Neighbors in Need
Do you have a neighbor experiencing financial trouble in this tough economy? A family member or friend? Are you going through hard times yourself? There are many in Michiana who have never seen greater need, who for the first time in their lives are seeking assistance from local agencies.
What can you do? Please join WSBT-TV, WSBT Radio and the South Bend Tribune in our campaign to help the "Neighbors in Need" in our community. We've teamed up with The Salvation Army and St. Vincent de Paul to raise awareness, identify need and get people to act.
Stay tuned to WSBT-TV, WSBT Radio and the South Bend Tribune as we share the stories of Neighbors in Need in your community.
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Neighbors in Need Stories
ELKHART COUNTY — While they spend much of their time helping people overseas, an outreach group focused its efforts on our own area Tuesday. Feed the Children sent a convoy of trucks to Elkhart County to help put food on the tables of the unemployed.
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SOUTH BEND ― It has been at least a decade since Randolph and Katherine McKenzie have enjoyed Christmas in a home they could call their own.
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SOUTH BEND— A local organization is working to help those on government assistance become self-sufficient.
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It's hard to land a job if you don't look the part. That's why Men's Wearhouse stores are teaming up with the Center for the Homeless for the second annual National Suit Drive.
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ELKHART — Volunteers from around Elkhart are working on a huge program to help needy students heading back to school. Their goal is to provide school supplies, clothing, food, heath screenings and even hair cuts for nearly 3,000 students. A small army of dedicated helpers is making it happen.
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Cash, check or a cord of wood for that doctor visit? As health care costs climb, old-fashioned bartering has seen brisk growth since the economy soured.
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SOUTH BEND — Most people have heard the phrase, "If you build it, they will come." That is certainly holding true at the area's newest food pantry.
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Indiana Drug Card, a new, statewide prescription cost help program, is offered free to all Hoosiers with no restrictions on income or age.
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SOUTH BEND — With everyone struggling to save in this rocky economy, even the smallest of home repairs doesn’t always fit into already tight budgets.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's privately run welfare project has so many problems that the state could start taking steps to cancel its $1.16 billion contract with IBM as early as this fall, a state official said Tuesday.
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For four days — July 20 through July 24 — the Housing Authority of South Bend will accept mailed applications for the Section 8 waiting list.
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SOUTH BEND — On Tuesday morning two local radio personalities were sitting — in order to take a stand.
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SOUTH BEND — Forty local charities will share $54,486 raised at the fifth annual From Old 2 Gold sale May 23 in Notre Dame Stadium.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Rolando Vela was in deep.
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ELKHART — From time to time, just about all of us could use a helping hand. And for many people struggling in Elkhart County, that help came Tuesday in the form of a group that's fixing up neighborhoods across the country.
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ELKHART — An Elkhart bakery is reaching out to struggling families by giving away free baked goods by the thousands.
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LAPORTE — As the tough economy continues to take its toll, many are being forced to make sacrifices when it comes to their health. The loss of a job often comes with a loss of medical insurance, and LaPorte Hospital is offering a way to help the public stay healthy — cost free.
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MISHAWAKA — Some of our area's top photographers are using their lenses to lend a helping hand in the community.
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SOUTH BEND — For the last several months, you have been helping your Neighbors In Need — first with food donations, and now with clothing donations.
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SOUTH BEND — Wal-Mart shifted into a generous mode this year with food banks across the nation, offering items from its bread, produce, dairy and other departments.
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SOUTH BEND — The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Joseph County announced Tuesday that it will open a second thrift store in the former Great Escape store at Indiana 23 and Ironwood Drive.
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SOUTH BEND — Local farmers and producers met face to face with new customers as the Purple Porch Co-op kicked off the season Wednesday night.
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ELKHART — It's a home-grown effort to fill the local food pantry at a time when thousands of local families need it. Officials from the Food Bank of Northern Indiana say the number of people in need continues to grow.
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Elkhart County Works Together, a grass-roots group born out of the economic crisis, is offering free vegetable and flower seeds to county residents.
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ELKHART CO. — Record unemployment in many parts of the area is continuing to take a toll on local social service agencies. That's especially true in Elkhart County. But many groups used a regional workshop Wednesday to get some much needed help.
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