The pandemic’s impact on social service providers and those they serve

BLOOMINGTON – The Monroe County CARES Board is hosting a zoom discussion on Thursday, March 24, from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. with local social service providers on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected service provision in Monroe County.

Service providers will share how the pandemic affected serving clients, how they adapted, and how people can access services now. Organizations participating include Beacon, Inc., Big Brothers Big Sisters, Courage to Change, New Leaf New Life, Amethyst House, Bloomington Police Department Social Work, Indiana University Behavioral Health, and Centerstone.

To attend, email Monroe County CARES coordinator Lisa Meuser at LLmeuser@me.com to request a zoom link.

Monroe County CARES is the local coordinating council of the governor’s commission for a drug-free Indiana established to coordinate, support, and promote local efforts to prevent and reduce harmful involvement with alcohol and other drugs. The board distributes grants each year to local agencies that work to reduce substance use in the areas of prevention, education, intervention, treatment, and justice.