The Christamore house provides the very best early childhood education, after school programming, senior citizen services, preventative services and employment assistance to the residents of Haughville and the near Westside of Indianapolis The Christamore House originally started as a kindergarten with neighborhood clubs on the industrial east side of Indianapolis. The organization moved to its cu
rrent location in historic Haughville in 1920. Christamore House, one of the oldest nonprofits in Indy, was founded in 1905 by two Butler College graduates, Edna Stover and Edith Surbey. Today, Christamore House serves as a pillar of strength in the community and provides the very best child and youth educational services, senior programming, and life skills training to the residents of Haughville and the Near-Westside. At the height of the Great Depression, monthly attendance was 5,900 people with only ten paid staff members. The organization has witnessed significant cultural and community changes over the years.
