Blue River Services, Inc. (BRS) is a non-profit organization founded in 1959 by six families who believed that all people are capable of learning when given the opportunity and appropriate support services. With this guiding philosophy for more than 60 years, BRS has consistently expanded its services to meet the needs of community members and help people with disabilities and the general public overcome barriers to independence.

BRS strives to reach its motto of “People Serving People” by providing exceptional services for all ages, from infants to seniors, in all areas of life and levels of ability.  In fiscal year 2019, the agency served 20,710 individuals through more than 20 programs in 30 Indiana counties.

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WIC offices are completing all information by phone. You will not need to come to the office to receive services.

If you have temporarily lost your job due to covid 19 and are pregnant, breastfeeding or have children under the age 5, you may qualify for WIC. A family of four can earn $47,638 per year; family of five can earn $55,815 per year and still qualify for wic.

WIC is here to help during Covid-19

For more information please call:

• Harrison County: 812-738-1601
• Washington County: 812-883-1394
• Orange County : 812-723-4131
• Crawford County: 812-365-2943

On March 7, Rauch, Inc., Blue River Services, Inc. and RBR Alliance, Inc. staff and community leaders celebrated the 20th Imagine Awards at Caesar’s Southern Indiana.

Thanks to the sponsors, donors, attendees, volunteers, auctioneer Shaun Logsdon and local musician Jackson Snelling for making the 20th Annual Imagine Awards such a resounding success. More than 340 people came out for a remarkable performance by Jackson and a live auction that raised more than $44,000 to help Rauch purchase four new wheelchair accessible vehicles - WOW. Congratulations to award winners Jerry Beverly, Donna Davis and Metro United Way - Louisville!!

The vision of the Imagine Awards is to celebrate those who are committed to making a better community and world for people with disabilities... "A Community Where Everyone Belongs." 

Blue River Services, Inc. received $50,000 to leverage a $525,000 grant from the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority to construct a new single room occupancy group home for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This new construction, which will be built in New Salisbury, will replace the current group home on Marvy Lane in Palmyra.

“This grant helps leverage funding to construct a new home for residents with profound disabilities,” Daniel J. Lowe, CEO of Blue River Services, said. “We are grateful for the foundation’s support of this important project.”

The Harrison County Community Foundation (HCCF) grant was made possible by generous support from community donors and Caesars Southern Indiana.

It was a Winter Wonderland at First Capital Christian Church in Corydon January 18. Blue River Services, Inc. staff hosted the winter-themed festival aimed at bringing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities together for an afternoon of fun. Surrounded by shiny snowflakes and music, more than 100 people turned out to socialize, dance, play games, decorate cookies and do crafts. There was even a hot cocoa station with whipped cream, exploding chocolate marshmallow balls and sprinkles.

Festival-goers were also excited to see Elsa and Anna from Frozen, who posed for pictures and joined everyone on the dance floor.

One of the most popular areas though, was the snowball toss game. Similar to the rules of the classic Cornhole game, players in snowball toss could also win prizes. Every player that got the snowball into the “ice” hole on the board won a prize!

This free public event was sponsored by Blue River Services, Inc. We can’t thank our volunteers enough for making this a special day – DJ Jess Rocks, students from Corydon High School who volunteered at the craft area and all of our wonderful staff.

If you are interested in receiving information about Blue River’s special events and news, please contact Dawn Pigg at dpigg@brsinc.org or 812-738-2018.