By: Alexander Sylvia This organization has been in Indian River County for longer than I have and is still working to make sure that every child has access to exemplary early-childhood education. Childcare Resources of Indian River helps children ages 6 weeks to 5 years...
By: Alexander Sylvia A staple in the community for helping children, the Boys and Girls Club of Indian River County continues to make sure that children have an enriching place to go and simply, be kids. I had the pleasure of visiting the Vero Beach...
By: Alexander Sylvia In their new campus, United Against Poverty is fully equipped to fight the good fight against poverty in our community. Not only do they have a member share grocery program, which offers affordable groceries to those who can’t afford it in a...
By Jeff Pickering, President and CEO 2020 was a tough year for everyone in our community. For the 50 percent of Indian River County households who live in poverty, however, the health and financial impact of COVID-19 and the global pandemic has been devastating, leaving...
By: Alexander Sylvia The Gifford Youth Achievement Center has been a staple in the Indian River Community for my entire life. Not only do they provide safety and stability for children in low-income areas, but they also provide additional education, life skills training, games, summer...
By: Alexander Sylvia Crossover Mission is a wonderful newer non-profit here in Indian River County. Their mission of helping children in low-income often one-parent households in the Gifford area is carried out through basketball training and academic tutoring. They provide their children with any sort...
Photo by: Kaila Jones This year Ballet Vero Beach has produced a free live stream event of their 4th annual theatrical production of Nutcracker on the Indian River. The organization partnered with the Indian River Land Trust to have an authentic India River Lagoon backdrop....
This giving season Indian River Community Foundation awarded a grant of $5,000 to Bike Walk Indian River County from the charitable giving account of an anonymous client. This donation will help Bike Walk carry out their mission to promote safe bicycling and walking as transportation...
Indian River Community Foundation’s 12th year of operation was one that can be categorized as successful, albeit not in the way that we had planned. After getting off to a relatively good start with a new strategic plan, a steady flow of new accounts, generous...