85 Hope Free Medical Clinic

85 Hope medical clinic is a free medical clinic inspired by the Gospel of Jesus Christ to provide primary healthcare to uninsured or under-insured, low-income adult residents of Wabash County. We are supported entirely by grants and generous donations from individuals, corporations, churches and other organizations. 85 Hope does not receive any federal funding. We are THANKFUL for our local support and invite to you consider 85 Hope as part of your charitable giving.

Babes of Wabash County

Our primary mission at Babe is to foster a sense of community and provide educational, physical, and emotional resources and support for families. We envision a Wabash County where every family has access to the resources needed to cultivate a positive, caring, and healthy family culture. We value trustworthiness, adaptability, growth, unity, and excellence. And our goals are to promote good health, education, and connections. Most importantly, we believe that by developing authentic relationships with each family member who walks through our doors, we can achieve these goals. Babe is more than just a service provider; we are a community hub offering everything from providing families a place to play on a Tuesday afternoon to helping them connect to essential life-sustaining resources.

Life Center

L.I.F.E Center is a Christ-centered resource promoting the value of life. Services include abstinence education, pregnancy support-free pregnancy testing and limited obstetric ultrasounds, post pregnancy support, post-abortion recovery and support, and respect for all human life.

We also offers a material assistance program through a Mommy & Me Boutique (preemie-5T and maternity clothing) and an earn while you learn online course, for a brand new car seat and/or a pack and play.

Mentoring & More is also a program offered through L.I.F.E. Center, it’s for moms or moms to be. This is an incredible opportunity for young moms to be mentored by loving Christian women that desire them to know Christ.

Learn More Center

Learn More Center is the only Adult Basic Education Center in Wabash County. The Learn More Center Inc.’s mission is to provide educational services and a learning community to meet the instructional needs of adult learners related to workforce readiness, adult basic education and literacy. LMC helps learners 16 and older who are no longer in the K-12 school system to reach their educational and career goals. We offer a continuum of services to lifelong learners.

Common Ground Prayer Ministry

One of our goals at Common Ground is to experience God transforming our community through the power of prayer. Our hope is that Common Ground can serve as a community hub for prayer requests and praises from anyone in our community.

Living Well Downtown Wabash

Living Well Downtown, an activity center open to all at 35 East Market Street in Wabash, opened Spring 2019. Made possible through partnerships with Hi-Manger & Rock City Lofts. Their mission is to assist the citizens of Wabash County in meeting their social, physical, economic, and mobility needs with an emphasis on persons age 60 and older.

IN Backcountry Hunters & Anglers

Backcountry Hunters & Anglers seeks to ensure North America’s outdoor heritage of hunting and fishing in a natural setting, through education and work on behalf of wild public lands, waters, and wildlife.

Lagro Canal Foundation

Lagro Canal Foundation (LCF) has been busy making a difference in the town of Lagro! During the first three years of its existence the focus was on three downtown historical buildings. After completing the restoration of the exteriors of those buildings, a local developer purchased them and is finishing the interiors for businesses and apartments. The current focus of LCF includes renovating two additional buildings in downtown Lagro, supporting others in the reclamation of deserted houses in Lagro and collaborating with the Town of Lagro and new business owners to plan seasonal events in the community. Come to Lagro to visit the new businesses and investigate investment opportunities. And support the ongoing work being done by Lagro Canal Foundation with your vote.

Center Court Cares

Organization that gives to families in need. They raise funds through golf outings. We’re here to support the people we do life with—stepping in when help is needed most and showing love when it’s least expected. We’ve helped with: Gas & grocery cards, Baby items (toys, cribs, strollers), Travel for medical appointments, Home ramps for the injured, Housing during hospital stays, Community meals & outreach, Support for local causes like My Team Triumph, Life Center of Wabash, and more!

Emmanuel Christian School

The mission of Emmanuel Christian School is to love every student and to challenge them academically by teaching every subject from a Biblical Worldview. We have served Wabash County for more than 40 years! This continuity shows the strength of an ECS education and the value of our ECS community. Our vigorous academic programs coupled with a variety of extra-curricular opportunities prepare each of our students for success in the greater community. As a Pre K – 12th grade campus, our smaller school size and close-knit staff allow for greater levels of involvement and care than other, larger schools.

Furry Fix

The Furry Fix organization’s mission is to decrease the population thru spay / neuter. It is difficult and financially daunting to fix multiple barn cats or homeless cats that you are trying to help, keep or adopt. Furry Fix is trying to alleviate this financial burden of spay / neuter thru funding of these surgeries in full or in part.

Furry Fix does not perform spay or neuter surgeries they only raise money to help with the cost of spay / neuter. Our long term goal is to work with Veterinarians around the state that will help us provide this much needed service.

Hands of Hope

Hands of Hope in Wabash provides critical support to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and human trafficking in a rural, high-need area. Services include safety planning, legal and medical advocacy, and referrals to shelter and counseling often serving as the only lifeline for those in crisis.

Due to the loss of a key funding source, the Wabash office urgently needs barrier buster funds to maintain core services and ensure survivors continue to receive safe, trauma-informed care.

Josiah White’s Growing Teens for Life

Josiah White’s Growing Teens For Life is a program where Josiah White’s staff teach at risk kids employability skills. We teach them customer service, food preparation, construction, automotive, etc. The students can then take these skills back to their home communities and use them to provide for themselves and their families.

LaFontaine Community Building

LaFontaine Community Building is owned and operated by the LaFontaine Lions to benefit the LaFontaine Community. The LaFontaine Community Building is available for community events and is offered for rent to the public at a reduced rental rate for family gatherings.

LaFontaine Learning Community

Lafontaine Learning Community is a small childcare provider located in Lafontaine. Lafontaine Learning Community serves children in Wabash, Grant, Huntington, and Miami counties. They provide a high-quality childcare environment serving approximately 60 children and their families each week. The program seeks to create a safe, nurturing environment for all children to be able to grow, learn, and develop.

Lighthouse Mission

Here at Lighthouse Mission, we thrive in supporting our community. Lighthouse is a retail store, but we are so much more! We are a Non-profit organization that provides clothing, household items, hygiene products, etc. for people that are currently in a tough situation and are struggling.

Roscoe Rescues

RR is a foster based animal rescue non profit. It rescues animals from all lower 48 states with fosters in many states including Indiana. Its focus is on purebred animals in rescue to bring awareness to the harm of unethical breeding, puppy mills, and other exploitations of animals. RR’s mission is to rescue and rehabilitate purebred dogs and cats and empower communities through education to proudly and responsibly adopt their purebred animals.

Wabash County 4-H

Wabash County 4-H, offers a comprehensive youth development program for children in grades K-12. It provides educational experiences in agriculture, STEM, leadership, and community service. The program includes both traditional 4-H for grades 3-12 and Mini 4-H for younger children in grades K-2, focusing on hands-on learning and personal growth.

4-H Mission: The Indiana 4-H Youth Development mission is to provide real-life educational opportunities that develop young people who positively impact their community and world.

4-H Vision: Indiana 4-H Youth Development strives to be the premier, community-based program empowering young people to reach their full potential.

Wabash County Museum

Our mission is to propagate our history through preservation, education & innovation. The museum offers more than 100 permanent exhibits. A children’s active play area, a sensory friendly learning spaces, and numerous interactive exhibits. The museum also offers more than 50 programs annually including speakers series, exhibit scavenger hunts, an annual 4th of July community concert and more.

Located in downtown Wabash, the museum plays a key role in the downtown cultural district.

The museum welcomes more than 20,000 guests annually. We offer affordable admission prices, annual membership, free membership to those with financial need. Veterans and active duty military are always welcome at no charge.

Wabash Little League

Wabash Little League provides summer baseball for over 550 of Wabash County youth. We have a board of 13 and over 250+ volunteers over the course of the season to make it happen. We have a need for player scholarships, as many of our youth are unfortunately at or below poverty level. We want to make sure that all kids have an opportunity to be involved, no matter what they’re families financial status is. We believe that the group of volunteers we have help create an environment that will help the youth grow and create life long lessons.

Learn More Center Wabash Location

A long-held community vision for an adult training center in Wabash County is becoming a reality, supported by Learn More Center and a coalition of local stakeholders. With a broad support from businesses, government, and citizens, Learn More Center is expanding opportunities for adult education and workforce development.

We are undertaking a reconstruction project to transform our facility into a modern, fully equipped center for adult education, providing expanded classrooms, updated technology, and accessible learning spaces tailored to workforce and vocational training needs.