• Peacemakers Academy will expand to all FWCS high schools
• Welcoming the refugee well: Learn how to effectively welcome our international neighbors with true hospitality
• Prenatal & Infant Care Network Luncheon - Helping parents experiencing loss: Local grief resources
• St. Joe Foundation to offer Double Up at Pontiac Street Market: New grocery addressing access to healthy food

A recent voter referendum calling for more safety measures in Fort Wayne Community Schools will expand the work of St. Joe Foundation grantee Alive Community Outreach.

The Foundation provided the fledgling ministry one of its first grants in 2022 and provided further support this spring. “The Catholic Social Tradition of solidarity calls for us all to pursue peace,” says Meg Distler, executive director of the Foundation. “Our Board of Directors was moved by the beautiful ways Alive Community Outreach seeks to...

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People from over 65 nations have called Fort Wayne home, and it's an honor and a privilege to welcome our refugee friends well. What makes for a warm welcome for each individual person? How do we grow in our understanding of authentic hospitality and relationship building? Join the Immigration Network and International House at the ACPL on December 11, 2023 at 3:30PM as we discuss meeting, greeting, listening, learning, and living in community with people from around the world.

International House is a Fort Wayne nonprofit that has served people from more than 65 countries since first opening its doors. Clients reside in all four corners of Fort Wayne, with most living in the southeast, central, and northeast areas. Eleven programs are offered and 25 languages are spoken across all the programs.



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Parts of Allen County continue to have higher infant mortality rates than in most other areas of Indiana and the rest of the country. Each loss is a tragedy. On December 7, 2023, the Prenatal & Infant Care Network will host a free luncheon for local care providers serving families struggling with the unexpected loss of their babies. A panel of local professionals will share their own experiences with loss and offer some excellent local resources that can assist in the healing process. Speakers will include...

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The St. Joe Foundation is now offering its Double Up program at the new Pontiac Street Market, located in what has been identified as a food desert, or an area with little or no access to fresh and healthy foods. A recent Foundation grant to the market helped provide the technology needed to implement Double Up, which provides customers who pay with SNAP (food stamps) a $1 for $1 match on the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables up to $20 a day.

“The Pontiac Street Market is addressing a critical need for access to healthy food that was identified in our recent Vulnerable Populations Study,” says Meg Distler, executive director of the Foundation. “That study documented that many...

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