Activate! – WFHB

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First-person narratives from people working for positive change in Bloomington.

  1. 7 FEB

    Activate! Courtney Payne-Taylor, Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington

    The Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington serve 650 local kids every weekday. Courtney Payne-Taylor got her start at the Boys & Girls Club teaching kids how to skateboard, and now she’s the People & Culture Director, which means she oversees staffing, volunteers, and service-learning programs. In 2025 more than a thousand volunteers helped club …

    5 min

  2. 3 FEB

    Activate! Susan Welsand, VITAL (Volunteers in Tutoring Adult Learners)

    Volunteers in Tutoring Adult Learners (VITAL) is a learning lab operating out of the Monroe County Public Library. VITAL started as a literacy program but has expanded in recent years to include English as a Second Language tutoring and helping stroke victims regain their communication skills. Susan Welsand has been a VITAL volunteer for 42 …

    5 min

  3. 25 JAN

    Activate! Kyleigh Brown, Queer Student Union

    Members of the queer community sometimes struggle to feel seen on their school campus. The Queer Student Union at Indiana University Bloomington is trying to make things easier. Kyleigh Brown is the Queer Student Union president. Recently Kyleigh was awarded a grant that funded a gender-affirming clothes closet at the IU LGBTQ+ Culture Center. Now …

    5 min

  4. 12 JAN

    Activate! Nadia Cain, American Conservation Coalition

    Environmental activism is often viewed as a liberal endeavor, but climate change doesn’t care whether you’re a donkey or an elephant. The nonprofit American Conservation Coalition aims to build bridges between traditional conservative values and environmental advocacy. In Bloomington the ACC has a student chapter and Indiana University student Nadia Cain is the branch leader. …

    5 min

  5. 21/12/2025

    Activate! Kristen Lucas, Crimson Cupboard

    Food insecurity can be a problem for anyone, including college students. On the Indiana University Bloomington campus there are two food pantries known as Crimson Cupboard – one at Campus View Apartments and another in the basement of the Indiana Memorial Union. Both are part of the Student Care and Resource Center, where Kristen Lucas …

    5 min

  6. 14/12/2025

    Activate! Jay Patel, IU Red Cross

    The American Red Cross is one of the most important disaster relief organizations in our social safety net, both here in the U.S. and around the world. Bloomington has an active Red Cross chapter but the Indiana University student chapter was dormant until Jay Patel brought it back to life. Jay feels like so many …

    5 min

  7. 07/12/2025

    Activate! Jack Stirn, Shalom Center

    The plight of the unhoused is an ongoing issue in Bloomington, and the Shalom Center is a primary resource center for local people facing this issue. Today the city is clearing a homeless encampment on Basswood Drive near Twin Lakes Sports Park, and county officials will do the same one week from today at a …

    5 min

  8. 30/11/2025

    Activate! Laynie Pitts, Royal Encounters

    Royal Encounters is an Indiana University student organization bringing a little magic to kids who need it most. These IU students literally get into character, dressing up as a Disney princess or a popular superhero, to go visit sick kids in the hospital. Laynie Pitts knows exactly what it feels like to be one of …

    5 min
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First-person narratives from people working for positive change in Bloomington.

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    Activate! – WFHB
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    268
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    Clean
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