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 […]

Strack & Van Til is feeding thousands of families for the holiday season. The Highland-based supermarket chain donated to the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, the Salvation Army and the Boys & Girls Club in the spirit of holiday giving. It helped raise funds for the needy through its Strack & Van Til Checkout Challenge, […]

By Blanca Rios LAKE COUNTY, Ind. (WLS) — On this Giving Tuesday, you may want to consider throwing your support to your local food bank. The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana serves both Lake and Porter counties. Nearly 91,000 people face food insecurity in that area. But one of the many ways they’re helping fight […]

Since moving from a modest 12,000-square-foot barn in Gary to a 75,000-square-foot facility in Merrillville, the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana has collected and distributed more than 40 million pounds of food. And it not slowing down. The move to 6490 Broadway happened in 2018 and the following year — its first full year in […]

By Blanca Rios and Judy Hsu GARY, Ind. (WLS) — ABC7 Chicago is helping to Feed the Love this holiday season. The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana serves both Lake and Porter counties. Nearly 91,000 people in that area face food insecurity. And the need is even greater in Gary, with one in five households […]

Funding Will Help Food Banks to Supply Meals to Residents Facing Food Insecurity This Holiday Season GREENWOOD, Ind. (Dec. 17, 2024) – The American Water Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization established by American Water, the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., and Indiana American Water announced today that the Foundation awarded […]