-371-0247.
For more information, visit Heart of Christ Ministries on Facebook.
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings scheduled
Alcoholics Anonymous has meetings every weekday at several Brown County locations:
8 p.m. Monday — Open discussion meetings, Sycamore Valley Community Center, 746 Memorial Drive at the fairgrounds
6:30 p.m. Tuesday — Closed men’s discussion meetings, Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship, 602 State Road 135 North
8 p.m. Tuesday — Closed literature study, The Fieldhouse, 98 W. Washington
8 p.m. Wednesday — Open discussion meetings, Sycamore Valley Community Center at the fairgrounds
7 p.m. Thursday — Closed discussion meetings, Sycamore Valley Community Center at the fairgrounds
9:30 a.m. Friday — Open literature discussions, lower-level meeting room, Brown County Public Library, 205 N. Locust Lane
Open meetings are available to anyone interested in this program of recovery from alcoholism. Non-alcoholics can attend open meetings as observers.
Closed meetings are for AA members only, or for those who have a drinking problem and want to stop.
Addiction recovery support offered at church
From 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, New Life Community Church, 1450 State Road 135 North, hosts weekly recovery support meetings, known as Battlefield For Freedom, for people struggling with addiction. For more information, call Melissa Tatman at 812-320-9838.
Women’s support group meets weekly
A women’s recovery group meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays for about 90 minutes.
Child care is available. For more information, including the location, call Carrie at 812-320-1201.
Support for friends, family, survivors of suicide
FRANKLIN — From 6:30 to 8 p.m. on third Thursdays, the Hope and Renewal Support Group meets at Grace United Methodist Church, 1300 E. Adams Drive in Franklin. It is for friends and family of suicide victims and survivors of suicide.
For more information, call 765-585-3346 or email [email protected].
