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CORE Community Center Addresses Local Food Insecurity – Clinton County Today
CORE Community Center Addresses Local Food Insecurity with launch of a food Backpack Program. (Photo by Rusty Watson on Unsplash)

CORE Community Center Addresses Local Food Insecurity

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FRANKFORT, Ind. (March 16) – CORE Community Center has announced through a media release it has become a Backpack Program location for Clinton County after a recent conversation with Food Finders to address local food insecurity, the program will begin in July 2023.

Funding for this program comes from a recent grant approval for $70,000 from the Indiana Department of Health.

CORE is able to fill up to 51 backpacks each week beginning July 2023 providing meals to families throughout the community. In addition to the Backpack Program, CORE is exploring an east-side Mobile Food Bank as well as other long-term partnership opportunities.

“We couldn’t be more excited to continue to address evolving community needs. When we had to separate from the Summer Food Program, we were saddened to see that part of our services go. This is a much more manageable program for us to execute, and we know of many volunteers who look forward to making this possible,” shared Stephanie Cooper, Executive Director of CORE.

CORE Community Center is located at 950 S. Maish Rd., Frankfort.

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Brett W. Todd is the managing editor of Clinton County Today. Clinton County Today is a community-focused website to provide individuals of Clinton County Indiana and surrounding areas with information impacting their lives. Clinton County Today is a service of Progressive Partners of Indiana, LLC where Brett W. Todd is its managing member.

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Clinton County Central Dispatch will participate is a statewide tornado siren test on Tuesday, March 14 at approximately 10am as part of Severe Weather Preparedness week, March 12-18.

Tornado Warning Alert Test Scheduled

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FRANKFORT, Ind. – The week of March 12 – 18, 2023 is Sever Weather Preparedness Week in the state of Indiana according to a media release issued by Renee Crick, Director of Clinton County Central Dispatch (CCCD).

The release states on Tuesday, March 14 at approximately 10:15am, the National Weather Service will issue a test tornado warning alert, which will be shared through most notification systems. Clinton County will participate in the statewide test by conducting a full activation of the tornado weather sirens in Clinton County.

Now is a good time to talk with your family about what to do in the event of severe weather. A Tornado Watch means conditions are possible; it does not mean a tornado will occur. A Tornado Warning is issued when a tornado is imminent. When a Tornado Warning is issued, seek safe shelter immediately.

Remember that tornado sirens do not provide coverage for all areas. The tornado sirens are meant to be heard outside and cannot be relied on if you are indoors. Having a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather radio is highly recommended. Many people silence their phones at night, but the weather radio will sound when a warning is issued.

Crick reminds the community CCCD offers a free service, Nixle, that sends out mass notifications regarding events happening in Clinton County such as severe weather, road closures due to construction or accidents. The Nixle notifications can be received via your smartphone by downloading the free app, Everbridge.

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Brett W. Todd is the managing editor of Clinton County Today. Clinton County Today is a community-focused website to provide individuals of Clinton County Indiana and surrounding areas with information impacting their lives. Clinton County Today is a service of Progressive Partners of Indiana, LLC where Brett W. Todd is its managing member.

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