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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. â The City of West Lafayette is pleased to announce that three public service agencies have been awarded over $280,000 in CDBG CARES Act funding. The organizations prepared proposals during the spring 2021 CDBG Advisory Board meetings. The board and the organizations identified needs within the community due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Food Finders Food Bank will provide funding for the BackPack program for students at West Lafayette schools, which provides 6-8 pounds of nutritious, child-friendly foods every Friday throughout the school year to keep children and their families fed over the weekend. Food Finders Food Bank will also use the funding to establish a food box program for residents in Country Villa Apartments who meet income requirements and have limited access to transportation.
West Lafayette students donate 1,275 boxes of cereal to Food Finders Food Bank
West Lafayette Elementary students collect more than 1,200 boxes of cereal in a week. The cereal will be donated to Food Finders Food Bank.
Posted: May 10, 2021 6:16 AM
Updated: May 10, 2021 10:42 AM
Posted By: Micah Upshaw
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) Food Finders Food Bank just possibly got its largest single donation of cereal boxes ever. That s thanks to the students of West Lafayette Elementary School.
They were given the challenge to collect at least 1,000 boxes of cereal in a week. The students ended up surpassing that goal by 275 additional boxes.
LUM opens new food pantry in West Lafayette
LUM Executive Director Wes Tillett says many people in the city struggle with food insecurity, even if their issues might not be obvious.
Posted: May 7, 2021 1:57 PM
Updated: May 7, 2021 1:58 PM
Posted By: Joseph Paul
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) Lafayette Urban Ministry on Friday opened a new food pantry at the Unitarian Univeralist Church of Tippecanoe County, 333 Meridian St.
Several local religious and elected officials were on hand for the event, including West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis, who says the new pantry is one of just two in the city. But the ACE food pantry at Purdue University is geared mostly toward students.
Lafayette s slate of festivals this year is taking shape after last year s mass cancellations. Many of the events are also major fundraisers for local non-profits.
Purdue University’s College of Agriculture food drive recently raised $43,947.56 for Food Finders Food Bank Inc. According to metrics provided by Food Finders, this amount translates to 133,900 meals that will feed families in North Central Indiana. The College of Agriculture was joined in the drive by nine other major academic units: Purdue Libraries; the colleges of Education, Engineering, Health and Human Sciences, Liberal Arts, Pharmacy and Science; the Honors College; and Purdue Polytechnic Institute.