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• Prenatal & Infant Care Network Luncheon - Helping parents experiencing loss: Local grief resources
• Mary Tyndall completes Mutz Philanthropic Leadership Institute

"Susana is currently serving a single mother household who has been displaced after her partner was charged with domestic battery and was deported. She currently does not have a support system.

Aside from assisting her in navigating the criminal justice system and providing referrals to build a support system, Susana has also been serving in the role of her medical interpreter. She was able to advocate for her and helped her transfer her children to the same medical provider. She also...



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Approximately 14 percent of people in Allen County, including nearly 20,000 children, are considered food insecure. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as “a lack of consistent access to enough food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life.” Families that struggle with food insecurity must often make difficult choices when it comes to necessary expenses, leaving them without enough money for sufficient food.

“Food insecurity doesn’t look like you might expect,” says Mary Tyndall, communications and food programs director at St. Joseph Community Health Foundation (SJCHF). “The person in the cubicle next to you or the student sitting behind you in class could be food-insecure. Maybe they paid their rent and their car payment this month, but there’s not enough left to buy healthy groceries to feed the family. That’s when people have to visit pantries and food banks.”



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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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St. Joe Foundation’s Mary Tyndall recently completed the Mutz Philanthropic Leadership Institute, sponsored by the Indiana Philanthropy Alliance.

Launched by IPA in 2021, the Mutz Institute identifies and develops transformational philanthropic leaders in Indiana. Tyndall was one of 23 members of this year’s class, after being selected through a competitive application process last year.

“I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from philanthropic leaders across the state and...

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