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Community Partners

Community partners hold an integral role in ARC. By cooperating with university students, faculty and staff, community partners provide the university with a valuable link to the wider Bloomington-Normal area. Here is a list of our current community partners:

American Red Cross of the Heartland
Contact: Lyn Hruska

Big Brothers Big Sisters
Contact: Teresa Carroll

Central Illinois Organizing Project
Contact: Don Carlson

East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging
Contact: Tami Wacker

Ecology Action Center
Contact: Michael Brown

Friends of Kickapoo Creek
Contact: Jan Holder

Heartland Head Start
Contact: Debbie Ditchen

Hispanic Families Work Group
Contact: Alex Cardona

The Land Connection
Contact: Terra Brockman

Mackinaw River Ecosystem Partnership
Contact: Mary Jo Adams

Marcfirst
Contact: Laura Furlong

McLean County History Museum
Contact: Bill Kemp

Mid-Central Community Action
Contact: Rick Barrera

Milestones Early Learning Center
Contact: Dana David

Old House Society
Contact: Diane Sullivan

Path Crisis Center
Contact: Karen Zangerle

Prairie State Legal Services
Contact: Stacey Putt

Seven Circles Heritage Center
Contact: Carol Lakota-Eastin

Spence Farm
Contacts: Kris and Marty Travis

STAR Adult Literacy
Contact: Charlotte Coone

UNITY Community Center
Contact: Tabitha Major

Western Avenue Community Center
Contact: Charla Cullen

For more information on becoming an ARC partner, please contact Jim Simeone or Jim Sikora