We work every day by helping our neighbors gain access to healthy, nutritious food while also advancing innovative solutions that address the root causes of hunger.
Need help putting food on the table? Visit one of our free grocery partners in Lake or Porter counties.
Food Bank of Northwest Indiana is on the road distributing healthy, nutritious food every week.
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SNAP provides assistance to food-insecure individuals. See if you qualify.
Hunger is what you feel when you don’t have enough to eat. Food insecurity is the set of circumstances that prevent your access to nutritious food. We collaborate with our community to build a resilient, healthier, and economically sound community.
Northwest Indiana residents are experiencing food insecurity
Your Food Bank distributed approximately 9 million pounds of food in 2024
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Together, we have the power to transform lives by ensuring that no one in our community goes hungry.”
Victor A. Garcia
PRESIDENT & CEO
Join us in the fight against hunger! Volunteer your time at our distribution center, donate funds or food items, organize a food drive, or partner with us through corporate sponsorships and events. Together, we can make a difference and ensure that no one in the Region goes hungry.
By Judy Hsu and Blanca Rios, ABC 7 Chicago VALPARAISO, Ind. (WLS) — It looks and sounds like a typical grocery store. But the Shared Table Food Pantry, located inside Opportunity Enterprises in Valparaiso, serves a dual purpose. “We are trying to give back to the community in Porter County. We are also trying to give opportunities for folks that are clients here to get
By Aaron Dorman, The Times of Northwest Indiana EAST CHICAGO — The line for the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana’s mobile market spilled into the parking lot at The Cross Church and wrapped around a full city block; an estimated 400 cars showed up for the last turkey meal delivery before Thanksgiving, with some drivers saying they’d been waiting four
By Kimani Krienke, The Times of Northwest Indiana While many across the Region soaked in the sunny Saturday morning that kicked off the weekend before the hustle of Thanksgiving week, hundreds of cars lined up and down Broadway and 61st Avenue in Merrillville waited for the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana to open. People of all ages and walks of
By: Andy Koval, WGN9 PORTER COUNTY, Ind. — A Northwest Indiana law group is carrying on their annual Thanksgiving tradition by giving out 1,200 dinners. Attorney Ken Allen and his law group, based in Chesterton, started giving out Thanksgiving dinners in 1994. Distribution to 1,200 families begins on Friday in Chesterton, at 502 Allen Court, and then Saturday at the Foodbank
By Christine Bryant, Times correspondent What began as a small grassroots effort distributing food from a small barn in Gary has evolved into a regional 72,000-square-foot hunger-relief hub that distributes millions of meals annually. But as the holidays approach, the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana is facing growing challenges alongside the families it serves. “The rising cost of food, fuel
By Maya Wilkins | Post-Tribune Gary residents without November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will soon receive help from the city, Mayor Eddie Melton announced Monday. Melton announced a local response plan, “Gary SNAPS into Action,” to assist residents who lost SNAP and EBT benefits due to the government shutdown. The city and its partners received $275,500 for food assistance, most of
Through the generosity of a matching donor, your year-end contribution will have double the impact in combating senior hunger across our region.
Every $1 you donate before 12/31 to support Northwest Indiana seniors facing food insecurity will be matched–up to $25,000!