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 area. But one of the many ways they’re helping fight hunger is through their free and innovative Order Ahead Food Locker program. “Maybe someone who doesn’t qualify for food stamps and is working two jobs. They can come to the locker and just get their food. it takes them about two minutes. They can set a pin and punch it in and open the locker.

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 struggling to put enough food on the table. But a local minister has a plan to end hunger in his community. “My goal is to destroy food insecurity in the city of Gary,” minister LuJuan Clemons said. Clemons is the founder of the Family Life Community Center, located at 565 Massachusetts St. in Gary. His pantry-turned-co-op holds food distribution several times a month. “It helps

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 a total of $44,000 in State Strategic Impact grants to four hunger relief organizations to help address food insecurity in the Hoosier State. “This contribution from the American Water Charitable Foundation is tremendous investment in our community.  We are honored to be the recipient of the funds that will directly support our Mobile Market program, “said Victor Garcia, Executive Director of Foodbank of Northwest Indiana.