'Honey Badger' eager to get back on football field

INDIANAPOLIS | Former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu thought he hit rock bottom when Les Miles kicked him off the team last August for failing multiple drug tests.

Partnerships offer Campagna youth more tools to succeed

For reasons both economically-driven and mission-oriented, collaborations seem to be a particularly "hot topic" lately for nonprofits. So I'd like to share the ongoing success that we, at Campagna Academy, have experienced in creating Ripples of Hope by pursuing collaborations with other non…

Experienced mothers needed for Moms Together

CROWN POINT | How would you like to make a real difference in someone’s life? Experienced mothers are needed to help mentor teen moms for a Moms Together program being offered through the Purdue Extension Service in Lake County.

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'Healthy Families' a win-win for parents, kids

Pat Cervantes, left, Healthy Families program home visitor, helps 2-year-old David Shumate with a learning activity alongs with his mother, Jacqui, at the Youth Services Bureau in Valparaiso.

Healthy Families

Pat Cervantes, left, Healthy Families program home visitor, helps 2-year-old David Shumate with a learning activity along with his mother, Jacqui, at the Youth Services Bureau in Valparaiso.

Healthy Families

Pat Cervantes, left, Healthy Families program home visitor, claps for 2-year-old David Shumate during a learning activity with his mother, Jacqui, at the Youth Services Bureau in Valparaiso.

Teens and parents welcome at family life workshops

CROWN POINT | Dave Kipp, a family life specialist and pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church and School, 250 S. Indiana Ave., has prepared five, two-hour workshops for teens and their parents. The sessions are open to any interested person, and participants do not need to be a member of Trinity L…

Martha Rashedi

Martha Rashedi is the new executive director of Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northwest Indiana in Merrillville. Rashedi said her goals are to increase outreach efforts and create new promotion opportunities for the nonprofit organization founded in 1974.

Martha Rashedi

Martha Rashedi is the new executive director of Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northwest Indiana in Merrillville. Rashedi said her goals are to increase outreach efforts and create new promotion opportunities for the nonprofit organization founded in 1974.

Friends in high places

A worker transports mortar in a shovel for bricklayers Friday during the construction of the final phase of the Uptown East Apartments in Valparaiso.

Friends in high places

Construction workers build the final phase of the Uptown East Apartments on Friday in Valparaiso.

Friends in high places

Construction workers apply an exterior coat to the final phase of the Uptown East Apartments on Friday in Valparaiso.

Getting to the root of eating disorders

A husband-and-wife team in Northwest Indiana applies an addiction treatment model to eating disorders as well as utilizing traditional therapies.

Stephen Ministers train to help those facing life's challenges

CROWN POINT | First United Methodist Church of Crown Point recently sent two Stephen Ministers from its congregation to a seven-day Stephen Ministry Leadership Training Conference held in Pittsburgh, Penn.

Business counseling available through SCORE on Fridays

HAMMOND | Free business counseling is available through SCORE – the Service Corps of Retired Executives – from 9 to 10 a.m. Fridays at the Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce, 5246 Hohman Ave. in downtown Hammond.