Local resources to support navigating work + life needs.

National and Statewide Resources
- IU Employee Perks and Discounts
- Use funds on your CrimsonCard as payment for items and meals on-campus and off-campus.
- Online Discounts
- American Bar Association - IN Free Legal Answers
- Legal Services Corporation promotes equal access to justice and provides grants for high-quality civil legal assistance to low-income Americans.
- Low-income Taxpayer Clinic at Indiana Legal Services represents, educates, and advocates on behalf of Hoosier taxpayers to ensure that all Indiana residents are able to know, understand, and exercise their fundamental rights as taxpayers.
- Consumer Law Center represents, educates, and advocates on behalf of Hoosiers to ensure they know, understand, and exercise their rights as consumers.
- Housing Law Center (Indiana Legal Services)
- Immigrants & Language Rights Center (Indiana Legal Services)
- LGBT Victim Assistance Program (Indiana Legal Services)
- Cigna’s Veteran Support Line will help all veterans, their families and caregivers with services and resources for financial issues, legal assistance and more. Services are provided whether or not the veteran is a Cigna customer. Call 1-855-244-6211 for more information.
Area-Specific Resources
Groups and Organizations
- Asian Culture Center promotes awareness and understanding of Asian and Asian American Cultures, history, and issues at IU and in the Bloomington Community.
- CWA union for Indiana University Bloomington Support Staff.
- First Nations Educational and Cultural Center focuses on building a Native community within the University.
- Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center supports IU’s efforts to challenge, support, and contribute continued development and success of black students, faculty, and staff.
- Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) provides academic support, community, advocacy, and graduate resources.
- IU Bloomington Professional Council (IUBPC) provides leadership to enhance the quality of life of the professional employee.
- University Club fosters connections and sponsors social, cultural, and recreational activities.
- Indiana University’s La Casa/Latino Cultural Center offers a combination of support services and programming focused on the recruitment and retention of Latin students, faculty, and staff.
- Latino Faculty and Staff Council focuses on building fellowship and communication among Latino faculty, staff, and students.
- Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs facilitates programming related to diversity issues and support services for students, faculty, and staff of diverse ethnicities.
Legal
- Monroe County Bar Association
- Student Legal Services on-campus law firm serving only IU students
- Indiana Legal Services - Bloomington provides legal services for low-income households in Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Orange, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, and Vigo counties.
- The Indianapolis Senior Law Project serves Blackford, Boone, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Jay, Johnson, Marion, Madison, Morgan, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Union, and Wayne counties.
Perks and Discounts
- Bloomington Discounts
- Online Technology & Retail Discounts - IU employees and students can receive cell phone, technology, entertainment, travel, and various other discounts with these online retailers.
Groups and Organizations
- Asian Pacific American Faculty and Staff Council supports educational, professional, social, and cultural opportunities for faculty and staff members who identify as Asian Americans and/or share the values of Asian Pacific American heritages.
- Black Faculty and Staff Council provides leadership in addressing issues that are of vital concern to the African-American campus community.
- Graduate and Professional Student Government advocates on issues that are important to graduate and professional students and keeps an active dialogue open with the IUPUI administration.
- IU Indianapolis Faculty Council
- IU Indianapolis Senior Academy unites retired faculty and staff to further members’ interests and to use their knowledge, experience, and influence to help guide the future of IU Indianapolis.
- IU Indianapolis Staff Council represents the staff in communication processes and decision-making of the university and more.
- Latino Faculty and Staff Council is committed to supporting and advocating for and among Latinos at IU Indianapolis and in Indianapolis.
- LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Council provides professional development and networking opportunities for faculty and staff of IU Indianapolis who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer+.
- Native American Faculty and Staff Council serves to enhance educational, professional, and cultural opportunities for faculty and staff members of IU Indianapolis who identify as Native American Indian.
- Veterans Faculty and Staff Council provides leadership in articulating and advocating on campus and university issues that are a concern to the Veteran campus community.
- IU Indianapolis Office of Academic Affairs
Legal
- Marion County Bar Association
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Indiana Legal Services - Indianapolis provides legal services to low-income households in Boone, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Union, and Wayne counties.
- The Indianapolis Senior Law Project serves Blackford, Boone, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Jay, Johnson, Marion, Madison, Morgan, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Union, and Wayne counties.
Perks and Discounts
- Indianapolis Area Discounts
- Online Technology & Retail Discounts - IU employees and students can receive cell phone, technology, entertainment, travel, and various other discounts with these online retailers.
Related Reading
- IndyBOOMER Magazine, BOOMER TV, and BOOMER Radio provide useful information to Baby Boomers living in the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
Groups and Organizations
- Faculty Senate
- Professional Council is open to any IU East employee classified and “Professional”.
- Staff Council
- Center for Faculty Development provides support for faculty development in teaching, service, and scholarship.
Legal
- Indiana Legal Services - Indianapolis provides legal services to low-income households in Boone, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Union, and Wayne counties.
- The Indianapolis Senior Law Project serves Blackford, Boone, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Jay, Johnson, Marion, Madison, Morgan, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Union, and Wayne counties.
- Whitewater Valley Pro Bono Commission provides free legal assistance to low-income residents of Wayne County in Indiana who have Wayne County cases.
Perks & Discounts
- Online Technology & Retail Discounts - IU employees and students can receive cell phone, technology, entertainment, travel, and various other discounts with these online retailers.
Groups and Organizations
- Staff Council represents non-academic staff in the communication and decision-making processes of the university and more.
- Professional Council provides professional staff members with a means of representative participation through recommendations and advice in the formulation of policies and in the solution of problems affecting the general welfare of, the working conditions of, and the services rendered by the professional staff of the University.
- IU Kokomo Faculty Senate
- Office of Academic Affairs provides assistance with career development, productivity, excellence, cultivating academic leadership and a nurturing campus climate as well as defining faculty rights and responsibilities.
Legal
- Indiana Legal Services - Lafayette provides legal services to low-income households in Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Miami, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Wabash, Warren, and White counties.
Perks and Discounts
- Kokomo Discounts
- Online Technology & Retail Discounts - IU employees and students can receive cell phone, technology, entertainment, travel, and various other discounts with these online retailers.
Groups and Organizations
- IUN Office of Academic Affairs
- Faculty Organization
- IU Northwest Council serves the campus by functioning as the central governance body for the discussion of significant issues facing the campus.
Legal
- Indiana Legal Services - Merrillville provides legal services to low-income households in Jasper, Lake, Newton, and Porter counties.
- Hammond Legal Aid Clinic -5231 Hohman Avenue, Suite 605, Hammond, IN 46320. Call (219) 853-6611 for assistance.
- NWI Volunteer Lawyers provides legal information, advice, and representation in civil legal matters to low-income persons who are residents of Lake, Porter, Jasper, & Newton Counties.
Perks & Discounts
- Online Technology & Retail Discounts - IU employees and students can receive cell phone, technology, entertainment, travel, and various other discounts with these online retailers.
Groups and Organizations
- The Staff Council provides a medium for communication among administration, faculty, and staff employees at IU South Bend.
- Office of Academic Affairs oversees and supports faculty careers from recruitment through hiring, promotion and tenure, and retirement.
- IU South Bend Ally Network helps visibly affirm and support IU South Bend students, staff, faculty, administrators, and alumni regardless of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Legal
- Indiana Legal Services - South Bend serves Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Noble, Pulaski, Starke, and St. Joseph counties
- The Volunteer Lawyer Network, Inc. promotes and organizes free legal services in northern Indiana.
Perks and Discounts
- South Bend Discounts
- Online Technology & Retail Discounts - IU employees and students can receive cell phone, technology, entertainment, travel, and various other discounts with these online retailers.
Groups and Organizations
- Staff Council represents non-academic staff in University matters, provides a support system, and fosters a benevolent, social bond among the staff.
- IU Southeast Office of Academic Affairs
Legal
- Indiana Legal Services - New Albany provides legal services to low-income households in Clark, Crawford, Dearborn, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland, and Washington counties.
Perks and Discounts
- New Albany Discounts
- Online Technology & Retail Discounts - IU employees and students can receive cell phone, technology, entertainment, travel, and various other discounts with these online retailers.
Groups and Organizations
- IU Columbus Staff Council represents full and part-time non-academic staff in the university’s decision-making and communication processes.
- IU Columbus Faculty Senate act on issues and concerns related to student conduct, faculty workload, time modules for classes, conflict of commitment, and conflict of interest.
- IU Columbus Office of Academic Affairs
Legal
- Indiana Legal Services - Columbus handles Senior Law issues for Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson and Jennings counties.
- Indiana Legal Services - Bloomington serves Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Orange, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, and Vigo counties.
Perks & Discounts
- Online Technology & Retail Discounts - IU employees and students can receive cell phone, technology, entertainment, travel, and various other discounts with these online retailers
Groups and Organizations
Legal
- Indiana Legal Services - Fort Wayne provides legal services to low-income households in Adams, Allen, Blackford, Dekalb, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Steuben, Wells & Whitley counties.
- Allen Circuit and Superior Court Self-Help Center provides information and legal forms to underrepresented persons for domestic and paternity matters.
- Allen County Bar Association Legal Line is open every Tuesday from 5 pm - 7 pm at (260) 423-2358.
- Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana offers services to individuals with limited financial resources in many areas of civil law.
Perks & Discounts
- Online Technology & Retail Discounts - IU employees and students can receive cell phone, technology, entertainment, travel, and various other discounts with these online retailers.