Community ResourcesBelow is a list of community resources that may be useful to you or someone you know.
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Boys and Girls Club of America
Website: https://www.bgca.org/
Phone: (404) 487-5700
Offers clubs, after-school activities, a safe-place, and youth-based programs
Indiana Mentoring Partnership
Website: http://www.abetterhour.org/
Phone: (317) 396-2755
As a program of the Indiana Youth Institute, the Indiana Mentoring Partnership promotes and supports quality mentoring to foster positive youth development and academic success.
New Breed of Youth: Mentoring and Youth Development
Website: http://www.newbreedofyouth.org
Phone: 317-672-7525
"The NEW B.O.Y program is a life-coaching model focused on providing life skills support, character building activities, and sports programs to counteract our youth’s current environment."
Boys II Men, Inc.
Website: http://www.boysiimen.org/
Phone: (317) 531-7471
Boys II Men, Inc. of Indianapolis is a 501c3 youth organization designed to aid young men through their development towards manhood.
The Y: YMCA of the USA
Website: http://www.ymca.net
Phone: 1-800-872-9622
Teaches Youth Development, Healthy Living, Social Responsibility
Also offers camps, childcare, and group sports
The Caring Corner, Merrillville, IN
Website: http://justunbeatable.org/
Phone: 219-884-8484
Offers Male Mentoring
http://thecarecorner.com/malementoring/
Helps with tutoring, developing social skills and career building
*Jump Program (Just Unbeatable Mentor Program)
http://www.thecarecorner.com/jump.html
Offer life skills training, tutoring and development of self-esteem
(includes groups for both boys and girls)
The Crisis Center, NWI
Website: http://www.crisiscenterysb.org/
Phone: 219- 938-7070
Offer Six Programs:
1. Emergency Shelter-Alternative House
2. Juvenile Delinquency Prevention-Teen Court
3. Safety Outreach-SafePlace/Safely Home
4. Counseling Services
5. Senior/Disabled Outreach
6. Crisis Hotline (219-938-0900 Local)
Purdue University Northwest Community Counseling Center, Hammond, IN
Website: http://centers.pnw.edu/community-counseling-center/
Phone: (219) 989-2923
Offers short-term individual counseling for
adults and children (sliding fee scale, affordable counseling sessions)
Purdue University Northwest Couples and Family Therapy Center
Website: http://centers.pnw.edu/couple-family-therapy/
Phone: 219- 989-2027
Offers couple, family, and individual therapy for area residents. (sliding fee scale)
Regional Mental Health, Merrillville, IN
Website: http://www.regionalmentalhealth.org/index.html
Phone: 219-769-4005
Services: Counseling (group, individual), psychiatrists, and if need be short-term residential treatment/ substance abuse counseling.
Locations in Merrillville, East Chicago, Highland, Griffith, and Hobart
*Geminus Corporation 219-757-1800
Offers a comprehensive continuum of care to support children’s emotional, physical, and intellectual well-being
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Website: http://www.bbbs.org
Phone: (813) 720-8778
Offers community-based mentoring, site-based mentoring, and workplace mentoring for children.
Samaritan Counseling Center, Munster, IN
Website: http://www.samaritancenter-nwi.com/
Phone: 219- 923-8110
Offers couple, family, individual, and spiritual counseling services.
Cost-efficient counseling services
Boy Scouts of America
Website: https://beascout.scouting.org/
Phone: 972-580-2000
Offers youth education/enrichment for boys ages 11-17
Family and Youth Services Bureau
Website: http://www.fysb.org/
Phone: 219-464-9585
Offers family and youth services in Porter and Lake County, Indiana. The Family and Youth Services Bureau offers clinical, outreach, parent and family support, and prevention and early intervention services.
The Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana, Munster, IN
Website: http://www.federationonline.org/
Phone: 219-301-0960
A youth group for grades 6-8. Members participate in social activities and community service projects throughout the year.
Allows the youth group members to participate and give back to their local community.
South Shore Arts of Northwest Indiana
Website: http://www.southshoreartsonline.org/welcome.htm
Phone: 219-836-1839, ext 102
Promotes youth outreach, education for all ages, exhibitions, and regional arts services.
Northwest Indiana Catholic Youth Organization, Merrillville, IN
Website: http://nwicyo.org/index.php
Phone: 219-736-8931
Encourages physical fitness, self-discipline, mental alertness, and an attitude of good sportsmanship.
Activities offered include: soccer, track, spelling bee, volleyball, basketball, cross-country, cheerleading, and band.
WorkOne Northwest Indiana-Youth Services
Website: http://gotoworkonenw.com/youth-services/
Phone: 1-877-607-0680
Offers work based learning, occupational skills training and job search assistance
Child Protective Services
Website: http://www.in.gov/dcs/
Phone: 1-800-800-5556
To report suspected child abuse (emotional, sexual, physical, neglect)
Family and Social Services
Phone: 1-800-403-0864
Hoosier Healthwise Program (health care for Indiana children up to age 19
Food Stamps (helps low income families purchase food)
TANF (temporary cash assistance)
Website: https://www.bgca.org/
Phone: (404) 487-5700
Offers clubs, after-school activities, a safe-place, and youth-based programs
Indiana Mentoring Partnership
Website: http://www.abetterhour.org/
Phone: (317) 396-2755
As a program of the Indiana Youth Institute, the Indiana Mentoring Partnership promotes and supports quality mentoring to foster positive youth development and academic success.
New Breed of Youth: Mentoring and Youth Development
Website: http://www.newbreedofyouth.org
Phone: 317-672-7525
"The NEW B.O.Y program is a life-coaching model focused on providing life skills support, character building activities, and sports programs to counteract our youth’s current environment."
Boys II Men, Inc.
Website: http://www.boysiimen.org/
Phone: (317) 531-7471
Boys II Men, Inc. of Indianapolis is a 501c3 youth organization designed to aid young men through their development towards manhood.
The Y: YMCA of the USA
Website: http://www.ymca.net
Phone: 1-800-872-9622
Teaches Youth Development, Healthy Living, Social Responsibility
Also offers camps, childcare, and group sports
The Caring Corner, Merrillville, IN
Website: http://justunbeatable.org/
Phone: 219-884-8484
Offers Male Mentoring
http://thecarecorner.com/malementoring/
Helps with tutoring, developing social skills and career building
*Jump Program (Just Unbeatable Mentor Program)
http://www.thecarecorner.com/jump.html
Offer life skills training, tutoring and development of self-esteem
(includes groups for both boys and girls)
The Crisis Center, NWI
Website: http://www.crisiscenterysb.org/
Phone: 219- 938-7070
Offer Six Programs:
1. Emergency Shelter-Alternative House
2. Juvenile Delinquency Prevention-Teen Court
3. Safety Outreach-SafePlace/Safely Home
4. Counseling Services
5. Senior/Disabled Outreach
6. Crisis Hotline (219-938-0900 Local)
Purdue University Northwest Community Counseling Center, Hammond, IN
Website: http://centers.pnw.edu/community-counseling-center/
Phone: (219) 989-2923
Offers short-term individual counseling for
adults and children (sliding fee scale, affordable counseling sessions)
Purdue University Northwest Couples and Family Therapy Center
Website: http://centers.pnw.edu/couple-family-therapy/
Phone: 219- 989-2027
Offers couple, family, and individual therapy for area residents. (sliding fee scale)
Regional Mental Health, Merrillville, IN
Website: http://www.regionalmentalhealth.org/index.html
Phone: 219-769-4005
Services: Counseling (group, individual), psychiatrists, and if need be short-term residential treatment/ substance abuse counseling.
Locations in Merrillville, East Chicago, Highland, Griffith, and Hobart
*Geminus Corporation 219-757-1800
Offers a comprehensive continuum of care to support children’s emotional, physical, and intellectual well-being
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Website: http://www.bbbs.org
Phone: (813) 720-8778
Offers community-based mentoring, site-based mentoring, and workplace mentoring for children.
Samaritan Counseling Center, Munster, IN
Website: http://www.samaritancenter-nwi.com/
Phone: 219- 923-8110
Offers couple, family, individual, and spiritual counseling services.
Cost-efficient counseling services
Boy Scouts of America
Website: https://beascout.scouting.org/
Phone: 972-580-2000
Offers youth education/enrichment for boys ages 11-17
Family and Youth Services Bureau
Website: http://www.fysb.org/
Phone: 219-464-9585
Offers family and youth services in Porter and Lake County, Indiana. The Family and Youth Services Bureau offers clinical, outreach, parent and family support, and prevention and early intervention services.
The Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana, Munster, IN
Website: http://www.federationonline.org/
Phone: 219-301-0960
A youth group for grades 6-8. Members participate in social activities and community service projects throughout the year.
Allows the youth group members to participate and give back to their local community.
South Shore Arts of Northwest Indiana
Website: http://www.southshoreartsonline.org/welcome.htm
Phone: 219-836-1839, ext 102
Promotes youth outreach, education for all ages, exhibitions, and regional arts services.
Northwest Indiana Catholic Youth Organization, Merrillville, IN
Website: http://nwicyo.org/index.php
Phone: 219-736-8931
Encourages physical fitness, self-discipline, mental alertness, and an attitude of good sportsmanship.
Activities offered include: soccer, track, spelling bee, volleyball, basketball, cross-country, cheerleading, and band.
WorkOne Northwest Indiana-Youth Services
Website: http://gotoworkonenw.com/youth-services/
Phone: 1-877-607-0680
Offers work based learning, occupational skills training and job search assistance
Child Protective Services
Website: http://www.in.gov/dcs/
Phone: 1-800-800-5556
To report suspected child abuse (emotional, sexual, physical, neglect)
Family and Social Services
Phone: 1-800-403-0864
Hoosier Healthwise Program (health care for Indiana children up to age 19
Food Stamps (helps low income families purchase food)
TANF (temporary cash assistance)