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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana, also known as BBBSCI, is a not-for-profit human service agency formed in 2002… Read More »Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana

Boy Scouts of America, Crossroads of America Council
Boy Scouts of America, Crossroads of America Council

The Boy Scout movement was founded in England in 1908 and began in the United States in 1910. That same… Read More »Boy Scouts of America, Crossroads of America Council

Boys & Girls Clubs Of Indianapolis
Boys & Girls Clubs Of Indianapolis

Three Hartford, Connecticut women in 1860 invited boys into their homes for cake and kindness. They named their efforts the… Read More »Boys & Girls Clubs Of Indianapolis

Bradford Woods
Bradford Woods

Bradford Woods is located on roughly 2,500 acres of heavily wooded land located in Clay Township in the southwestern corner… Read More »Bradford Woods

Camp Fire Inc.
Camp Fire Inc.

Though not officially incorporated until 1912, the Camp Fire Girls (later Camp Fire, Inc.) first began in 1910 under the… Read More »Camp Fire Inc.

Early Learning Indiana
Early Learning Indiana

Successor to Day Nursery Association of Indianapolis, Early Learning Indiana is the state’s oldest and largest early childhood education nonprofit.… Read More »Early Learning Indiana

Firefly Children and Family Alliance 
Firefly Children and Family Alliance 

Children’s Bureau and Families First merged to form Firefly Children and Family Alliance in 2021. Both organizations began as the… Read More »Firefly Children and Family Alliance 

National FFA Organization
National FFA Organization

Agricultural education in the United States became widespread after the passage of the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917, which promoted vocational… Read More »National FFA Organization

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana

Anna Marie Ridge established the first local troop on July 27, 1917, in after corresponding with Juliette Low, national founder… Read More »Girl Scouts of Central Indiana

Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis
Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis

Girls Club of Marion County was formed in 1975 with the merging of two Indianapolis area girls clubs as its… Read More »Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis

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