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NIPSCO strengthens local communities through volunteerism and donations in northern Indiana

In August 2022, NIPSCO employees volunteered their time to help local nonprofits with Charity of Choice. Charity of Choice is NIPSCO’s annual employee giving campaign, focused on meeting the needs of nonprofit groups throughout northern Indiana. 

NIPSCO supports nonprofits across its service territory serving areas of identified need, including Basic Needs and Hardship Assistance, Economic and Workforce Development, Environmental Stewardship, Public Safety and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and Energy Education.  

In partnership with the NiSource Charitable Foundation and Besa, an organization that helps connect people and companies with nonprofits, NIPSCO team members volunteered nearly 500 hours in August to organizations who meet the needs of their communities.

Volunteers gather for a photo after spending the day in Kokomo at the Family Services Association

NIPSCO employees gathered for a photo after a day of volunteering at the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana in Merrillville

In Ft. Wayne, NIPSCO employees spent the day creating artistic murals surrounding the Bridge of Grace Compassionate Ministries Center

NIPSCO team members cleaning over a dozen vans at Opportunity Enterprises located in Valparaiso

NIPSCO volunteers: 

      • Beautified supportive housing for veterans with Family Services Association of Howard County
      • Transplanted native plants and seedlings with Little River Wetlands Project
      • Distributed food at East Chicago’s Mobile Market with Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, Inc. 
      • Painted and beautified spaces at Opportunity Enterprises
      • Bridge of Grace Compassionate Ministries Center 
      • Cleaned and beautified outdoor spaces at a TradeWinds Services, Inc. home in Griffith
      • Painted a new home with Habitat for Humanity of Porter County
      • Painted educational murals at Hilltop Neighborhood House in Valparaiso
      • Worked to clean and beautify outdoor spaces with Shirley Heinze Land Trust in Aetna (Gary)
      • Helped prepare for the school year at Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana 
      • Provided quality clothing to Allen County residents with Wellspring Center 
      • Helped install fire detectors in Gary with The American Red Cross of Indiana
      • Cleaned passenger vans at Opportunity Enterprises
      • Donated blood with The American Red Cross of Indiana 

Being a good corporate citizen is important to NIPSCO, and goes hand in hand with the company’s economic development goals. Good relationships with community partner organizations allow NIPSCO to offer incentives to support development in northern Indiana. Last year, NIPSCO donated more than $2.3 million to our communities through focused grants and targeted donations.

To learn more about ways NIPSCO supports communities, visit NIPSCO.com/givingback.

Partnership Page: https://movetoindiana.com/nipsco/

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