Community Connection, from Indiana Public Radio
Indiana Public RadioCommunity Connection, from Indiana Public Radio
Community Connection is an Indiana Public Radio original program that tells the story of nonprofit organizations in our listening area of East Indiana. Each month, we focus on one organization and what its volunteers and staff are doing to make East Central Indiana a better place to live and work. We’re here to tell their story: what impact they have on our community, how they do what they do, and how you can help.
Copyright © Indiana Public Radio and Ball State University
Community Connection is an Indiana Public Radio original program that tells the story of nonprofit organizations in our listening area of East Indiana. Each month, we focus on one organization and what its volunteers and staff are doing to make East Central Indiana a better place to live and work. We’re here to tell their story: what impact they have on our community, how they do what they do, and how you can help.
Copyright © Indiana Public Radio and Ball State University
A Christmas Eve party. A missing ring. A down-on-his-luck private eye. It’s a combination that has all the makings of a perfect mystery. Or should we say, “Chris-Mystery?”
A special treat for the holidays.
A look behind the process of creating this local holiday tradition.
Celebrating 60 years on the air through a look back at the station's rich broadcasting history.
Michelle chats with three Master Gardeners about our local group's 30th anniversary and all the exciting events in store this year.
The poverty elimination program that offers paths forward and unique empathy-building experiences.
CEO Watasha Barnes Griffin joins Michelle for a look-ahead discussion on the new year.
Two O. Henry stories brought to life to tell a holiday story that spans generations and recreates the magic of old-time live radio.
Supporting social, educational and other activities for the LGBTQ community.
November is a very busy month for this group that feeds hundreds of area residents on Thanksgiving Day.
We learn more about the non-profit organization funded by community support that is devoted to feeding the hungry providing nutrition education.
A conversation with a group that provide support and resources for families living with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Learn about MINT's latest project: the Prairie Creek Trails Project located on the Southeast corner of Prairie Creek Reservoir in Delaware County.
A summer reading partnership that features pop-up reading sessions out in the community to inspire the public to read more.
This month, we chat with the creator of the Muncie Three Trails Music Series, Rick Zeigler, about why the series we created, who is featured this year, and how the public can help out.
Michelle gets an update from the Alpha Center this month, learning more about their Vial of Life project and an upcoming initiative that helps neighbors helping neighbors.
We catch up with Bob Ball, Executive Director of Inside Out, to learn more about their Fresh Directions program that teams with community organizations who serve a vulnerable demographic to provide food insecure children with nutritious meals and whole...
Michelle speaks with Marissa Rose from an organization for early childhood awareness about their network of Family Navigators.
Michelle talks with Annette Craycraft, the executive director of the East Central Indiana CASA program that serves Madison and Hancock counties.
Jacqueline Hanoman, Executive Director, shares some updates about the Ross Community Center as well as some history and perspective.
Something a little different from the normal here, Community Connection is proud to bring you IPR's production of an original piece by Michael Kleeberg, “A Few Houses Down”, performed live on Friday, Dec. 14,
A local group that seeks to create a more vibrant community with equitable access to healthy, affordable, and nutritious foods.
A Muncie group that performs random acts of kindness before Thanksgiving.
Two special guests, Petunia and Chocolate, "talk" about the Wildlife Warriors' upcoming Pulling for Bats! event in October.
A update about a local organization that connects teachers to the supplies they need to empower the next generation of learners.
We're excited to give you an update about the Roy C. Buley Center's recent merger with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie.
A MACC project combining public art and traffic signal control boxes to develop attractive, vibrant places that reflect the culture of our community.
A private nonprofit that has served children and families since 1851.
Muncie’s premiere all women flat track roller derby league hoping to bring together and empower women of all body types, race, age, and religion.
A group that seeks to empower communities and alcohol serving establishments with the goal of creating safer spaces for all.
This chapter seeks to bring people together to build homes, communities and hope, providing affordable housing for those in need.
An all-volunteer organization dedicated to the recovery of food that would otherwise be thrown out, making fresh, hot vegan and vegetarian meals that are served in public spaces to anyone without restriction.
A non-profit organization that works to make emergency home repairs and accessibility improvements possible for low- to moderate-income homeowners.
A group that demands action for common-sense gun reforms, much like Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
A multi-media examination of ordinary life in Muncie, Indiana
A not-for-profit kitchen that serves those in need of food with dignity and respect.
Muncie OUTReach provides a safe and positive environment for attendees to learn more about themselves through peer interaction and educational experiences.
A group in Delaware county who seek to promote unity in area through unique community events.
A chat with an organization that provides more than just the longest rail-trail in Indiana.
A collective of four artists who seek to improve the community of Muncie through public art projects.
A conversation with a group that provides year-round academic achievement and enrichment programs focused on empowering the next generation of educators, innovators, and leaders.
Learn about the idea of a Time Bank and the Muncie group's recent impact in Delaware County.
A conversation with a Delaware County organization that provides structured day services for adults ages 60+ with cognitive and/or physical disabilities.
A local community center seeks to unify the city of Muncie through the enhancement of the quality of life of its residents.
A group dedicated to creating a unified effort to tackle hunger and food insecurities throughout Muncie and Delaware County in Indiana.
A new food pantry seeks to combat food insecurity in a Muncie East-side neighborhood.
Hear an update from the director of the local agency of the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the United States.
Host Michelle Kinsey speaks with guests from a scholarship program that provides support and referral services to current and former foster youth.
Presenting "A Chris-Mystery": IPR's Live Radio Drama
December 24, 20221hr 7min
A Christmas Eve party. A missing ring. A down-on-his-luck private eye. It’s a combination that has all the makings of a perfect mystery. Or should we say, “Chris-Mystery?”
As a special treat for the holidays, we're proud to bring you IPR's production of A Chris-Mystery, IPR’s radio drama broadcast live on Friday, Dec. 16, from Sursa Performance Hall at Ball State University.
Written by local Radio Drama veteran Michael Kleeberg and produced by Jennifer Blackmer, with direction from David Little and musical direction from Michael Elliott, A Chris-Mystery is sponsored by Michelle Walker Thrivent Financial and The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory.