Everyone deserves to be able to live a life that satisfies the basic needs of humanity: food, water, shelter, clothing, and sleep. While many in the Region manage, it only takes one unplanned event to find yourself in a seemingly inescapable...
For over 20 years, Strack & Van Til and Town & Country have been making monumental impacts for organizations across Northwest Indiana just by asking customers a simple question during the checkout process: would you like to round up? ...
SERVING WITH AN ATTENTIVE EAR AND A COURAGEOUS HEART I was born and raised in the Back of the Yards in Chicago’s southwest side in the 1940s-50s when Chicago was the “hog butcher capital of the world.” It was a community with twelve...
On January 24th, 2024, volunteers across Northwest Indiana will come together to count the number of people experiencing homelessness in our communities. The Point in Time (PIT) Count provides a snapshot of homelessness in our cities and counties....
As she reflects on the experiences Lindenwood offered in 2023 and looks forward to 2024, Retreat Development Manager Weslee Aristor considers herself a vessel for what the community needs rather than the creator of...
Centier Bank recently made a $1,000 donation to the Unity Foundation, the local community foundation for La Porte County. The donation will go toward the Power for Good Fund, which enables the organization to provide funding to qualified nonprofit...
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and its Four Winds® Casinos announced today a donation of 1,000 food boxes to those in need for Christmas. This year’s Christmas food box includes a Smoked Ham, Corn, Idaho Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing, Dole...
On a radiant fall afternoon as a cadre of Poor Handmaid volunteers packed groceries for delivery to those in need at two Plymouth motels, volunteer Sister Marlene Ann Lama contemplated those that the food will nourish. “We learn to see God in the...
Christmas is just a couple of weeks away, and Strack & Van Til is immersed in the season of giving. On Tuesday, December 12, store managers, executives, administrators, and other team members from the Region grocer came together at the Food Bank...
This holiday season marks NIPSCO’s 11th annual Hope for the Holidays campaign, which combines donations from both the company and its employees to benefit various community serving organizations across northern Indiana. The Hope...