Family Ark

05/28/2026

We have our first sunflower and zinnia sprouts! What a nice sight to see after very uncooperative weather the last few weeks!

05/24/2026

Things have been a little soggy lately on the flower farm. Yet we are still planting! A few of ladies helping us from Lotus House are in need of some waterproof gear—size XL rain pullovers and rain boots or waterproof work boots sizes women’s 9, 10, and 12?

Can you help by donating your gently used gear or ordering off our wishlist? Link in comments.

05/18/2026

FREE TRAINING! FREE CEUs!

The words we use with young people matter.

Family Ark and UofL Kent School of Social Work is hosting More Than a Month: Youth Mental Health Without Stigma, an engaging professional development workshop exploring how language, assumptions, and everyday interactions can either reinforce stigma or create pathways toward healing, dignity, and connection.

This evidence-informed training is designed for professionals working with youth across:
• Mental health and social work
• K-12 schools
• Child welfare and juvenile justice
• Healthcare
• Youth development and mentoring
• Recreation and community organizations

📍 Family Ark Lodge | Jeffersonville, IN
📅 May 28, 2026
🕘 9:30–10:30 a.m.
🎓 CEUs available for multiple disciplines

Register here:
https://forms.microsoft.com/r/TbF6kbAkZr

As youth mental health needs continue to rise, creating supportive and stigma-aware environments has never been more important.

05/14/2026

Last week, we were honored to welcome volunteers from Duke Energy to our new Wild Indigo Flower Farm on Family Ark’s 76-acre campus in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Duke Energy Foundation’s grant of $10,000, along with support from Community Foundation of Southern Indiana, is helping bring this new mission-aligned social enterprise to life. Their volunteer team also spent the day in the field helping plant seeds alongside our staff and volunteers.

Wild Indigo Flower Farm was created to generate sustainable support for Family Ark’s programs while creating opportunities for healing, connection, and workforce development through nature-based experiences.

Thank you to every volunteer who helped plant seeds of hope with us last week. We cannot wait to watch this field come to life in the months ahead.

Special thanks to the News and Tribune coverage and WDRB feature story
for helping share the story of what’s growing here.

https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/duke-energy-volunteers-plant-seeds-at-family-arc-flower-farm/article_fe1f61e9-8e80-4dd7-b333-e4594b6d2da5.html

https://www.wdrb.com/news/wdrb-video/new-farm-in-jeffersonville-will-soon-be-full-of-wild-indigo-flowers/video_61ed2e97-9566-57fd-ad82-aaf87f8e8483.html

JEFFERSONVILLE – Duke Energy volunteers planted seeds for a new flower farm at Family Ark in Jeffersonville on Tuesday.

05/14/2026

Thank you, Christy Avery, and News and Tribune for this great write-up about our flower farm! They really captured what we're trying to do in and for our community and the families we serve!

JEFFERSONVILLE — Healing is in full bloom at Family Ark, where the behavioral health and addiction treatment center is working on a flower farm for the community and people in

05/12/2026

We’re making progress! We’re laying irrigation lines in our flower farm beds today!

05/12/2026

We’re so thankful for the community partners who help make Celebrating Families!, offered by Clark County Family Recovery Court and Family Ark on our 76-acre healing campus, such a meaningful and welcoming experience for the families we serve.

Last night, Clark County CASA (pictured) provided a delicious family-friendly meal for participants before families joined small groups organized by age to discuss the topic of the week: Healthy Boundaries.

Thank you to Clark County CASA and all of the groups and individuals who have helped provide meals this spring:

• Papa Johns
• St. John Paul II Parish
• Sellersburg United Methodist Church
• C&M Smith Restaurants/Taco Bell
• House of Refuge Community Church
• Centra Credit Union
• Family Ark Board Members
• Northside Christian Church
• Kim Chapelle & Judge Lisa G. Reger

Your generosity helps create space for connection, encouragement, healing, and family growth each week. Thank you for walking alongside the families in our community.

If you or your group are interested in providing a Monday night dinner for Celebrating Families! participants during our fall session starting in August/September, please reach out to Andrea Walden, Director of Development, at [email protected] or 812-288-6800 x105.

05/11/2026

We’re in the middle of bringing Wild Indigo Flower Farm to life, and we could use a few extra hands in the field over the next several weeks. 🌱

Volunteer tasks may include planting, spreading compost, helping set up our simple irrigation system, weeding, bed preparation and maintenance, moving materials, and general flower farm projects. No experience needed, and we have all the tools and supplies you’ll need. Just come ready to help us build something beautiful.

Available volunteer times:

• Tuesday, May 12 | 11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 13 | 8 – 10 a.m. OR 2 – 6 p.m.
• Thursday, May 14 | 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• Monday, May 18 | 12 – 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 20 | 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 26 | 12 – 6 p.m.
• Monday, June 1 | 8 – 10 a.m. OR 12 – 3 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 2 | 1 – 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, June 3 | 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Whether you have an hour or more time to give, we’d love the help.

Wild Indigo Flower Farm is a social enterprise of Family Ark in Jeffersonville, Indiana, helping create beauty, connection, and opportunities for our community.

Comment below, send us a message, or call 812-288-6800 x105 if you’d like to volunteer.

05/07/2026

Give Her Summer.

Pick-your-own flowers.
Coffee. Sunshine. Slow Saturday mornings.

At Wild Indigo Flower Farm in Jeffersonville, Indiana, each U-pick ticket includes a bucket you can fill with beautiful seasonal blooms to arrange and take home.

Choose a specific event date, give a gift card, or surprise the mom in your life with a season pass that includes access to every 2026 U-pick event.

A peaceful experience to share with someone you love or enjoy for yourself all summer long.

Every visit also helps support children and families locally through the work of Family Ark.

Purchase tickets and learn more at:
thefamilyark.org/wild-indigo-flower-farm