Unlock hope: Taking steps to reduce hunger and homelessness.
You can help as we endeavor to meet the most basic needs of the disadvantaged and homeless individuals and families in the Gary and NWI area. AN average of 80 households visit our pantry each week. We are currently in desperate need of men and women's deodorant, cereal, and pancake mix.
When you meet Lanonya and see the confidence and strength that beams from her face, you would never know that she was once a homeless mother of four. In the not-so-distant past, during long, difficult nights in a shelter in Calumet Township, she remembers feeling overwhelmed and unprepared for the journey back to being housed. Yet the shelter is where she learned about Sojourner Truth House—which turned out to be the beginning of the journey.
At STH, while she participated in the day center program, Lanonya was able to leave the stress of the shelter behind. “Everyone there was nice,” she recalls. “I felt empowered to be in a place where people told me there’s help, you can overcome this. It was a blessing.”
- Read more about Lanonya's story here.