Community Support Directory

Contacts

• Beacon Health System Mental and Behavioral Health Care

  Beacon Health System offers mental health services, from counseling to inpatient care. Whether dealing with depression, anxiety, or complex disorders, Beacon provides advanced treatment, technology, and compassionate care to support healing.

  Category: Mental and Behavioral Health

• Boys and Girls Club

  The mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northern Indiana Corridor is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.

  Category: Child Care

• Bright Beginnings Family Childcare

  Bright Beginnings enriches the lives of families by offering programs for children from infancy to school-age and creating safe, supportive spaces where families can receive additional care and resources for their children.

  Category: Child Care

• Bright Futures Indiana

  Brighter Futures Indiana offers information to empower families in their search for the highest-quality learning experiences for their children.

  Category: Child Care

• Brightpoint

  Brightpoint helps communities, families, and individuals remove the causes and conditions of poverty.

  Category: Child CareFinancialHousingMedical Care

• Center for the Homeless

  The Center for the Homeless is the South Bend area's largest residential facility for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

  Category: Housing

• Early Childhood Development Center

  St. Mary's College offers affordable childcare through the ECDC

  Category: Child Care

• Early Head Start

  Head Start and Early Head Start programs provide low-income families with free learning and development services for their children ages birth to 5. All programs welcome children with disabilities.

  Category: Child Care

• El Campito

  El Campito’s mission is to promote the educational, social, and economic success of diverse children and families. Their vision is that every child in St. Joseph County will have access to high-quality early childhood education.ion.

  Category: Child Care

• Elkhart County Health Department Suicide Prevention Coalition

  The Elkhart County Suicide Prevention Coalition provides resources and support to those seeking help. Since October 2003, their mission has been to offer alternatives to suicide and reduce the incidence of this tragedy in our community.

  Category: Mental and Behavioral Health

• Eviction Clinic - Notre Dame Law School

  The Notre Dame Eviction Clinic represents clients facing eviction or eviction-related proceedings in St. Joseph County, Indiana courts.

  Category: Housing

• Faith Mission of Michiana

  Faith Mission of Michiana, Inc. is a Christian social service agency which provides food, shelter, clothing and other services for homeless individuals.

  Category: Housing

• Franciscan Health Behavioral and Mental Health

  Franciscan Health provides a full spectrum of behavioral and mental health services for adults and adolescents, including substance use and addiction, psychological disorders, and more

  Category: Medical CareMental and Behavioral Health

• Geminus Care

  Geminus provides social services to children and families, including early childhood education, family services and preventative programs in Northwest and Northern Indiana

  Category: Child CareMental and Behavioral HealthSubstance Use

• Head Start

  Head Start is a federal program for preschool children three to five years of age in low-income families. Its aim is to prepare children for success in school through an early learning program.

  Category: Child Care

• HealthLinc

  HealthLinc accepts Medicare, Medicaid, Healthy Indiana Plan, most commercial insurance plans, and provides care for the uninsured. Services will be provided on a sliding fee scale based on household size and income.

  Category: InsuranceMaternal HealthMedical CareMental and Behavioral HealthSubstance UseVaccines

• Hope Ministries

  Hope Ministries offers housing, case management, counseling, adult education, and job support for low-income and housing unstable individuals in South Bend.

  Category: Housing

• Housing Authority South Bend

  The Housing Authority of South Bend is a public corporation that offers housing facilities for low- and moderate-income families, senior citizens and people with disabilities.

  Category: Housing

• Indiana Health Centers

  Indiana Health Centers, Inc. is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) providing medical, dental, and behavioral health care to the medically underserved and uninsured populations of the state.

  Category: InsuranceMaternal HealthMedical CareMental and Behavioral HealthSubstance Use

• Jubilee Initiative for Financial Inclusion (JIFFI)

  574-400-5258
  loanteam@jiffi.org
  P.O. Box 31, Notre Dame, IN 46556
  

  The Jubilee Initiative for Financial Inclusion (JIFFI) is a student-run nonprofit offering alternatives to predatory payday lending in South Bend. JIFFI provides cash advances and financial planning tools to help clients break the cycle of poverty.

  Category: Financial

• La Petite Academy

  La Petite Academy educational daycare center offers early education child care programs for infants to school-age students.

  Category: Child Care

• LifePact

  5747979476
  bakerl@cfhcare.org
  501 Comfort Pl Mishawaka, IN 46545
  

  Having trouble handling difficult and overwhelming emotions? Join the power of presence!

  Category: Mental and Behavioral HealthProfessional Development

• Life Treatment Center

  Life Treatment Centers is a non-profit that has served the substance use disorder treatment needs of the St. Joseph County/North Central Indiana community since 1972. Life Treatment Centers offers a comprehensive list of treatment services.

  Category: Substance Use

• Motels4Now

  (574) 222-0417
  Motels4Now@gmail.com
  744 S Main St, South Bend, IN 46601
  

  Motels4Now, a housing-first program for the chronically homeless, started in August 2020 and helps many transition to longer-term housing. It’s evolving into New Day Intake Center, with a new website for updates and communications.

  Category: Housing

• Naxos Neighbors

  Providing harm reduction peers to keep people who use drugs safe. Our app, Naxos OD, allows anyone to have harm reduction supplies delivered as well as resources, alerts, and drug checking results.We also provide Narcan and on-the-job peer training.

  Category: Substance Use

• New Day Intake Center

  South Bend’s only housing-first, high-access homeless shelter. They provide dignified accommodations and access to wraparound mental, physical, and emotional healthcare in partnership with community organizations.

  Category: Housing

• Oaklawn-Elkhart Campus

  574-533-1234
  info@oaklawn.org
  2600 Oakland Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517
  

  Oaklawn provides mental health and addiction treatment for children, adolescents and adults in Elkhart and St. Joseph counties. Our specialized services range from skills training and case management to outpatient therapy and inpatient care.

  Category: Mental and Behavioral Health

• Oaklawn-Goshen Campus

  574-533-1234
  info@oaklawn.org
  330 Lakeview Dr, Goshen, IN 46528
  

  Oaklawn provides mental health and addiction treatment for children, adolescents and adults in Elkhart and St. Joseph counties. Our specialized services range from skills training and case management to outpatient therapy and inpatient care.

  Category: Mental and Behavioral Health

• Oaklawn-Mishawaka Campus

  574-259-5666
  info@oaklawn.org
  1411 Lincolnway West, Mishawaka, IN 46544
  

  Oaklawn provides mental health and addiction treatment for children, adolescents and adults in Elkhart and St. Joseph counties. Our specialized services range from skills training and case management to outpatient therapy and inpatient care.

  Category: Mental and Behavioral Health

• Oaklawn-South Bend Campus

  574-283-1234
  info@oaklawn.org
  415 E Madison St, South Bend, IN 46617
  

  Oaklawn provides mental health and addiction treatment for children, adolescents and adults in Elkhart and St. Joseph counties. Our specialized services range from skills training and case management to outpatient therapy and inpatient care.

  Category: Mental and Behavioral Health

• Oak Street Health

  Oak Street Health specializes in caring for older adults on Medicare and Medicare Advantage insurance plans, offering mail-order prescriptions and coordinated healthcare services such as specialist appointments and social services.

  Category: Medical CareMental and Behavioral HealthTransportationVaccines

• Oxford House

  Oxford House provides low cost, self sufficient housing for people who are committed to living free from addiction. There are over 2,900 Oxford homes in the United States. Council Oak is women's only housing.

  Category: HousingSubstance Use

• Primary Care Partners of South Bend

  Primary Care Partners of South Bend provides confidential and comprehensive healthcare for all ages – from birth to teens and adults to seniors.

  Category: Medical CareMental and Behavioral Health

• REAL Services

  5742847189
  carissa.fields@realservices.org
  1151 S. Michigan St. South Bend, IN 46601
  

  REAL Services provides programs that promote nutrition, self-sufficiency, education, and protection for over 30,000 people in Northern Indiana each year.

  Category: FinancialFoodHousingMedical CareMental and Behavioral HealthProfessional Development

• Robinson Community Learning Center

  The RCLC Preschool seeks to enhance the development of each child. The learning environment, activities, and daily schedule foster social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative development through hands-on learning and play.

  Category: Child Care

• South Bend Bike Garage

  SB Bike Garage is a community bicycle garage. They offer three ways to get a bike - purchasing one, repairing an old one, or volunteering 6 hours and receiving a free bike in return.

  Category: Transportation

• St. Joseph PACE

  574-247-8700
  saintjosephPACE@trinity-health.org
  

  Saint Joseph PACE (Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) is a healthcare choice for seniors living in our community. The program can assist seniors to live safely at home while being helped by a team of healthcare experts.

  Category: Medical Care

• The South Bend Lead Affinity Group

  N/A
  SBLeadAffinity@gmail.com
  1013 Portage Ave South Bend, IN 46616
  

  The Lead Affinity Group, a cross-sector coalition, has secured $8.9M in new funds for St. Joseph County since 2017. They work to amplify efforts, prevent lead poisoning, and increase community awareness of lead testing and new state legislation.

  Category: HousingLead Prevention and Remediation

• Transpo

  574-232-9901
  businfo@sbtranspo.com
  1401 S. Lafayette Blvd, South Bend, IN 46613
  

  South Bend's municipal bus system serving South Bend, Mishawaka, and neighboring suburbs including Notre Dame University.

  Category: Transportation

• Upper Room Recovery

  Upper Room Recovery Communities is a temporary supportive home for people who are in recovery from addiction. The program connects holistically with other recovery programs as well as the local spiritual community and judicial system.

  Category: HousingSubstance Use

• VA Benefits

  VA Benefits offer confidential help for veterans, service members and their families at no cost. Services include counseling for needs such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST).

  Category: HousingInsurance

• Verida Medical Transportation

  Verida contracts with a variety of NEMT providers to deliver a range of transportation services within the programs we serve. Includes ambulatory, wheelchair, stretcher, Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS)

  Category: Transportation

• Youth Service Bureau

  YSB's ultimate goal is to ensure all youth have access to safety, shelter and the opportunity to succeed. YSB helps youth struggling with abuse, neglect, homelessness and lack of resources.

  Category: HousingMaternal Health

• YWCA

  YWCA helps women facing violence, poverty, unsafe living conditions, lack of reliable and affordable childcare, and under- or unemployment.

  Category: HousingMaternal HealthMental and Behavioral HealthSubstance Use