St. Elizabeth Coleman Pregnancy and Adoption Services The organization that eventually became St. Elizabeth Coleman Pregnancy and Adoption Services began in 1894 as a home for unwed… Read More »St. Elizabeth Coleman Pregnancy and Adoption Services
Stand for Children Stand for Children Indiana (Stand Indiana) is the Indianapolis-based affiliate of Stand for Children. It is an education advocacy non-profit… Read More »Stand for Children
Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series The Stanley K. Lacy (SKL) Series is a leadership development program that educates and motivates participants for community service. It… Read More »Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series
Sara Messing Stern (1879 – 1972). Sara Messing Stern was a lifelong community advocate for Progressive reform, women’s suffrage, and civil rights. She… Read More »Sara Messing Stern
Michael Tamer (1904–Nov. 13, 1974). Born in Appalachia, Virginia, Tamer was the son of Syrian-Lebanese immigrants. After moving to Indianapolis in the… Read More »Michael Tamer
Tribe of Ishmael Reverend , became interested in the poor of Indianapolis and how society could provide relief for them. McCulloch served both… Read More »Tribe of Ishmael
Turners / Turnvereins A Turnverein is a German gymnastic society, whose members are Turners (gymnasts). The Turnverein movement was brought to America and… Read More »Turners / Turnvereins
United Christmas Service During the of the 1930s, local newspapers began aiding families asking for help at Christmas. The Christmas program formalized in… Read More »United Christmas Service
United Way of Central Indiana Nationally and locally, the United Way traces its origins to World War I, when “war chests” developed across the country… Read More »United Way of Central Indiana
The Villages The idea for The Villages came from Karl Menninger, a leading 20th -century American psychiatrist. Menninger emphasized the importance of… Read More »The Villages
