Farmers markets have become a favorite summer pastime, but their purpose is rooted in more than day trippers’ entertainment. Starting in June, Lake County Eats Local will be hosting weekly farmers markets organized to increase food accessibility in...

Starting in June, Lake County Eats Local will begin hosting weekly farmers markets to address food accessibility in East Chicago and Gary. The program, funded by a grant from the U.S Department of Agriculture, is a partnership between East Chicago,...

Before heading to the polls this May, Lake County, Ind. residents are encouraged to visit VOTE411.org to receive nonpartisan information regarding 2019 candidates. The League of Women Voters of the Calumet Area and RiseNWI, Legacy Foundation’s...

Legacy Foundation released results of the 2018 On the Table survey on Tuesday. More than 2,100 adults and 700 youth attended conversations held in September across Lake County, Indiana. From the adults who participated, 1,212 completed a survey...

In preparation for her day, Legacy Foundation Scholarship Administrator, Jodi Kateiva, picked up six bouquets of lilies from Hohman Floral in Hammond, Indiana, early Monday morning. By 9:30 a.m. she was walking into a gymnasium full of students at...

The Legacy Foundation is partnering with the NWI Food Council, City of Gary Department of Environmental Affairs/Gary Food Council and Purdue University Cooperative Extension to build a more cohesive local food system and address food insecurity in...

Legacy Foundation receives $226,119 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to address food deserts in Gary and East Chicago. The Foundation partnered with The NWI Food Council, City of Gary Department of Environmental Affairs/Green...

For Ken Barry, Executive Director of City Life Center, his 2017 On the Table conversation provided him the opportunity to engage the parents of youth served by the organization. “Sitting at the table, I wanted to see if there was anything City Life...

The results are in! On September 26, 2017, over 1,500 residents gathered across Lake County, Indiana, to discuss what makes our community great and how to make it even better. Following those conversations, participants were asked to take a survey to...