Stories : Joy's House

A note from Tina, our Founder and President

November 26, 2019

Note: This letter was originally written and published in our newsletter on November 6th, 2019, before Tina began her two month medical leave to fight breast cancer. Our Campaign by the NumbersGoal: $559,000Amount Raised: $719,827in only 8 weeks with over 1,000 individual donors! Give Now You guys. We did it. You did it. Together, we...

Celebrating our Roots (Melissa)

November 21, 2019

It is impossible for us to name every single person who has influenced Joy’s House to be who we are – simply impossible. But what we can do is celebrate you. During this month of thanksgiving, we want to show our gratitude for how you have helped shape this incredible organization. Twenty years is a...

November 6, 2019

The future of Joy’s House feels stronger, not only because of your amazing support and the overwhelming success of our Critical Fundraising Campaign, but also because of our incredible leadership. We are thrilled to announce that our very own Cayla Rosine has been promoted to Vice President of Finance and Operations here at Joy’s House!...

November 5, 2019

2019. It has been a year of joyous celebration, as we reached our 20th year of serving adults with life-altering diagnoses and their families. It has also been one of, if not THE hardest years at Joy‘s House, as we faced financial and structural hardships and had to really take a look in the mirror...

The Final Week

October 28, 2019

This is it: the final week. The final week to rally together and keep Joy’s House in our community. The final week to prove that caring for adults living with life-altering diagnoses and providing support and resources for their caregivers is a valuable service, and something our community needs. The final week to step up...

BIG NEWS!

October 15, 2019

BIG NEWS: We have received a $100,000 matching gift from a local (and incredible) donor!!! This means that every gift that comes in between now and $100,000 has twice the impact. What?!?! We know. It’s a lot to take in. We invite you to join us by creating a GroupRev fundraising page. It’s easy and will let us...

Celebrating Guests (Mr. Tom & Beth)

October 10, 2019

At Joy’s House, Mr. Tom has found independence, new friends, and a place to be himself. We hope all of our Guests feel this same sense of belonging and self-worth when they spend their days with us. That’s why this month, we put our focus on celebrating our Guests, past and present, who make Joy’s...

October 8, 2019

Yesterday afternoon, a woman came to the Broad Ripple House. She had never heard of Joy’s House before reading our story the day before in the Sunday Indy Star. She read about our guests, our mission, and our campaign, and was moved to visit us. She brought with her an envelope and in that envelope...

October 2, 2019

October 1st marks the start of a new month, a new season, the beginning of year’s end and all its changes and festive holidays. For us, it also marks the halfway point of our 8 week Critical Fundraising Campaign, an urgent effort to keep Joy’s House alive and serving in our community. Four weeks in,...

Celebrating Events (Mary and Rupert)

September 23, 2019

Rupert joined Mary’s family by way of Canine Companions for Independence, a non-profit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly-trained assistance dogs. They have joined us for years at our annual community open house. This month we celebrate Mary, Rupert and everyone else who has been a part of highlighting...