08/23/2026
Josh Johnson said it best:
“You get older and then one day you look around, and you’re like “uh oh, Oh no” cause nobody told you.
No body told you that adults, they’re just kids who lived. Like, they were kids and then they just stayed alive and somebody had to do the jobs. And so now people do the jobs. It’s a never ending cycle of people looking like they have it together.”
There’s no magic here. All the people who make Feed the Region and Santa Delivers AYR work to deliver comfort and aid straight to the people in NWI are just people themselves. Just realized one day that free will means we can follow our dreams of giving back to the community that raised us.
We are growing! We are building a coalition of joy, comfort, and people who take “Love Thy Neighbor” seriously. If you are the type of person who can get behind the phrase, “I went through it so I want to make sure no one else does,” you belong here.
Please reach out to any of us through our DMs to find out how you can help us Feed the Region and make sure Santa Delivers All Year Round for our fellow Region Rats.
For now, let’s review our goals:
🙂↕️All six counties in NWI (Lake, Porter, Jasper, LaPorte, Newton, and Starke) will have a Feed the Region Hub and Year-Round Elves to deliver aid, comfort, and check-ins to any neighbor in need in The Region.
🙌 Both missions will be fully funded and able to give gainful employment to people who love this community and need JOBS.
🏆We will have a network of neighbors making NWI Stronger, Safer, and Kinder.
🥳 We will grow in partnership with like-minded people, local businesses, and organizations who love this community as much as we do.
🪩 We will throw events that focus on our Local Art, Music, Food, and Entertainment scene to allow fellowship between neighbors while raising money for our community. There is so much talent in Northwest IN, it’s time to highlight it!
We are so proud of how the Region has come out strong for our neighbors after the storm. Over 2500 bellies were filled at the Portage Strong event yesterday.
We are so happy to hear that in more neighborhoods were restored in the last 24 hours. More of our people woke up with lights, A/C, and working refrigeration in the two highest percentage power outage Cities, Gary and Lake Station. Thank you to the blue collar workers that have shown up for us every single day non-stop since the storms hit on August 11th. You are always welcome at our table. Please buy them a coffee, give them a sincere thank you, and ask them how you can help their family or neighborhood recover.
Power is just the start. People lost everything. Homes, cars, clothing, furniture, all stock piles of resources like food, toiletries, kitchen utilities, and cleaning supplies. The grid will come back up because we have strong work ethic in NWI, but don’t forget there’s a lot more than that to help people get back on their feet.
See more about our goals here:
Make an impact today When you choose to give, you become part of something bigger—something powerful.Feed the Region is growing and we want you to be a part of it! The Pierogi Pop-Ups are proving to be our best way to produce the funds needed to get to our ultimate goal: a weekly Feed the Region m...
