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, […]
Food Bank of Northwest Indiana serves both Lake and Porter counties ByBlanca 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 […]
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 […]
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The following percentages and dollar amounts of the total costs which will be financed with federal money: TEFAP (28%, $5,154,776) and CSFP (7%, $1,313,104). The percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by nongovernmental sources is 65%, ($12,144,804)
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