 | From Support to Stability: BWIL Engage Day
with New Hope for Families
Morning Registration is FULL!
Join Bloomington Women in Leadership for our 2026 Engage service project as we support the incredible work being done at New Hope for Families on Friday, June 5th! Participants will help staff at New Hope for Families complete welcome baskets for outgoing families and cleaning and organization projects. Two-hour shifts are available, please select morning and/or afternoon when registering.
New Hope for Families provides shelter and early learning programs to keep families together and lift every child into a promising future. On a given night, more than 160,000 US families are homeless. In most of the country, those families are separated, but Bloomington is different. Our community’s values dictate that no local family will sleep outside, live in a car, or be separated from one another in order to be safe. New Hope for Families is the embodiment of those values. Every day, we work to be sure that every child in our community has a safe place to sleep with their family.
Volunteer Project Opportunities:
- Assemble welcome baskets for families moving into homes
- General spring cleaning to help prepare for their Garden Walk event on June 6th
Donation Drive: Help us also stock items for the welcome baskets for New Hope for Families by donating items from their Amazon Wishlist! You can have it sent directly to New Hope for Families or drop off at any of the following locations:
- Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce (421 W. 6th St., Suite A, Bloomington, IN 47404)
- Morgenstern Books (849 S. Auto Mall Rd., Bloomington, IN 47401)
- Meineke Car Care Center of Bloomington (1800 S. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN 47401 or 3939 Industrial Blvd., Bloomington, IN 47403)
- Century 21 Scheetz (1155 S. College Mall Rd., Suite C, Bloomington, IN 47401)
- Fountain Square (101 W. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47404 - Next to the security desk on the first floor, outside of the glass elevator)
- Old National Bank - South (2490 S. Walnut St., Bloomington, IN 47401)
Shifts available: Each shift will include approx. 30-minute tour of the space and overview of New Hope's Mission and approx. 1-hour 30-minutes of hands-on support.
- 9:30AM-11:30AM
- 1:30PM-3:30PM
Let’s roll up our sleeves and make a difference—together!
Bloomington Women in Leadership ("BWIL") has four core pillars including Inspire, Engage, Elevate, and Empower. BWIL "Engage" events will partner with local non-profit organizations and give back to the community. These programs should focus on participants spending quality time engaging with and enhancing the community and learning about the partner organization who strives to improve the Bloomington community.
Interested in sponsoring this event? Check out these Sponsorship Opportunities and email Director of Communications & Events, Kaytee Lorentzen, with your selection.
Bloomington Women in Leadership (BWIL), an affinity group of The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, is a professional women's group that empowers, inspires, elevates, and engages through mentorships, professional development, and community. BWIL events are open to Chamber and community members. BWIL supports professional women and their allies to build a meaningful network of women through intentional peer and mentoring relationships.
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