Northwest Indiana Community Action Corporation

Housing Choice Voucher Program Accepting Applications For Waiting List

Housing Choice Voucher Program Accepting Applications For Waiting List Effective 4/1/2024, Northwest Indiana Community Action on behalf of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will open the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)...

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Northwest Indiana Community Action employee spotlight: Jimmy Procter

Northwest Indiana Community Action employee spotlight: Jimmy Procter Jimmy Procter has been an integral part of our Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) department for almost five years. He is a dedicated technician with exceptional proficiency in Excel, and his colleagues know him as the go-to person...

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Northwest Indiana Community Action Trivia Night

Northwest Indiana Community Action Trivia Night Our annual fundraiser where supporters come together to test their knowledge and raise funds for affordable housing solutions in Northwest Indiana. All funds raised go towards NWICA's housing division. It is used to help with building efforts,...

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Northwest Indiana Community Action jobs: Outreach Coordinator

Northwest Indiana Community Action jobs: Outreach Coordinator APPLY HERE ORGANIZATION Area Agency on Aging and Community Action Agency for Northwest Indiana, founded in 1965, the NWICA Mission is to ensure the people who experience financial hardship find opportunities, resources, and respect. We do this by...

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States Call for Congress to Restore Funding for LIHEAP Record # of Households Receive Assistance – 1.5 Million Could be Cut from the Program Residential Utility Arrearages Reach Record Level

States Call for Congress to Restore Funding for LIHEAP Record # of Households Receive Assistance – 1.5 Million Could be Cut from the Program Residential Utility Arrearages Reach Record Level The National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), representing the state directors of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), reported today that the program served 7.1 million households in FY 23 with heating and cooling...

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Volunteer for the 2024 PIT Count on January 24th

Volunteer for the 2024 PIT Count on January 24th On January 24th, 2024, volunteers across Northwest Indiana will come together to count the number of people experiencing homelessness in our communities. The Point in Time (PIT) Count provides a snapshot of homelessness in our cities and counties....

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Northwest Indiana Community Action (NWICA) Offers IDA Tax Credits to Individuals and Businesses

Northwest Indiana Community Action (NWICA) Offers IDA Tax Credits to Individuals and Businesses Northwest Indiana Community Action (NWICA) is pleased to announce the availability of Individual Development Account (IDA) Tax Credits for individuals and businesses in the region. These tax credits are distributed to donors at 50% of the...

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Jennifer Trowbridge Selected to Lead NWICA

Jennifer Trowbridge Selected to Lead NWICA CROWN POINT, IN – Northwest Indiana Community Action (NWICA), the state’s largest combined area agency on aging and community action agency, announced that its Board of Directors has selected Mrs. Jennifer Trowbridge as the President and Chief...

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Olund Awarded “Sagamore of the Wabash”

Olund Awarded “Sagamore of the Wabash” Northwest Indiana Community Action (NWICA)’s President/CEO Gary Olund, was awarded the “Sagamore of the Wabash” by Indiana State Senators Mike Bohacek and Rick Niemeyer. The award, was presented at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting and...

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ServSafe Food Safety Course Offered

ServSafe Food Safety Course Offered Northwest Indiana Community Action Corporation is offering a ServSafe® Food Safety Course at its Crown Point, Indiana location. The course promises to combine critical information, exclusive tools, and real world resources to transform knowledge...

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