Serve Indiana (formerly INOFBCI) Information

In January 2005, Governor Mitch Daniels created the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) to ensure that the faith-based institutions of Indiana were provided equal access to state and federal resources and services. With the establishment of this office, the OFBCI assumed the responsibilities of the Indiana Commission on Community Service and Volunteerism (ICCSV). The OFBCI, with assistance from the ICCSV, connects needs and resources through community-based organizations and faith-based organizations that serve those in need. Governor Mike Pence continued the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI) in January 2013 and tasked the agency with the following responsibilities: • Connect faith and community groups, charitable organizations, private charities, voluntary associations, educational entities, and other nonprofit service organizations to promote volunteerism and community service; • Lift up the ongoing great works being done to assist with family resources – like housing, hunger, and health – related to economic development, disasters, education, veterans affairs, and public safety; • Promote innovative programs and initiatives and share best practices between state agencies and nongovernmental service providers; and • Provide technical assistance, education, information, and other support to such groups and organizations to improve and strengthen Indiana’s volunteerism and community service infrastructure. In 2014 Our name was changed to Serve Indiana and we became a division of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.