• Immigration Report Card: Monday, September 11, 2023
• Maternal Medical Leave in Indiana: What legal and medical experts have to say about returning to work | Prenatal & Infant Care Network Luncheon Thursday, September 14
• HEAL Farm Markets offer bounty of produce in food desert locations
• Grantee spotlight: YWCA helps women rebuild their lives after trauma

Allen County's immigrant population accounts for 24 percent of our population growth. The expansion of our multicultural community has led to two new local assessments on the impact of immigration and inclusion. Join us at 3:30 p.m. Monday. Sept. 11 at the Allen County Main Public Library Theatre as experts reveal the latest data in immigration, inclusion, and refugee resettlement and what we can do better to improve our "immigration report card" in Allen County.

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What does a woman’s body go through during and after pregnancy? How much time does she need to recover physically and emotionally? How long can and should she be off work? How do medical health needs align with federal, state, and employment policies surrounding maternity leave? Join us for a conversation with legal and medical experts to better understand what it means to return to work postpartum and how to best support women during that process. This luncheon is a free educational and networking opportunity for professional and volunteer caregivers invested in prenatal care, infant care, and maternal health.

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The HEAL Farm Markets are in full swing providing access to healthy foods for residents living in underserved neighborhoods. The markets, operated by HealthVisions Midwest of Fort Wayne, and supported by the St. Joe Foundation and Parkview Health, double the value of government assistance such as food stamps (SNAP) and WIC and Senior farmers market vouchers. In 2022, more than $50,000 worth of fresh produce went home with WIC, Senior and SNAP customers.

Learn more about the markets at sjchf.org and Facebook. 

Local WIC and Aging & In-Home Services staff, as well as Purdue Extension staff, are frequently onsite to help shoppers access their vouchers and get the matching dollars that double the amount of produce they can take home.

For nearly 20 years, the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation has been a proud supporter of the YWCA Northeast Indiana. The agency’s track record of helping vulnerable women rebuild their lives after accessing health and wellness services has inspired that support. Funding for the Hope & Harriet program has been a primary focus of our support.

Hope & Harriet is an intensive residential treatment program of the YWCA for women struggling with substance use disorder. Abstinence from substance use, self-sufficiency, and rebuilding healthy family relationships are just a few of the program’s goals. In the fall of 2022, St. Joe supported the Hope & Harriet program with...

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