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Meals for Healthcare Heroes
fundraising goal reached within three days!
In May, the Women4Change Board partnered with Jacquie’s, a local, female-owned catering company, to provide comfort-food dinners to the ER staff at Eskenazi Health Center. With your help, we successfully raised $500 within three days to donate another round of meals to health care workers! READ MORE
Progress in Consent Legislature
your activism influenced indiana legislators
The Indiana Legislative Council has assigned a committee to study the topic of sexual consent, making vital progress on one of our longest-standing legislative priorities. Through our OneClick Politics tool, Women4Change supporters sent over 200 emails to Indiana legislators, ensuring that this issue received the priority status it deserved. We have your advocacy to thank for this huge step forward! READ MORE
May Activism Challenge
small steps to engaging at home
We’ve wrapped up our May Activism Challenge, a month-long series of tips for taking civic action while staying safe at home. READ MORE
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MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA
Tools, webinars, and workshops for those struggling with financial support, anxiety and depression during this time. MHA also provides resources for domestic abuse survivors, families, parents, caregivers, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
60 DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH
This list spans diagnostic tools, research portals, government organizations, nonprofits, blogs, and phone hotlines devoted to addressing issues ranging from general mental illnesses and disorders such as autism, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and substance abuse, to the specific needs of diverse populations, including LGBTQ youth, minorities, women, and veterans.
INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Government-sourced public and professional resources on the coronavirus.
MAVEN
Weekly live Q&As with doctors + educational resources and COVID-19 updates for pregnant women. Maven also collects and presents up-to-date information from the CDC, WHO, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).
BRIGHTER FUTURES INDIANA
Brighter Futures Indiana is a resource to help find childcare and other family resources.
THE INDIANA FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is also providing assistance through the Child Care and Development Fund. You can apply for assistance here.