Bloomington services
Transforming lives of people in need in Bloomington
Bloomington services
Transforming lives of people in need in Bloomington
Help, hope, and healing for neighbors experiencing homelessness
Wheeler Mission—Bloomington offers life-changing care services and programs— grounded in God’s unconditional love—to meet the unique needs of every man, woman, and child who comes to our door.
If you or someone you know is experiencing homelessness, poverty, or any other difficult circumstance, there is hope. Wheeler Mission—Bloomington’s Christ-centered, non-discriminatory services take a holistic approach to help hurting people achieve lasting life transformation. Our safe, loving environment provides physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual care so individuals can get the help they need to restore their spirits and rebuild their lives.
Wheeler Mission--Bloomington would like to express our gratitude to 1525 The Warehouse for hosting our Dash 4 Shelter 5K Packet Pick-Up today from 4-7 pm. Our team will be located within the front entrance to assist runners/walkers upon arrival.
And, of course, you can either register ...in-person or virtually to run/walk Dash 4 Shelter today or on race day. Just visit https://www.runsignup.com/Race/IN/Bloomington/Dash4Shelter!
Wheeler Mission—Bloomington’s team is hard at work putting the finishing touches on our second annual, Christmas-themed (timed) 5K, Dash 4 Shelter, scheduled for 10:30 am at Monroe County’s Karst Farm Park.
Even with the colder forecasted conditions Saturday (12/7) morning, we are ...shaping up to enjoy a fun event to benefit our cause. Your in-person (or virtual) participation (https://www.runsignup.com/Race/IN/Bloomington/Dash4Shelter) will allow Wheeler Mission—Bloomington to fulfill our daily mission of providing for the needs of those in our community who are experiencing homelessness, especially as we enter into the winter season.
Please know our Master Rental tents will have space heaters, and Starbucks will be serving hot (and iced) coffee and pastries, Kroger supplying bananas, and Chick-fil-A offering cookies within our food court.
Here’s a list of individuals to expect to see and hear from at Saturday’s Dash 4 Shelter:
• Jeremy Gray, Indiana University’s football and basketball PA Announcer, serving as Dash 4 Shelter’s emcee
• Kris Kringle. Yes, that is right.
• Our Dash 4 Shelter Steering Committee Members
• Dana Jones, Wheeler Mission—Bloomington’s Director of Community Engagement & Services
• Dr. Brian Horne, who is singing the National Anthem
And, of course, our Dash 4 Shelter sponsors: Bill C Brown Associates- Insurance Agent and Financial Representative, Master Rental Chick-fil-A Bloomington East, First Financial Bank, Pizza X, Starbucks - SR 48 & SR 37, Bloomington, Christ Community Church, Blackwood Solutions, Central Supply Company, Lovedwell, Inc., Monroe County Parks and Recreation, Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Tony Stonger, and IU Credit Union.
Meanwhile, if you're planning on participating, please do strongly consider picking up your Dash 4 Shelter gear tomorrow (Friday, 12/6) at The Warehouse (1525 S. Rogers St., Bloomington, IN 47403) between 4-7 pm to avoid race day morning traffic.
If you haven’t already signed up, we would love for you and your family, friends, and colleagues to join us. And even if you have, please share about Dash 4 Shelter within your sphere of influence.
Why not treat yourself to a FREE chicken sandwich or an 8-piece nugget from Chick-fil-A Bloomington East when you're out and about today or on your way to this evening's Old Oaken Bucket game between IU and Purdue? Just bring at least 4 canned goods to Bloomington's eastside ...Chick-fil-A for either of these options up to when the store closes. So far, five big boxes of canned goods have been donated and collected for Wheeler Mission--Bloomington!!
** PLEASE READ & SHARE: Right now, members of Indiana University’s Zeta Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta are braving the frigid temperatures and are running their way back to IU’s Memorial Stadium after receiving a football handoff from Purdue’s Phi Gamma Delta Chapter in Greencastle, Indiana.... Today’s Run The Ball event is supporting Wheeler Mission—Bloomington and Lafayette Urban Ministry, and our mission to care for those in our communities experiencing homelessness.
Fundraising is still live where IU’s Fiji chapter is just under $2,000 behind Purdue’s Fiji chapter. Please visit https://www.runtheball.net to support IU’s Phi Gamma Delta’s efforts and Wheeler Mission—Bloomington by 11:59 pm this evening! Hoo-Hoo-Hoo Hoosiers!!
With our Thanksgiving Day meal just concluding, our team and guests give thanks to our community and volunteers for fellowship and delicious food.
A Thanksgiving Day meal is not the same without pie. And, Wheeler Mission—Bloomington’s team is very thankful today for Rondi (pictured here) dropping off all of these pies for our community meal today from 2-5 pm. Happy Thanksgiving from our team to you and yours!
Did you know that you can win FREE Chick-fil-A Bloomington East food for an ENTIRE year?! Winners in each age division of Wheeler Mission—Bloomington’s second annual Dash 4 Shelter 5K run/walk on Saturday, December 7th will be awarded one FREE Chick-fil-A combo meal each week for a full year.... Lace up your running shoes to support your neighbors in need and REGISTER for Dash 4 Shelter today! https://www.runsignup.com/Race/IN/Bloomington/Dash4Shelter.
** AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY (PLEASE READ)!! In conjunction with the upcoming, annual Old Oaken Bucket game between Indiana and Purdue football on November 30, Indiana University and Purdue University’s Phi Gamma Delta chapters are competitively raising funds against one another to benefit a ...respective organization in Bloomington and West Lafayette that serves individuals experiencing homelessness. This friendly competition is called Run The Ball. And Wheeler Mission—Bloomington is the recipient for IU’s Phi Gamma Delta’s charitable efforts.
On Black Friday (11/29), Purdue’s Phi Gamma Delta members will run the ball from Purdue’s Ross-Ade Stadium up to the halfway point from West Lafayette and Bloomington (which will be Brick Chapel United Methodist Church in Greencastle, Indiana) with IU's Zeta Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta running the football from there ultimately to IU’s Memorial Stadium. So, 100 miles total!!
Please consider supporting IU’s Phi Gamma Delta’s Run The Ball event and our guests experiencing homelessness by visiting https://www.runtheball.net to make a gift up through Friday, November 29. And please do SHARE this post with your family, friends, and colleagues.
Want some FREE chikin?! Then, reference the following details regarding Chick-fil-A Bloomington East’s first annual canned food drive next week to support Wheeler Mission—Bloomington’s meal service program during this Thanksgiving season. So very thankful for our friends at Chick-fil-A.
Give now to help our neighbors experiencing homelessness in Bloomington, Monroe County, and South Central Indiana
Long-term and Addiction Recovery programs
To meet each person’s needs
Emergency shelter services
Emergency shelter services are offered throughout the year at Wheeler Mission—Bloomington
Guests receive emergency shelter, meals, hygiene items, and clothing; as well as case management support, life skills development, and job readiness training. Our case management team makes needed referrals to local organizations for medical, employment, and housing assistance. Guests also learn about Wheeler Mission—Bloomington’s long-term programs for additional recovery services.
If you or someone you know wants more information about these services, please call 812.333.1905
Winter Contingency Program (Winter Shelter)
Everyone should have a safe, warm place to stay in bad weather. During times of inclement weather, between November and March, Wheeler…
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Mission—Bloomington partners with the Bloomington Police Department and other local outreach teams. Our goal is to ensure any person experiencing homelessness has a warm bed to sleep in and three hot, nourishing meals to eat each day at our Bloomington campus.
Our Winter Contingency (Winter Shelter) program is made possible through collaboration with the following Bloomington-area organizational partnerships:
• Centerstone
• Bloomington Police Department’s Downtown Resource Officer branch
• IU Health
• HealthNet
• Meadows Hospital
• New Leaf – New Life
• Bloomington Housing Authority
• Beacon, Inc.
Residential programs
Long-term residential programs offer support to guests as they rebuild their lives.
Wheeler Mission—Bloomington’s guests can commit to our long-term programming for additional assistance in preparing stable, successful lives after Wheeler Mission. These programs continue to provide shelter, meals, case management, and other essential services. All our programs are designed with the goal of helping guests experience lasting change through a relationship with Christ.
If you or someone you know wants more information about these services, please call 812.333.1905
Foundations
Our Foundations program gives men a solid groundwork for successful, independent living.
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Foundations is a two-phase program totaling up to 180 days (with extensions available). It is designed to help men who need short-term housing while they gain the life skills and other support services to overcome barriers to employment and permanent housing.
In addition to having their basic needs met—such as meals, shelter, showers, and clothing distribution—men within our Foundations program participate in the following activities:
• Case management to assist with securing income and housing stability
• Daily classroom instruction covering life skills such as conflict resolution, communication, listening, and interpersonal relationship development
• Job training in the areas of housekeeping and food service
• Job readiness classes covering resume development, interviewing skills, Microsoft Office training, and PC basics
• Financial stewardship instruction in preparation for personal budgeting, debt reduction, and savings
• Mentorship and peer counseling for encouragement and accountability
Servant Leadership Training (SLT)
Servant Leadership Training (SLT) is for graduates of Wheeler Mission—Bloomington’s long-term programs (residential and/or addiction recovery) who voluntarily…
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commit to a nine-month residential internship while receiving ministry training through active service toward others. Each man will be able to address life issues, assist and serve in a variety of capacities within Wheeler Mission—Bloomington’s emergency shelter services for our guests experiencing homelessness, and develop God-given gifts/talents.
Connect
Sometimes it takes a little longer for our guests to have the contacts and confidence to successfully re-enter society. Graduates of our Foundations or Servant…
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Leadership Training (SLT) programs are given the opportunity to stay an additional 90 days (with extensions available) at Wheeler Mission—Bloomington through our Connect program.
Connect’s goal is to establish and retain local community relationships for program participants to help them build a system of support. A major component of this is church involvement, to ensure each man is holistically nurtured emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
Men in Connect continue to receive shelter and food while growing their network of support in their local church and community. Meanwhile, job readiness, financial management, and life skills classes remain available for Connect participants while our case management provides them with assistance in identifying employment and housing opportunities.
Connect, therefore, acts as a bridge between program graduates and the community, so men can become productive, healthy citizens of Bloomington, Monroe County, and South Central Indiana.
Transitional care
For any Connect program graduate who needs additional transitional care to move from homelessness to independent stability, help is available. Wheeler…
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Mission—Bloomington offers men an extended stay of 18 months (with approved extensions) through our Transitional Care program.
Our Transitional Care program gives guests the opportunity to reside in an apartment-like setting while paying an affordable monthly program fee. Residents also receive case management to help them overcome barriers in achieving long-term success, choose life skill elective opportunities, and maintain a steady income.
“I’m a better person than I was… I’m on the right track.”
“Looking in the mirror… I can see how God has changed me.”
Located in Bloomington
Center for Men
Address: 215 S. Westplex Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404
Questions? 812.333.1905
- No appointment necessary for emergency shelter.
Services: Meals / Residential Programs / Shelter / Community Day Room
Hunt Training Center
Address: 7790 N. Fish Rd., Bloomington, IN 47408
Questions? 812.332.2452 / 317.750.1471
- Please call one of the numbers above if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction.
Services: Addiction Recovery
Wheeler Mission—Bloomington needs you
Join us to offer help, hope, and healing to our community
Volunteer at Wheeler Mission
Volunteer help is needed every day at Wheeler Mission—Bloomington. Come find out what role you can play in reaching and uplifting our community members in need!
Become a monthly donor
Your monthly financial support will empower Wheeler Mission—Bloomington to continue offering critical care and life-transforming services in Bloomington, Monroe County, and South Central Indiana.
Donate immediate care items
Our Westplex Avenue campus has continual needs for the clothing and food items that enable us to offer vital, immediate care for every Wheeler Mission guest. Help us keep our shelves stocked, so we’re ready to welcome them.
