Working Hungry News Today

Classes, fundraisers, lectures, library, health and other events in the Fort Wayne area.

Creating hunger-free communities is a beautiful idea, and few places are trying harder to pull it off than Indianapolis. The group leading the effort is the Indy Hunger Network (IHN). 

About 50 cars wrapped around the Crooked Creek Food Pantry building Sept. 1. When one car left, another took its place as volunteers helped distribute..

New research from the Economic Policy Institute states that 30% of Indiana’s workforce work at jobs that pay less than the state’s living wage benchmark of $18/hour.

News and events from local houses of worship

Four film screenings will be hosted throughout the Region.

A new documentary about food insecurity in Indiana is being shown and paired with panel discussions around the state. The Working Hungry explores the lives of Hoosiers who are employed but still unable to meet food needs for their families.

It is the working hungry thats having problems, people that have job, trying to take care of themselves. so smithville and i -- >> these are people weve heard of who have to go to -- sorry to interrupt you. these are the working poor, the working hungry, they have to go to food banks. >> rightings right. and thats very scary. its not the man on the street that comes up and knocks on your car window at a red light. its not that person at all, but families trying to help themselves and to better t...