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Food banks
City bans bulk land-bank sales after lopsided deal with not-for-profit
November 3, 2012
Cory SchoutenIndianapolis last year sold 154 properties from its land bank for $1,000 each to a novice not-for-profit, which immediately
flipped them for a total $500,000 profit. More than a dozen have changed hands multiple times since then, making investors
more than $1 million. (with interactive
map)
MoreAnti-hunger groups tap Six Sigma gurus for guidance
November 3, 2012
Dan HumanMembers of the Indy Hunger Network knew it would take discipline when they set the goal of feeding 185 million meals every
year—27 million more than they do now—by 2015.
MoreActivist trying to fill gaps in hunger-relief system
March 10, 2012
Hunger-fighting charities hope to tap volunteers and resources for special projects through a new entity, the Indy Hunger
Network.
MoreBlueprint: Churches, charities shouldn't feed the homeless
November 19, 2011
IBJ Staff“Blueprint 2” calls on well-meaning church and charity groups to stop delivering food directly to homeless camps.
Professional outreach teams report that this enables people who may have addictions or mental health problems to continue
living outside.
MoreGrant to help Gleaners distribute more perishables
January 5, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinGleaners Food Bank plans to buy a refrigerated truck to supply more fresh produce, dairy and meat to central Indiana pantries,
thanks to a $50,000 grant from Kraft Foods.
MoreGleaners Food Bank names new CEO
October 22, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinAfter a national search, Cindy Hubert, CEO of Indianapolis-based Second Helpings, will take the reins from longtime Gleaners
leader Pamela Altmeyer in November.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Gleaners chief gets wake-up call
August 11, 2010
Mason King
CEO Pamela Altmeyer reevaluated her priorities
and decided to step down after a family tragedy and the agency's latest capital campaign.
Gleaners CEO to step down after nearly 30 years
July 14, 2010
IBJ StaffThe 63-year-old head of the central Indiana food bank plans to leave after a nationwide search for her successor. She departs
as the group ramps up plans to move into a new headquarters.
MoreInterfaith Hunger Initiative hopes Dalai Lama draws crowd
May 8, 2010
IBJ StaffThe group hopes to raise as much as $100,000 in conjunction with May 14 talk at Conseco Fieldhouse.
MoreFood banks try to stock more fruits and vegetables
October 24, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinMany hunger-relief
charities area trying to get their hands on more fresh produce. It’s not an easy task. Second-rate and leftover fruit
and
vegetables abound, but the distribution network is fragmented.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.