Keys to Hope Community Resource Center

TODAY IS THE DAY. From 10am-12, CCH will be facilitating a mobile food distribution event at the Marquette Mall in Michigan City. non-perishables, fruits and vegetables, cereal and fully cooked Teriyaki Chicken with rice meal kits will be distributed with other food items. See event flyer for details. Hope to see you there!

REMINDER. Tomorrow, July 24, 2024 from 10am-noon, CCH is hosting a mobile food distribution event at Marquette Mall in Michigan City. Non-perishables, fruits and vegetables and other items, free to the public. Thank you Indiana Department of Health and Food Bank of Northern Indiana for being our partners in serving the community. See flyer for details.

CCH MOBILE FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENT. This Wednesday, July 24, 2024, from 10am until noon, CCH will sponsor and facilitate a mobile food distribution event at the Marquette Mall in Michigan City. Food will be available for 300 families and will include non-perishables, fruits and vegetables and other items our friends at Food Bank of Northwest Indiana include for the event. This event is made possible by a generous grant awarded CCH by the Indiana Department of Health! See event flyer for details and see you this Wednesday!

Click on the link below to view this morning's community connection spot on 95.1 FM/AM 1420 WIMS where I welcomed our great friend and partner Jamie J Miller to talk about our community gardens, little free libraries and other wonderful work she does for CCH and for the community at large. Thanks to Ric G. Federighi for that opportunity to share with the community! https://www.facebook.com/WIMSRADIO/videos/1447109296685527

If you or someone you know is able to donate any of the following items our participants would really appreciate it! We couldn’t do what we do without you! Thank you so much for your continued support!🙏

🎆Happy Independence Day! 🎆

👀🇺🇸 Can you spot one of these PulsePoint banners in the Kiwanis Club of La Porte 4th of July parade? Julie West from Play for Jake Foundation and Erica Kanney from Health Foundation of La Porte show off one the new banners you might see tomorrow.

Along with LaPorte City Fire Department, La Porte County Emergency Medical Service, and LaPorte County E911, HFL and Play for Jake are working to get the word out about PulsePoint, an app La Porte County is now using to help save lives during sudden cardiac arrests.

Learn more about PulsePoint at https://www.pulsepoint.org/download and stay tuned to learn more about how PulsePoint is working in our community.

Be sure to let us know if you spot a banner tomorrow! Happy 4th.

🎆Participants enjoying the parade today! 🎆

MONDAY, JULY 1. This coming Monday, July 1, a mobile food distribution event will be held at the PNW campus. See event flyer for details. Fruits and vegetables, non-perishables and always many additional items. Sponsored by CVS and facilitated by Citizens Concerned for the Homeless, Inc. and Food Bank of Northern Indiana.

Returning to PNW on Monday!

Today a local stylist, Kirby, came to Keys to Hope to donate her time to give the participants hair cuts! We are so grateful for her! We appreciate you very much!

ATTENTION WESTVILLE, MOBILE DISTRBUTION FOOD EVENT. On Monday, July 1, 2024, Citizens Concerned for the Homeless, Inc. will be facilitating a mobile distribution food event from 10am-noon at Purdue Northwest. This event is sponsored by CVS which is working in collaboration with Food Bank of Northern Indiana and the Westville Public Library. Food for 200 families will be provided. Please see event flyer for details.

🎉Congratulations are in order! 🎉

We greatly appreciate our donations!

CCH's Food Rescue Initiative has several components and sub-programs. This flyer was prepared for IDOH as a report of different activities funded by their grant.

Thanks to Jamie Miller from Unity foundation for helping us grow some amazing goodies & our knowledge for another skill that helps our particpants when they become self-sufficient!
Our particpants have really taken ownership of the garden, watering and caring for our garden daily!

PARDON OUR DUST, SAND CASTLE RENOVATION UPDATE, FLOORING. We have been waiting for this, the stripping of the 100-year-old oak floors has begun. The four second floor bedrooms will be done by the end of the day, as they work to finish the trim. Judge for yourself, these floors are solid and will look sensational once the stain is applied. RFC Services, our flooring contractor will stay on site until the 1st and 2nd floors are completely stripped. Then, contractor Palpable Paint will return to 2 coat both levels, having already painted the ceilings. A very exciting and expensive time for CCH and our shelter for homeless families and children. If you have it in your heart to contribute, please visit our webpage at www.cch-mc.org or mail your checks to CCH, PO Box 8612, Michigan City, IN 46361.

SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND THOSE IN NEED. Thanks to a generous grant from the Indiana Department of Health (Health Issues and Challenges grant program), Citizens Concerned for the Homeless, and its Food Rescue Initiative program was able to sponsor and host a mobile food distribution event this morning at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds. In addition, through a collaboration with CCH partner Dave Sisk,of United Way of LaPorte County, Dollar General donated 7 pallets of Minute Maid Berry Punch to add to the food being distributed. In all, over 300 families (1,157 individuals) received boxes of non-perishable items, frozen ground turkey, cucumbers, broccoli, tomatoes, cauliflower, onions, sweet potatoes, peppers, bread and eggs. In all, CCH distributed 22,512 pounds of food. Special thanks to Food Bank of Northern Indiana, CCH Operations Director Tammy Rosebaum, Bill Fennell for manning the second truck needed to receive and deliver the juice, CCH Board of Directors member Joseph Nelson, and the rest of the volunteers which included Keys to Hope Community Resource Center participants and other community members. One of our best events held to date! COMMUNITY, COLLABORATIONS AND COMPASSION. IT TAKES A VILLAGE.

GOOD MORNING LAPORTE, TODAY IS THE DAY. Today, Wednesday June 12, Citizens Concerned for the Homeless is sponsoring and hosting a mobile food distribution event at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds from 10am-noon. See event flyer for details. This event is made possible from a generous grant awarded CCH by the Indiana Department of Health! SEE YOU THERE.

REMINDER. Citizens Concerned for the Homeless, Inc. is sponsoring and facilitating a Mobile Food Distribution Event tomorrow, June 12, from 10am-noon at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds. Please see event flyer for details. Hope to see you there!

AMAZING. Created and managed by Jamie Miller and the Michiana Lions Club, with maintenance support by Keys to Hope participants and community volunteers and supported by grants, individual donations and local businesses. We appreciate all of you.

In addition to the Keys to Hope Garden (KTH building location), the Grace Learning Center/Sand Castle Shelter for Homeless Families, location is coming to life. Like the Keys to Hope Community Resource Center, this location was also formed and is managed by Jamie J Miller and the Michiana Lions Club and is maintained and supported by the long list of community partners, volunteers, local government and MCAS. Planting was in mid-May, but check out the progress and growth evidenced by these pics taken this morning! Friends and partners, simply AMAZING!!

Citizens Concerned for the Homeless is bringing a mobile food distribution event this Wednesday, June 12, 2024 from 10am-noon. The event is sponsored and facilitated by CCH. See event flyer for details! If someone needs food and cannot make it to the event, a proxy can pick up food for them. Non-perishables, fruits and vegetables, Minute Maid juice and many other items will be distributed free to the public.

We are still in search of these items for our KTH Kringle Kits for our participants. The numbers are listed of the items we need. Please drop any off items at 1802 Franklin St.

🎄Full-size shampoo (&conditioner for women)
🎄40 Hand sanitizer
🎄21 Deodorants
🎄40 Small notebook or planner & pen
🎄40 $5 or $10 McDonald or similar gift card
🎄36 Snacks: beef jerky, nuts, granola bars
🎄36 Playing cards
🎄40 Chapsticks
🎄40 Hand lotion (small bottle)
🎄40 Toothbrush & full-size toothpaste
🎄34 Hats
🎄40 Gloves
🎄40 Water bottles
🎄20 Tote bags for Women