SECC Charity Fair at the Statehouse Market on Sept. 12

On Thursday, September 12 the State Employees’ Community Campaign Charity Fair will take place alongside the Statehouse Market! The event will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Robert D. Orr Plaza. You can view the food truck and vendor lineup here.

Visit close to 40 charities and hear about the important work they do in the community. This event can help employees decide which charity or charities they would like to donate to with payroll deductions during the SECC campaign and help reach the goal of $1.5 million in donations. We hope to see you there!  

Charity Fair 

Read more about the charities that will be at the Sept. 12 SECC Charity Fair at the Statehouse Market. 

American Red Cross: The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. 

Arts for Learning Indiana: Since 1961, Arts for Learning Indiana has provided all youth in Indiana access to an education made whole by the arts. We employ more than 50 teaching artists who provide performances, workshops, and residencies to schools, libraries, and community organizations, reaching nearly 40,000 youth every year. We also provide professional development designed to help classroom teachers and teaching artists effectively work together to integrate the arts into any educational environment. 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana serves 1,100+ youth annually ages 8–18 in Hamilton, Johnson and Marion Counties. We believe that inherent in every young person is the potential to thrive, and we partner with parents/caregivers, volunteers, schools, and the donors in our community to help youth achieve: Higher aspirations, greater confidence, and better relationships; educational success; and avoidance of risky behaviors. 

Boys & Girls Clubs in Indiana, Inc.: The Boys & Girls Clubs in Indiana play a vital role in supporting the local community by providing a safe and nurturing environment for children and teenagers. These clubs offer a variety of programs focused on education, health, and leadership development, helping young people build the skills necessary for a successful future. By offering after-school activities, mentorship, and access to resources, the Boys & Girls Clubs aim to inspire and empower youth to reach their full potential. Their efforts contribute to reducing juvenile delinquency, improving academic performance, and fostering a sense of community and belonging among members. 

Correctional Professionals Assistance Fund of Indiana (CPAFI): The CPAFI is a benevolent fund which provides immediate financial assistance to eligible IDOC employees during difficult life experiences such as loss of life, significant injuries/property damage or loss to IDOC staff, contractual partners, spouses, immediate family, guardianships. The CPAFI also provides multiple levels of academic spring and fall scholarships to the same staff and family members. 

Crossroads of America Council, BSA: Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America beneficially involves every eligible child and his or her family in the fun and adventure of our programs. We provide extraordinary youth development programs that: strengthen values, develop leadership skills, provide lifelong learning and instill the habit of service to others.  

Down Syndrome Indiana: Down Syndrome Indiana is dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with Down syndrome. We provide information and resources while raising awareness and promoting inclusion. We support families from diagnosis through adulthood! 

Elevate Indianapolis: Elevate is a non-profit that builds long-term, life-changing relationships with Indianapolis urban youth, equipping them to thrive and contribute to their community. We support the community by going into the schools we partner with and teaching students to become leaders in the community and give back what we poured into them. 

Exodus Refugee Immigration: Exodus Refugee Immigration is dedicated to the protection of human rights by serving the resettlement needs of refugees and other displaced people fleeing persecution, injustice and war by welcoming them to Indiana. Exodus has a long history of welcoming refugees and asylees from many countries, cultures, languages, faiths, and political opinions. Exodus has helped thousands of refugees from more than 50 different countries establish new lives in Indiana. 

Feeding Indiana’s Hungry: By drawing on varied resources within public agencies and the private sector, we hope to provide hunger relief for those in need throughout Indiana. Feeding Indiana’s Hungry partners with 11 food banks across the state of Indiana, serving all 92 counties, to help ensure they are able to serve their community. 

Hoosier Burn Camp, Inc.: Hoosier Burn Camp is committed to providing life-changing experiences for young people who have suffered the physical and emotional trauma associated with a severe burn injury. Our annual summer camp and monthly events create experiences for burn survivors where they can be just one of the kids™ in a safe and supportive environment. 

Indiana Association of the Workers for the Blind: For over 100 years, the Indiana Association of the Workers for the Blind has offered social engagement and financial support for people who are blind through monthly activities including luncheons, bowling and various local outings. Social isolation can be debilitating for many who are blind. Instead, we are going to museums, baseball games and more with the help of sighted volunteers. 

Indiana Canine Assistant Network: ICAN advocates for independence and opportunity by facilitating partnerships between people and dogs to unleash possibility. Our accredited service dog training and Indiana placement program provides safety, friendship and independence for children and adults with disabilities. Additionally, our program helps incarcerated individuals find purpose, gain hope, and learn the skills they need to successfully return to the community — all by training service dogs that help someone else. 

Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence: As the state coalition for domestic violence programs in Indiana, we work in a variety of areas to further the mission of eliminating domestic violence. Learn more about the ways we are working to make a difference and help communities and relationships become safe, stable and nurturing at the charity fair. 

Indiana Donor Network Foundation: We support the organ donation and transplantation community in Indiana by providing grief support for children of donor heroes, financial assistance for transplant recipients for lifesaving medications, transportation to key medical appointments, and scholarships for family members of donors and transplant recipients. 

Indiana Land Protection Alliance: Indiana Land Protection Alliance (ILPA) is a vibrant nonpartisan network of land trusts, conservation partners and community members. Our alliance actively champions land and water protection for all of Indiana. Collectively, our members serve all 92 counties, and they have protected more than 176,000 acres of Indiana’s most significant land, water and cultural resources. 

Indiana Parks Alliance: We are a charitable organization dedicated to supporting Indiana State Parks and Nature Preserves, the resources they manage, and the communities they serve through education, advocacy, fundraising and assistance to local friends groups. 

Indiana Public Schools Foundation: The Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) Foundation is the only organization that exists to raise funds to advance the strategic priorities of Indianapolis Public Schools. The IPS Foundation works in true partnership with district leadership to understand needs and define priorities for funding, furthering the mission of creating an equitable educational experience for the over 30,000 students and 3,500 educators. Through the IPS Education Equity Fund, we provide investments in essential resources, overall well-being, enrichment opportunities and community building. 

Indiana State Transportation Workers Foundation: ISTWF was founded to provide immediate short-term financial assistance for INDOT families who experience loss of life, serious health issues and other qualifying hardships. The foundation also provides scholarships to qualifying INDOT families. 

Indiana Youth Group: Indiana Youth Group is a drop-in center for LGBTQ+ young people, 12-24 years old that builds caring communities. IYG creates safer spaces to foster community and provides programming that empowers LGBTQ+ youth and magnifies their voices. 

Indy Hygiene Hub: Indy Hygiene Hub (formerly Dotted Line Divas) is dedicated to supporting families in need by providing high-quality personal care and hygiene items. We host a drive-thru pantry on the third Saturday of every month, serving over 150 families. Families receive bags containing essential hygiene items such as shampoo, soap, razors, deodorant, toilet paper, toothpaste, and, when available, cleaning supplies, diapers, tampons and more. Our mission is to affirm dignity and restore hope within the community through the provision of these vital resources. 

Indy Reads: For 40 years, Indy Reads has been working towards its vision of 100% literacy for all. Each program year, Indy Reads serves more than 400 adult learners in its tuition-free High School Equivalency (HSE), English Language Learning (ELL), Literacy Foundations, and workforce certifications Community Classrooms to advance social equity through education. 

The International Center: For over 50 years, The International Center has served Indiana as a catalyst for international growth and as a guide to the world’s cultural landscape. Our board of directors and our diverse and experienced staff are dedicated to growing our community as a key player in the global marketplace and serving as a window to the world — looking out and looking in. 

Isaiah 117 House: Isaiah 117 House has a threefold mission to be able to reduce trauma for children on removal day. This process begins by providing children with a safe and loving environment where they receive all the things they need; this helps to lighten the load for the child welfare workers who carry the burden of finding long term placement for that child. Finally, when placement is being found, a foster family can more easily say ‘yes’ knowing that kiddo will come with all the things they need to make their first few days easier. 

A Kid Again: A Kid Again provides consistent, cost-free, year-round Adventures for children with life-threatening conditions and their families. We serve children under the age of 20 years who are qualified by a medical physician as having a life-threatening condition. 

KidsPeace: KidsPeace is a nonprofit organization who licenses foster parents to care for children placed in DCS care. We place children in foster homes and provide one-on-one assistance and support to our foster families and foster children. KidsPeace advocates for the foster parents and foster children and are a voice for those who do not have one. 

Little Red Door Cancer Agency: Little Red Door Cancer Agency works to reduce the physical, emotional and financial burdens of cancer for low-income and medically underserved residents of central Indiana. Our programs assist over 30,000 Hoosiers every year throughout their cancer journey, from screening and diagnostic services through treatment and survivorship. Our current programs include individualized navigation to low or no cost diagnosis and treatment services, care packages, nutritional support, trips to and from cancer treatments, complementary therapies such as yoga and therapeutic massage, and more. 

The Manship Foundation: The Manship Foundation acquires homes, rehabs them and sells them at a discount to value to low-income families. We provide a down payment grant that is given to the buyer and is never to be repaid. Our goal is to provide affordable housing to 100 low-income families in the next 5 years. The down payment is often the hardest hurdle to achieve for low-income families. By covering that expense and selling at a discount to value, we are ensuring an easier transition into homeownership and fighting for generational wealth for low-income families. 

Medical Mutts Service Dogs: As a leading authority in Medical Alert assistance dogs, Medical Mutts is dedicated to training rescue dogs and service dogs and promoting collaboration between dogs and people through science, education and ethical training. 

Mozell Sanders Foundation: Our mission statement is to provide for the underserved and un-served throughout the Indianapolis area by feeding the hungry, empowering youth and adults, and building a facility that will provide for the community’s welfare. 

NAMI Indiana: NAMI Indiana is the state organization of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. We are a grassroots public charity helping people living with serious mental illnesses, their families and friends. We support local NAMI Affiliates, train volunteer leaders, provide continuing education for professionals, and partner for systems change at the state level. 

National Kidney Foundation of Indiana: The National Kidney Foundation of Indiana’s mission is to prevent kidney and urinary tract disease, improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and families affected by these disease, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation. 

PACE Indy: PACE provides a variety of services to individuals and families impacted by the justice system to ensure they are afforded the opportunity to lead productive and responsible lives in their communities. We want to ensure that people returning to the community from incarceration have the tools and resources to successfully re-enter society. 

Pacers Foundation: The Pacers Foundation is on a mission to empower young people and invest in community partnerships addressing equity and justice in education, health, and safety. With a focus on providing opportunities and programming for Indiana’s most vulnerable and at-promise communities, the Pacers Foundation envisions our state as a place where young people have access to opportunities and experiences to thrive. 

Retired Indiana Public Employees Association/RIPEA Foundation: The mission of the RIPEA Foundation is to serve Indiana’s active and retired public employees through gifts used as needed to protect their quality of life. Grants of up to $1,000 annually have been given out to our most vulnerable public employees. 

Second Helpings: Second Helpings fights hunger from every angle. Our volunteers and staff rescue prepared and perishable food from wholesalers, retailers and restaurants, preventing unnecessary waste. That rescued food is used to create more than 5,000 nutritious meals each day that are distributed to more than 100 nonprofit partners that feed Hoosiers in need. We deliver more than a million meals every year, many of them to kids and seniors. Using that same rescued food, we train people for careers in the culinary industry. This helps eliminate hunger and poverty at its source. More than 1,000 adults have graduated from this program. 

Starfish Initiative: Starfish Initiative was established in 2003 with a vision to make a difference in the lives of marginalized youth—one student at a time. Today we continue to advance our mission by providing long-term, community-based mentoring to high school students, helping to improve post-secondary education attainment of academically promising students, and aid in planning a pathway to economic mobility for Indianapolis high school students. 

Wheeler Mission: Founded in 1893, Wheeler Mission is the oldest continuously operating ministry of its kind in the state of Indiana. Wheeler is a non-denominational, Christian, social services organization, which provides critically needed goods and services to individuals experiencing homelessness, poverty, and need in central and south-central Indiana without regard to race, color, sexual orientation, creed, national origin or religion.