1. Shelbyville Community Partner Booklet Aleigha Simerly

2.  Pregnancy Care Center of Shelby County 3-4  Salvation Army5-6  Shares, Inc.7-8  Shelby County Public Library9-10  Turning Point11-12  Pre-Service Learning Assessment13-14  Community Partner Interviews15-23  Time Sheet24-25  Community Partner Rubric26  Post Service Learning Assessment27-29 Table of Contents

3. 2410 East State Road 44 Shelbyville, IN 46176 (317) 398-4567 Email: enolaj@pregcare.orgenolaj@pregcare.org Website: www.pregcarecenter.orgwww.pregcarecenter.org Pregnancy Care Center of Shelby County

4. Services Offered: Pregnancy tests, Peer Counseling on All Pregnancy Options, Abortion Recovery Support Groups, Limited First Trimester Ultrasound, Mentoring for Men and Women, Community Referrals, Material Assistance The Pregnancy Care Center is an organization that helps women and men understand how important their sexual health is. They offer free pregnancy tests for anyone that would feel the need to take one. If a woman becomes pregnant, they are able to help her understand the option of abortion. Also, if a woman decides to abort the baby, they are able to give her a support group to help her cope with the decision she made. They also provide emergency contraceptive if a person is in need for it. They explain the different side effects that go along with each pill. The Pregnancy Care Center is so important to the adult’s health to help promote a healthy sexual lifestyle. It is also important to the child because once a woman becomes pregnant, she has to focus on the importance of a healthy lifestyle so that the child doesn’t become unhealthy. A child’s development is so important inside the womb that it can greatly affect the child in the long run. This organization is important to the community because they have a place to go to for such important events; like finding out they have conceived, finding out about sexual diseases, and getting items that they may need to provide for their child. Donations include financial contributions to help with costs of the organization since everything is free to all of the clients who go there. They accept donations for used items and new items as well to donate to people in need. Those items include: car seats, baby clothes, maternity clothes, bottles, etc. Volunteers are always welcomed; they can help out by sorting and putting away baby clothes, creating layette bags for clients, and housekeeping. Pregnancy Care Center of Shelby County

5. Shelbyville Corps Community Center/ The Salvation Army Thrift Store 136 East Washington Street Shelbyville, IN 46176 (317) 398-7421 Website: www.salvationarmyusa.orgwww.salvationarmyusa.org Salvation Army

6. Services offered: Food & Nutritional Programs, Seasonal Services, Women’s Services, Worship Services at Church, Worship Services for Sunday School, Worship Services for Youth Ministries, Salvation Army Thrift Store The Salvation Army provides adults with rehabilitation for learning to cope with their life struggles and to help re-enter society by providing them with spiritual support along with a clean environment. Their programs focus on a clean and healthy living environment where they incorporate group and individual counseling, good food, work therapy, leisure activities, spiritual direction, and resources to develop life skills and a personal relationship with God. The Salvation Army is a place for adults to go to receive assistance with their life struggles. They are able to find a safe place to receive help with circumstances they were unable to cope with. This helps to get them have a healthier relationship with themselves and others; this carries onto the child as well. The child sees their parent’s lifestyle changing and it allows them to adapt. If a child learns about how important a happy, healthy lifestyle is as they are younger, they are most likely to carry on that lifestyle. This benefits the community because it gives them a safe place to go when they are having a tough time coping with their lifestyle choices they have made in the past and can help them change their choices into a healthy lifestyle for not only themselves, but their family as well. Donations include financial contributions online or in person where they have donation boxes. They also accept donations for household items; these items include: appliances, automobiles, children’s clothing, furniture, household goods, men’s clothing, and women’s clothing. Volunteers are always welcome to help on events that the Salvation Army hosts along with the Red Kettle Campaign that is an ongoing project for the Salvation Army. Salvation Army

7. 1611 South Miller Street Shelbyville, IN 46176 (317) 398-7838 Website: www.sharesinc.orgwww.sharesinc.org Shares, Inc.

8. Services offered: Community Employment Services: Employment Preparation Services, Job Development, Job Training, Information and Assistance Organizational Employment Services: Pre-Vocational Skills and Training, Paid Employment and Benefits, Job Safety and Environmental Awareness Training, Job Adaptations and Assistive Technology Living Skills Program: Community, Home/Life, Recreational/Hobbies, Pre-vocational Skills, Functional Academics, Self- Management Counseling and Social Services: Service Coordination, Self-Advocacy and Empowerment, Information and Referral, Resource Library, Benefits Planning Consultation and Asset Building, Community Access/Transportation Assistance Shares, Inc. is a not-for profit company that strengthens the capabilities in their employees. They have individuals work alongside a person with disabilities to provide a learning skill that will prepare them for the workforce. Their main focus is to create an opportunity for a disabled individual to work in the community. Shares, Inc. is so important to the adult because it is allowing them to work alongside a disabled individual to help create a sense of partnership with them. It is teaching that person a side of life that they may not have ever been able to experience due to their inabilities. Share, Inc. gives them this opportunity to create a life they couldn’t have if it wasn’t for their organization. This is also important to children as well; it can help children see this at a young age and only hope for something to help alter their world in a positive direction. Children usually do not think about how different their life can be once they become an adult. Shares, Inc. shows a child how important it is to become involved in a working environment once you become an adult, whether you have a disability or not. The community is so proud of Shares, Inc. because it gives an individual a way of doing something that couldn’t have dreamed of without their support. This organization has a way of helping out so many disabled individuals throughout Central Indiana; our community takes pride in having Shares, Inc. Donations include Financial Contributions through the SCUFFY organization in Shelby County. This organization is the Shelby County United Fund for You. You may also volunteer through SCUFFY as well. Shares, Inc.

9. 57 West Broadway Street Shelbyville, IN 46176 (317) 398-7121 Email: bgraves@sscpl.lib.in.usbgraves@sscpl.lib.in.us Website: www.myshelbylibrary.orgwww.myshelbylibrary.org Shelby County Public Library

10. Services Offered: Getting a Library Card, Borrow-Renew-Reserve Materials, Genealogy and History, eBooks and Audiobooks, Kids programming, Teen Programming, Book Discussion Groups, Computer Services, Library Classes, Scheduling a Story time, Mobile Library, Homebound Delivery, Book Sales, Scan-Fax-Copy, Government Forms, Meeting Rooms, Online Resources, Grant-seeking, Interlibrary Loan The Shelby County Library is an organization that promotes how important reading is to improve a person’s knowledge. Libraries offer so many services that allow you to grow into an educated individual. For example, they have programs that help a person better their understanding in technology by offering computer classes. They also have a way of allowing you to borrow books versus purchasing them. The Shelby County Library offers children services that began at infancy. They host story times on weekly basis for children. They host several events throughout the year that gets the child involved and actively reading. This is important to have them begin reading at a young age so the child will enjoy reading versus being forced to once they begin going to school. They have programs that are for teens that focus on reading with group discussions as well as activities and games that go along with the books they are reading. For adults, they also have group discussions and offer special events for parents to attend. The library gives the parent a place to go to expand their knowledge as well. The Shelby County Library is so important to the community because it gives families a place to go where they can all find something of their enjoyment. Each person’s reading skills vary so greatly that this a is a place for each of them to find their enjoyment on a whole new level. Donations include financial contributions; you are able to donate in person at the circulation desk. You are also able to donate items; you can give books, audiovisual items, and DVD’s. You may volunteer at the library in several ways; for example, helping file library books and helping assist people find books throughout the library. You are also able to volunteer for events that the library hosts throughout the year. Shelby County Public Library

11. P.O. Box 441 Shelbyville, IN 46176 (317) 398-5682 24/7 Crisis Hotline: (800)221-6311 Email: melissarussell- plunkett@turningpointdv.orgmelissarussell- plunkett@turningpointdv.org Email: annecourtney@turningpointdv.organnecourtney@turningpointdv.org Website: www.turningpointdv.orgwww.turningpointdv.org Turning Point

12. Services offered: Legal services, children’s programs, prevention education and professional training, outreach, emergency shelter services, a 24 hour crisis/help line Turning Point is an organization that helps women who are in a domestic violence situation and allow them the resources to escape the situation. They give them the shelter they need to rebuild a life without living in an abusive relationship. Their main focus is stop domestic violence throughout the county. In doing so, they have created an intervention service that leads a person out of that lifestyle. Domestic Violence impacts so many adults across the country. Turning Point has a way of intervening in this hostile situation and giving the adults a place to go to escape this lifestyle. Some adults are just unsure of how to get away from this environment because they become so used to it. Turning Point offers them a place to stay along with programs to help them rebuild their life in a positive way. Children are generally witnesses to the domestic violence and sometimes victims as well. The key to helping a child in this situation is to support them in any way that may be. Turning Point’s services for children include: family case management, support groups, domestic violence education, safety planning, and tutoring and school liaison services. Turning Point has a way of bringing a family together by creating recreational activities for the adults and children to do together. Turning Point is so important to the community because it gives them a safe place to go to get away from the hostile situation that they may have in their home life. People in the community are very fortunate to have a place to go where they can get away from the domestic violence in their home. Donations include financial contributions. You may donate by contacting the President or Development Director online. You may also donate items that are on the supply list listed online. People may volunteer on a short-term basis or long- term basis. They have events that need assistance in throughout the year that you may volunteer for as well as volunteering for every day for office work. Turning Point

13.  1. Choosing a professional work that makes a difference.—Direct Service & Personal Choice  2. Helping to start an after-school program for children whose parents work during the day.— Personal Choice & Direct Service & Charity  3. Donating money to a local charity. —Charity & Direct Service & Personal Choice  4. Joining the armed forces. –Direct Service & Personal Choice  5. Giving blood. –Personal Choice & Direct Service & Advocacy & Charity  6. Tutoring a migrant worker. –Direct Service & Advocacy & Charity  7. Providing dinner once a week at a homeless shelter. —Direct Service & Charity & Personal Choice Pre-Service Learning Assessment (Listed in order of my personal philosophy along with the type of service)

14.  8. Visiting different houses of worship every week to learn about different religions in the community. —Personal Choice  9. Voting. –Direct Service & Advocacy & Personal Choice  10. Adopting a child. –Personal Choice & Direct Service & Advocacy  11. Painting a community mural. –Charity & Direct Service & Advocacy  12. Leaving your car at home and biking to work every day. – Personal Choice & Advocacy  13. Talking with a friend about a social issue of importance to you. –Personal Choice & Advocacy  14. Working for a candidate in a local election. –Direct Service & Personal Choice & Advocacy & Charity  15. Chaining yourself to an old growth tree as loggers enter the forest. –Personal Choice & Advocacy & Direct Service Pre-Service Learning Assessment (continued)

15.  1. What is your organization's mission or purpose?  The Pregnancy Care Centers of South Central Indiana will compassionately engage, educate and inspire our communities with the truth regarding sexual integrity and the value of human life.  2. What social problem does this organization help eradicate?  To take away the incorrect thinking of having a child  The show the truth in the situation  For example, the effects an abortion can have on a mother  Also, if a person is feeling hopeless about the pregnancy, the center is always there for them in any way they may need help with  3. What do you think is the most important service of your organization?  Free pregnancy tests  Can ultimately affect a person’s lifestyle choices– can always help change their lifestyle into a more positive environment versus a chaotic relationship pattern  Free first ultrasound  Seeing the unborn child a woman is carrying for the first time and how she reacts to it Community Partner Interview– Pregnancy Care Center

16.  4. What projects or services can students create or help with for your organization?  Referring people to use the center  Pick up donations for the center  Using free services that are offered  5. What information do you want your community to know about your organization?  There is always assistance available for people in their time of need; there is no judgment on the clients that visit the center. There is always someone there for you no matter the decision you make.  6. Approximately how many families do you help per year?  Out of 75-100 people that visit a year, 50-75 use the services that are offered; they continue to visit the center throughout their life.  7. What opportunities are there for volunteers who may want to continue past their required volunteer hours?  Volunteer for events that are offered through the Center  Organize the donations that are received  Become a Peer Counselor to work with clients– Must be 18 and a member of a Church family  Yard Sales to help donate money  Working on renovations at the centers  Cleaning the center Community Partner Interview— Pregnancy Care Center (Continued)

17.  1. What is your organization's mission or purpose?  Shares, Inc. provides service and support for people with disabilities to enhance their successful inclusion in the community.  2. What social problem does this organization help eradicate?  Prejudice on disabilities  Yellow Card Campaign– Awareness on handicap accessibility in the community  Finding a place for everyone  People with a disability can work in a setting that is suitable to their disability.  Some of the people work in the community at job locations that offer them training.  Others work at the Shares, Inc. factory at different level of areas  Work on simply placing the items in packaging at a more simple task  Work in an assembly line placing items in package that get shipped off  More advanced is placing labels on items that are ordered through their company- these are more personalized items  3. What do you think is the most important service of your organization?  Livings Skills Program  Allows people with disabilities to have employment and support  People are not placed in hospitals; they are able to live in the community and live a normal day to day life like everyone else Community Partner Interview— Shares, Inc.

18.  4. What projects or services can students create or help with for your organization?  Becoming familiar with services that Shares provides  Awareness of people with disabilities are able to work  Volunteers- MUST go through training before becoming involved  Becoming a partner with Shares- Allow a place of employment  If people have a special talent, share it so that you can let others become aware of it!  5. What information do you want your community to know about your organization?  The goal is not to be segregated; it is to become inclusive and give everyone an equal chance.  Everyone works hard on certain tasks just at levels of their strengths  6. Approximately how many families do you help per year?  1,500– 3% of the Indiana population that is disabled  From inquiries to people needing assistance to helping people find jobs and and classes  7. What opportunities are there for volunteers who may want to continue past their required volunteer hours?  Not really “volunteers” accepted--- must be trained  Have events throughout the year to different locations- NYC and Branson, Missouri  Have students give back to the community  Enjoy volunteering at the Animal Shelter, Nursing Home, Girl’s Club Community Partner Interview— Shares, Inc. (Continued)

19.  1. What is your organization's mission or purpose?  The Library’s Mission Statement: The Shelby County Public Library is a community resource dedicated to lifelong learning and committed to the freedom of information. The library will acquire, maintain, and provide materials that support independent learning for the citizens of Shelby County.  2. What social problem does this organization help eradicate?  We aim to provide patrons with free internet access, relevant programming – be it for adults (such as budgeting workshops, special interest programs like gardening, computer use classes, etc) or children (storytimes, seasonal programs, etc), and materials. The Outreach departments helps us to reach those who may not have a way to access the main building so we try to reach the entire community at large and not just those with ease of access.  3. What do you think is the most important service of your organization?  With strive to provide what our patrons need. Be it books to read, eBook access (and knowledge in how to access our eBook rentals), programming… we try to make sure their needs are met. In youth services, we really have a push for early literacy (starting at birth, the importance of reading regularly to children and doing other sorts of activities to aid them in developing the skills they need to learn to read on their own) and helping kids/parents find books that they will enjoy and will engage them. Community Partner Interview– Shelby County Public Library

20.  4. What projects or services can students create or help with for your organization?  Teen led garden area; organize and run clubs/programs under the supervision of a staff member. We are always open to new ideas.  5. What information do you want your community to know about your organization?  We offer more to the community than “just books.” We also provide free internet/wifi access, eBooks, computer classes, use of meeting rooms, and various programming for all ages – storytimes, fun programming, etc.  6. Approximately how many families do you help per year?  With our ongoing programming and Outreach, we reach quite a few families. We have issued roughly 5,000 library cards (which doesn’t reflect families, just individuals).  7. What opportunities are there for volunteers who may want to continue past their required volunteer hours?  We always have a need for shelf reading or cleaning books. We also have, occasionally, books that need to be moved or programs to help prepare for and/or help run. Community Partner Interview– Shelby County Public Library (Continued)

21.  1. What is your organization's mission or purpose  Turning Point’s mission is to work towards the elimination of domestic violence  2. What social problem does this organization help eradicate?  Domestic Violence and Dating Violence  3.What do you think is the most important service of your organization?  In my opinion, the most important service that our organization provides is shelter for victims who are in lethal situations. Within the outreach office, the most important service is providing encouragement and emotional support to victims to let them know that they are not alone and that they can have a life free from intimate partner violence. Community Partner Interview– Turning Point

22. Community Partner Interview- Turning Point (Continued)  4. What projects or services can students create or help with for your organization?  We accept donations at both our shelter and outreach offices and we have a list of what is needed most at shelter.  Acceptable donations include:  Sheets  Pillows  Trashbags  Personal Hygiene Products  Household Cleaners  Cell phones  Strollers  Gift cards  Household items (Appliances &Furniture)  Clothing for women and children

23.  5. What information do you want your community to know about your organization?  Eliminating Domestic Violence needs a community approach. It is not a problem that can be ignored if it doesn’t directly affect you because more than likely it eventually will affect you or someone you know.  6. Approximately how many families do you help per year?  In 2013, our outreach office in Shelby county served 111 clients. Agency-wide (including Shelby, Brown, Bartholomew, Jackson, Johnson, and Jefferson counties) outreach provided 899 families with service. 156 Adults and 143 children spent a total of 4757 nights at our shelter in Columbus.  7. What opportunities are there for volunteers who may want to continue past their required volunteer hours?  We generally need help sorting donations for clients and keeping our awareness cards (which are often found in bathrooms and offices) replenished in the community. We also frequently need help assembling charts and folders for clients. Community Partner Interview- Turning Point (Continued)

24. Community Partner Time Sheet

25.  Pregnancy Care Center: Made gift bags containing items for newborn babies, sorted and put away outfits for families in need, sorted diapers by size, sorted donations that came into facility  Shelby County Public Library: Read stories to children at Halloween Party, helped with crafts associated with Halloween, and assisted in clean up  Turning Point: Sorted through donations, created folders with information of services offered, and assisted in setting up activities for event  Shares, Inc: Took tour throughout building to see what activities took place, assisted others on jobs that needed to be completed Community Partner Timesheet (Notes from volunteering)

26. Community Partner Rubric Category4321 Writing-OrganizationEach section in the presentation has a clear beginning, middle, and end. Almost all sections of the presentation have a clear beginning, middle and end. Most sections of the presentation have a clear beginning, middle and end. Less than half of the sections of the presentation have a clear beginning, middle and end. Attractiveness & Organization The presentation has exceptionally attractive formatting and well- organized information. The presentation has attractive formatting and well-organized information. The presentation has well- organized information. The presentation's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader. Knowledge GainedThe student accurately answers all questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure. The student accurately answers most questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure. The student can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure. The student appears to have little knowledge about the facts or technical processes used in the brochure. Writing - MechanicsCapitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the presentation. Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the presentation after feedback from an adult. There are 1-2 capitalization and/or punctuation errors in the presentation even after feedback from an adult. There are several capitalization or punctuation errors in the presentation even after feedback from an adult. Spelling & ProofreadingNo spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the presentation. No more than 1 spelling error remains after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the presentation. No more than 3 spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the presentation. Several spelling errors in the presentation. Content - AccuracyAll facts in the brochure are presentation. 99-90% of the facts in the presentation are accurate. 89-80% of the facts in the presentation are accurate. Fewer than 80% of the facts in the presentation are accurate.

27.  1. Think back to your attitude about Service Learning prior to your experience. Did your experience change or confirm your attitude? Describe your experiences as you answer this question. I believe the service learning project taught me how to better understand other's lifestyles versus my own and people that I am close to. This also showed me how important it is to help others; some people are not as fortuntate as ourselves so they aren't able to fully provide for their family. At the Pregnancy Care Center, I was able to see firsthand at how some people are not able to provide for their children. They can't afford the diapers, formula, or clothes for their child; the services that the Pregnancy Care Center provide help so many people in the community. This is a way to show them how important it is to help others. At the Shelby County Library, I was able to help kids with crafts for Halloween; they offer this so that people in the community are able to have activities to do for holidays that people cannot afford. Post-Learning Assessment

28.  2. How is your service organization important to the people it serves? What changes would you suggest to the director or the Board of Directors? What was your role in the agency’s delivery of services?  The organizations are so important to the people that are involved. At the Pregnancy Care Center, Enola is so passionate about what she does; this allows anyone to have a safe place to go to when pertaining to pregnancy or thoughts throughout a pregnancy. At the library, Adrienne was so passionate about making sure that children are able to understand the importance of reading and how it helps you become an educated person. Being able to read well helps so many people become higher educated. At Turning Point, Melissa wanted women to know that domestic violence is not okay for a child or an adult to be a part of; they need to have a safe place to go to help get them out of hostile environments. At Shares, Allison was very involved with getting disabled people into the community and able to have a normal life just like anyone else would; they should not be discriminated against their disability. I was very impressed with the amount of passion that each person had for what services they offered; they showed me a way of being understanding about so many different situations. My role in the delivery of services was assisting others to better understand their role in their job. My role was also preparing items for people in need. Post Learning Assessment (Continued)

29.  3. What was the best experience during your Service Learning project? What was the worst experience? How would you approach this project or another project differently next time?  The best experience during my Service Learning Project was definitely the Pregnancy Care Center. I think primarily is because that I have two children of my own that I know how expensive my child's needs definitely are. Some parents don't consider that when they have a child. I loved being able to create coming home bags for newborn babies; I do this for most of my friends when they have children so I found this to be very important to new parents. I can't say that I had a bad experience; I just wish that I could have been more involved at Share's, Inc. due to each volunteer needing special training to handle each disability that they offer. I would approach it the same way; I loved being able to be part of four organizations and see how each one was ran differently. I loved being able to see the different stereotypes of people each organization helped as well. Post Learning Assessment(Continued)