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On September 27, 2022, the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana announced that it is granting $425,000 to Families Anchored in Total Harmony, Inc. (Faith CDC).
Stakeholders take steps to ensure steelmaking has solid future in Indiana
When it comes to steelmaking, no other state in the U.S. makes more than Indiana.
With about 27% of the nation’s steel produced in the Hoosier state, Indiana is the country’s steelmaking capital.
The Rev. Curtis Whittaker said he knew nothing about growing food nine years ago when he had a vision to start the garden that became Faith Farms CDC.
Gov. Eric Holcomb and U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, took a victory lap of sorts Tuesday in recognition of their joint efforts to position Northwest Indiana to grow and thrive in the years and decades ahead.
The St. John and Lowell volunteer fire departments are each getting about half a million in federal funding. The St. John Fire Department has been awarded almost $491,000, and the Lowell Volunteer Fire Department was awarded almost $511,000 from the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.
Hoosier women whose pregnancy care or delivery is covered by Medicaid are now permitted to remain enrolled in the federal-state health program, regardless of their family income, for up to one year after giving birth.
America's Race competitor Everett Pain, 15, didn't appear to break a sweat as he effortlessly crossed the finish line.
The steady rain Sunday didn't bother and might have helped Pain, a sophomore at Hinsdale Central High School.
"The rain cooled me off," Pain said.
The Portage Township YMCA is currently celebrating 30 days of advocacy, and to help raise support for its community programs, the Portage Township YMCA has invited many local, state, and federal legislators to come and see the YMCA’s programs for themselves.
Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a federal grant award for the City of Portage Fire Department under the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.
Indiana will receive $187 million to expand its broadband capacity under the American Rescue Plan, connecting more than 50,000 Hoosiers to high-speed broadband internet, as announced by the U.S. Treasury Department Tuesday.