Families Forever

Hoosier Hills Food Pantry to distribute food in Bedford on July 23

Tomorrow, Tuesday July 23rd, we have our Mobile Pantry distribution in Bedford. No documentation is required to receive food, you only need to show up and verbally confirm your name, address, and the number of people in your household.

Come to Sherwood Oaks Church from 4 PM - 6 PM to receive your food!

508 Fellowship Dr, Bedford, IN 47421

Hoosier Hills Food Bank is an equal opportunity distributor and provider. More information on our website at http://www.hhfoodbank.org/

Positive Link will be visiting Families Forever on July 25th from 2-4p. Positive Link offers free HIV and Hep C testing.

If you are in need of food today, see below. SPIN has some to share. Thank you SPIN for all you do for our community!

Got milk? We do, plus cookies and ice cream and cheese and canned goods and frozen pizza, and we would love to share it with you! Stop by the SPIN Food Pantry at 1414 H St from 9-11am M- F for a gallon of milk and a bag of groceries to feed your little cookie monsters!

Positive Link will be at Families Forever on July 25th from 2-4p for free HIV testing.

Families Forever is grateful for the financial support from Lawrence County Community Foundation to make improvements to Jenny's House (our current location) and to offer more community programming around substance use and recovery.

Community Foundation Partnership The Community Foundation Partnership, Inc., Serving Lawrence and Martin County Community Foundations, is located at 3315 5th Street, Bedford, IN 47421.

Mission Statement: Promoting health and wellbeing, with a particular focus on individuals and families struggling with addiction, recovery, and support.

REMINDER - This event has been postponed.

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month Download & share free resources.

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NLCS offering free breakfast and lunch for children this summer | WBIW BEDFORD - North Lawrence Community Schools will offer complimentary breakfast and lunch meals to children under 18 throughout the summer. Meals will be served at Bedford Middle School and Lincoln Elementary. You can pick up the food from May 28 through July 19 at the schools. Meals can be picked ...

As the academic year comes to a close, we wish our IU social work students success as they move on to their professional careers. Families Forever has hosted 3 graduate students who provided in-school mental health services to our county youth!

A thought for the day especially important for people who are excluded because of mental illness, substance use, and disabilities.

Art is one way we encourage our youth to find their voice in our mentoring program!

The eclipse brought many people together. Being together can help us through difficult times. Much of what Families Forever does is about bringing people together and helping build relationships.

Each day brings new possibilities for hope and growth! What are you ready for today?

(Photo is borrowed from Ratkovich Farms - too good not to share)

Spring is a time of new life and new opportunities...Is it time for you to take that first step to the new YOU? Families Forever can help!

Sometimes reading is a nice break from the world:

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We have many options available to connect you with digital titles you want to borrow! Libby, hoopla, and Kanopy give you access to different eBooks, audiobooks, movies, magazines, music, and more, so be sure to check them all when you search for titles you want. Download the apps or browse online at www.bedlib.org.

We got you covered! Need help with housing, mental health, substance use, utilities, food, employment, or transportation? Use the dropdown menu under the tab RESOURCES:

Resources | FamiliesForever Having access to supports and services in the your local community is important. Using the drop-down menu, we have organized resources by housing, utility assistance, food, employment support, and transportation.

Our mentoring program is a collaboration with the United Way of South Central Indiana - Lawrence & Orange and our local schools.

Having a circle of support is important to get through tough times!

Our mentoring program focuses on developing our youth into healthy and productive adults. Sometimes having fun is part of the process!

Come see us at the NLCS Health and Wellness event at Parkview Intermediate! We would love to see you! 😊

Welcome! How may we help you? We provide case management to help you succeed in life, peer recovery to walk with you to sobriety, mentoring to inspire our youth, and truancy prevention to ensure our youngest get to school.

Here is an opportunity!

The Parent Project is a 10-week series that empowers parents/caregivers to help change their child's destructive behaviors. If you have a strong-willed child (ages 11-17), this class is for you! We give parents the tools to never argue with their child again, improve school attendance, address smartphone and social media issues, and prevent or intervene in alcohol or drug use. There is a $30.00 program fee. Our next class will meet at the Lawrence County Probation Department on Wednesdays starting on April 3, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. If anyone has any questions or would like to speak to someone directly to register, contact Katie Messmann at (812) 275-5754. Anyone who is interested can pre-register using this link and they will be contacted to finish registration.

We will be there, will YOU?

In case you were wondering, here is our new place! It is warm and friendly…

We are a proud partner with United Way of South Central Indiana and our local educators to provide school-based mentoring to our youth… leading by example!

In addition to a mentoring program for young ladies, did you know we have started a mentoring program for young men in Mitchell Community Schools?

Free Cell Phone Event!!
When: Friday, December 8th
Where: 1129 16th Street (The REC)
Time: 12-4 p.m.📱

Meet Carrie!

Carrie is our Director of Client Services. Carrie has a BS and CADAC-II. In addition to doing assessments, case management, and group facilitation, she coordinates our truancy and mentoring programs, as well as our peer recovery services.