WINONA LAKE — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana awarded the Charles D. Smith Award to Maple Leaf Farms & the Tucker Family during the 6th Annual BIG Celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, at the Winona Heritage Room. Established in 2015 and named in honor of its inaugural recipient, this special accolade recognizes …read more.

FORT WAYNE — Indiana Michigan Power on Wednesday awarded a $150,000 donation on behalf of the American Electric Power Foundation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana for their first ever science lab. The donation will go toward technology, materials and supplies for the AEP Foundation Science Lab, where Big Brothers Big Sisters will …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana has received a $5,000 grant from the K21 Health Foundation in support of our sexual abuse prevention training for volunteers, youth and parents in Kosciusko County.  EMPOWER is designed to increase the awareness of child neglect/abuse risk factors and reduce risks/incidences of maltreatment so our youth …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana received $2,000 from Teachers Credit Union Foundation for program support for both community-based and site-based school buddies programs in Kosciusko and Huntington counties.  Funding from the TCU Foundation will be used for recruiting, screening and training adult volunteers who will be paired in these one-to-one relationships …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — For the fifth year in a row, the Kosciusko Board of Realtors partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana and hosted 33 Littles and their Bigs in their Boots for Scholars Program. On Saturday, Nov. 11, KBOR met and presented the children and their adult partners involved in the Big Brothers …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana awarded the Charles D. Smith Award to Ernie Wiggins during the 4th Annual BIG Celebration on Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Winona Heritage Room.  Established in 2015 and named in honor of its inaugural recipient, this special accolade recognizes an individual or individuals who demonstrate passionate …read more.

By CONNOR O’SHAUGHNESSY Marketing Communications Coordinator, Big Brothers Big Sisters Northeast Indiana FORT WAYNE — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana awarded the Diane Humphrey Award to Sherri Milton, Warsaw, during the Eighth Annual Women’s Champagne Brunch at the Grand Wayne Convention Center to benefit the organization and its mission to help local children …read more.

By SONYA NASH Quilt Gardens Project Manager ELKHART COUNTY — Indiana is 200 years old in 2016, and the Quilt Gardens along the Heritage Trail is joining the party with historic patterns honoring Indiana’s Bicentennial celebration.There will be 19 Striking quilt-themed gardens will display patterns representing various time periods in Indiana’s history. The 21 quilt …read more.

NORTHEAST INDIANA — There is just one month left for nonprofit organizations in Northeast Indiana to apply for a grant offered by the Indiana Youth Institute that will help them improve their programming to serve more children or families.  The organization and program effectiveness grant will help nonprofits overcome challenges they face in running their …read more.

WARSAW — In honor of the late Charlie Smith, a lifelong advocate for children in Kosciusko County and a longtime benefactor of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana, the agency is proud to introduce the Charlie Smith Award – recognizing individuals who go above and beyond the call of excellence and exhibit an exceptional commitment to enriching the lives of other and improving the community.

Syracuse Eagles is holding a fundraising pork chop dinner to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters serving Kosciusko County headquartered in Warsaw. The dinner will be held 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Syracuse Eagles location behind Wawasee High School, 12889 N. Kern Road.

By TRINA HOY Community Development Director, Kosciusko County Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Brothers Big Sisters in Kosciusko County has created an Around the World Nights series. The series was created as an educational tool to help volunteers connect better with their littles, and also to give them some experience with other cultures. Each month …read more.

Former Warsaw resident Hannah Babcock won the Indiana High School Forensic Association State Speech meet in the category of impromptu on Saturday, March 28. The competition took place in Fishers. Babcock is a junior at Canterbury High School in Fort Wayne and has participated on the speech team for three years. Impromptu speaking requires contestants …read more.

By TRINA HOY Community Development Director, Kosciusko County Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Brothers Big Sisters would like to thank the more than 200 bowlers who helped start something by participating in Bowl for Kids’ Sake in Kosciusko County in March and the ambassador committee who worked tirelessly to make it special. The event raised …read more.

The non-partisan Fuels America coalition today released an economic impact study by John Dunham & Associates showing the far-reaching benefits of renewable fuel for workers and businesses in northeast Indiana and around the state. The economic analysis takes into account the entire supply chain for renewable fuel and quantifies the impact to the economy at …read more.

By TRINA HOY Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kosciusko County American Legion Post 253 recently held a match event for the community based Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kosciusko County at their facility in North Webster. The event was a huge success, and tons of fun, and included 10 community based “Little” and their “Bigs” …read more.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana announces the new National President and Chief Executive Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Pam Iorio, will be visiting Fort Wayne. The visit will be Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Campus in Fort Wayne. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana is …read more.