May 30th — Foundation organizes non-profit meeting
LAGRANGE — LaGrange Partners, the nonprofit interagency meeting coordinated by the LaGrange County Community Foundation, will meet June 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Garage Community Center, 111 W. Lafayette St., LaGrange.
LaGrange Partners consists of local and regional nonprofit organizations that meet bimonthly to discuss social service topics and exchange information about each organization. All nonprofit employees, board members, volunteers, and interested community members are welcome to attend the interagency meeting.
A representative from Crossroads United Way serving Elkhart, LaGrange & Noble counties will be the keynote speaker at the June meeting. Crossroads will discuss current ALICE data for LaGrange County and share about its programs, Read United and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
ALICE, which stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, represents the growing number of individuals and families who work but are unable to meet their basic needs, including food, child care, housing, healthcare and transportation.
Previous partner topics have included diversity, homelessness, food insecurity, youth needs, and mental health. During the roundtable segment, each organization will be able to share news about their current projects, programs and service resources.
LaGrange Partners’ participation is free. Lunch is available for purchase at registration. To register, go to Lccf.net/LaGrangePartners. The last day to register for the June meeting is June 7th.
Tickets will be sold for documentary screening on Lincoln Highway
ELKHART – The public is invited to join the Lincoln Highway Association on June 26 from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm for a Lincoln Highway documentary screening at the Lerner Theater in downtown Elkhart.
Shown is a pre-release version of a new documentary, “After Ike: On the Trail of the Century-Old Journey That Changed America.”
The program includes:
12:30pm-1:10pm — Guided tour of the Lerner Theater
1:20pm-2:30pm — Presentation of the new documentary at The Lerner’s Crystal Ballroom
2:30-3:45 pm — Meet the creator, production team and cast members to answer questions/comments about the production;
Follow the experiences with the electric bicycle of the man who traveled the 1919 Lincoln Highway across the USA to create the documentary;
15:45-16:15 — Presentation of a convenient and fun alternative to GPS; an application for your cell phone called what3words
The cost is $25 per person for this portion of the conference only.
Checks should be made payable to the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association and sent along with your name(s) to INLHA, 15493 State Road 23, Granger, IN 46530; or pay online at www.indianlinlincolnhighweay.org via PayPal or credit card – scroll to the “Donate” button and make your payment.
The deadline for registration and payment is June 16th.
The event is sponsored in part by grants from Indiana Landmarks, Indiana Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities; Indiana Destination Development Corporation; and Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Free kids fishing clinic offered
ELKHART — The Elkhart Environmental Center, the City of Elkhart Parks and Recreation and Aquatic Biology departments are hosting the second annual free fishing clinic for kids this Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at High Dive Park near Baldwin Street.
The first 200 children (while supplies last) to complete the clinic will receive their own fishing rod. Kids ages 7 and up will visit five stations to learn the basics of fishing: safety and casting, knotting, basic equipment, management and conservation. Afterwards, they can fish around the High Dive Pond, where volunteers will be on hand to help beginning anglers get off to a good start with their new skills.
Families can also check out live fish from the Elkhart River, courtesy of the city’s aquatic biologists, as well as enjoy fun toss games.
Anyone interested in helping out at the stations or helping children learn to fish safely can volunteer by signing up at https://signup.com/go/tSnkGqX.
For more information, call the EEC at 574-293-5070 or visit the event website at www.elkhartindiana.org/FishFest. The fishing clinic will be located at High Dive Park off Baldwin Street in Elkhart.
Beacon receives US$5.4 million grant
SOUTH BEND — Beacon Health System has received $5.4 million from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration for the Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Perinatal Health Disparities.
This grant, spread over five years, will be implemented in the community by launching a program that aims to improve birth outcomes, promote health equity and eliminate health disparities.
The Michiana Family Journey program will be a coordinated cross-sector collaboration, bringing together more than 25 nonprofit partners in Elkhart and St. Joseph counties who will work together to address barriers to care and improve health outcomes, a statement from Beacon says. .
“This is an unprecedented initiative in our community that advances innovation to significantly improve infant mortality rates and maternal health outcomes,” said Kimberly Green Reeves, executive director of Beacon Community Impact.
Read more about the grant, the Michiana Family Journey program, and key community partners involved in this initiative at
