Grant to help Gleaners distribute more perishables
Gleaners 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.
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Gleaners Food Bank names new CEO
After a national search, Cindy Hubert, CEO of Indianapolis-based Second Helpings, will take the reins from longtime Gleaners leader Pamela Altmeyer in November.
Good News Ministries eyes using ex-motel to house homeless
Residents of Irvington are split over whether to support turning the former Indy East Motel into housing for homeless families.
Christamore House laying off seven employees
Local not-for-profit also may temporarily reduce client services to ease its financial struggles. The agency said it needs to raise $200,000 to continue operating through the rest of the year.
Julian Center opens apartments for victims of domestic abuse
34 North, an apartment complex for victims of domestic abuse, opened in August at 34th and Meridian streets.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Gleaners chief gets wake-up call
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
The 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.
Widowed car dealer Christine Burd becomes mental health advocate
Burd, who is president of Burd Ford, a mother of four, and a fixture on television commercials for the dealership, has become
an advocate for mental health following her husband’s suicide.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Goodwill boss on lessons learned
Jim McClelland of Goodwill Industries picks his favorite book on management
and explains how he righted his biggest wrong turns.
Habitat foreclosures on rise
So far this year, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis has filed six foreclosure suits, more than in any of the past
five years. The organization also repossessed four houses as a result of the prior year’s foreclosures. In a typical year,
CEO Dean Illingworth said, Indy Habitat takes back one or two houses, so the recent uptick is troubling.
Timmy Foundation to absorb doctor’s Nigerian mission
The foundation, founded by Dr. Chuck Dietzen, will absorb the Mercy Foundation, started by Dr. Mercy Obeime, in July.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Literacy leader pens success story
Indy Reads' Travis DiNicola empowers employees by preaching an entrepreneurial mindset.
IUPUI coach Ron Hunter receives Good Guy award
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association is recognizing Hunter’s efforts on behalf of millions of children around the world
who are in need of shoes.
NFP of NOTE: Trusted Mentors Inc.
Trusted Mentors Inc. uses the power of mentoring to help adults establish stable lives by reducing the chaos brought about
by poverty, homelessness, under-employment, and the effects of incarceration.
Salvation Army draws scrutiny for supplying homes to officers
In Indiana, the Salvation Army owns 34 residences, including 10 in Indianapolis with a combined value of $1.6 million.
Fund-raisers a little more optimistic as 2009 ends
People who raise money for a living are more optimistic about their prospects now than they were six months ago, reports
the Center on Philanthropy at IUPUI.
Indiana charities hope for more holiday donations
Charities in Indiana have reported increased requests for help with rent, utility costs, food and other services.
Lilly Endowment boosts emergency fund by $1M
The fund has helped more than 6,000 households in six counties pay for housing, utilities and food.
Lilly Endowment gives $10M to improve charities’ facilities
Lilly Endowment will give United Way of Central Indiana $10 million to replenish its capital improvement program, which
helps not-for-profit agencies repair and upgrade their buildings.
Food banks try to stock more fruits and vegetables
Many 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.