First Friends is a piece of a larger Quaker community.

Below are some of the organizations supported by First Friends.

Local

Coburn Place – Offers support and housing to survivors of domestic violence in the greater Indianapolis area

Constructing Our Future – Provides a housing path in Indianapolis for previously incarcerated women

Friends Education Fund Scholarship – Provides scholarships to local African American undergraduate students

Indianapolis Peace and Justice Center – Works toward facility of peace and justice endeavors in Indianapolis

Mid-North Food Pantry – Provides supplemental food and necessities for mid-north Indianapolis

Peace Learning Center – Helps young people in Indianapolis learn peacemaking and nonviolence

Changing Footprints – Distributes shoes to homeless, disaster-stricken or underprivileged people

Cuban Refugee Fund – Provides housing and supplies for Cuban Quaker refugees in Richmond, Indiana

Death Penalty Opposition Fund – Works toward abolition of the death penalty in Indiana

Earlham School of Religion – Prepares theologically diverse students for a pluralistic world

Indiana Friends Committee on Legislation – Works toward translation of social concerns of Friends into legislative action

Quaker Haven Camp – Offers natural retreat facility to support youth and family ministries

Versiti Blood Center of Indiana – Supplies blood products and services to Indiana hospitals

Friends Committee on National Legislation – Lobbies for advancement of peace, justice, and environmental stewardship

Friends Disaster Service – Assists uninsured, disabled, low-income and elderly survivors of disasters

Quaker Voluntary Service – Empowers young adults to assist social change organizations

American Friends Service Committee – Challenges injustice and works toward building peace around the globe

Belize Friends School – Provides a second chance for youth in Belize for high school or trade school

Friends of East Africa Foundation – Supports the Gary Holmes Hospital in Maganjo, Uganda

Friends General Conference – Association of Quaker organizations in US and Canada

Friends Peace Teams – Helps those who have suffered from oppression, violence or war

Friends United Meeting – Collection of 37 Quaker Yearly Meetings and Associations

Friends World Committee for Consultation – Provides fellowship and understanding among branches of the Religious Society of Friends

Quaker Earthcare Witness – Addresses ecological and social crises of the world

Ramallah Friends School – Offers educational programming guided by Quaker principles in Ramallah and El-Bireh, Palestine

Right Sharing of World Resource – Provides grants to third-world, female-owned businesses

United Society of Friends Women International – Supports missions in several countries and among Native American communities

Western Yearly Meeting/Friends United Meeting collaboration – Works to establish a plantain farm in La Democracia, Belize