Written by Janie Bohlmann, regional communications manager for American Red Cross of Indiana. Through our Community Adaptation Program (CAP), the Red Cross is working to build more resilient communities and empower those living in disaster-prone areas. Our CAP team in Lake County, Indiana, is focused on increasing access to health, hunger and housing solutions and […]

By Aaron Dorman Decisions about budget cuts or freezes made in Washington continue to reverberate and impact Northwest Indiana, food assistance and agriculture organizations say. In particular, two recent decisions undercut local efforts to feed residents, they say: the ending of the Regional Food Business Center Program and the pausing of the Senior Community Service […]

By Aaron Dorman MERILLVILLE — It may not be the Goodyear Blimp, but as far as branded vehicles go, the NWI Food Bank Truck is still a welcome sight moving around the south shore. The latest addition to the Food Bank’s vehicle fleet is a refrigerated truck branded with the company’s logo and new signage […]

By Aaron Dorman MERRILLVILLE — Food bank volunteer Karen Ruse spends her Saturday mornings loading cars with food delivery boxes outside the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana off Broadway. In order to serve the hundreds of people who come in their cars each Saturday, the interactions are often quick. Volunteers don’t necessarily get to know […]

By Aaron Dorman The link between proper nutrition and better health outcomes is well established. But much of that work, including programs within the Region, focuses on acute physical conditions such as diabetes. The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana is hoping a recent pilot program can demonstrate that they can also help address residents’ mental […]

By Aaron Dorman Indiana doesn’t have any mountain ranges but for many Hoosiers – nearly one million – the “benefits cliff” is too steep to afford proper food and nutrition. The latter term is the subject of a new documentary on food insecurity in Indiana. On Wednesday the NWI Food Council hosted a screening and […]

By Joseph S. Pete Cleveland-Cliffs employees donated more than 130,000 pounds of food to the needy in Northwest Indiana during the steelmaker’s fifth annual Souper Bowl Food Drive. The Cleveland-based steelmaker and mining company collected more than 415,000 pounds of non-perishable food at 50 of its operations nationwide during the campaign last month. The Cleveland-Cliffs Indiana […]