In the summer of 1982, a group of concerned citizens met in attempts to create a program that would help to alleviate the growing problem of teen runaways and unsupervised youth. Those conversations created a youth center that would serve as a place for local children and teens to feel safe and secure while learning skills that would help them grow into positive and contributing members of our community. John E. Etling, original executive director of Catholic Charities Terre

The Maple Center is a nonprofit integrative health education center that has served the Wabash Valley Community since 2004. We offer classes and workshops in mind, body, and spirit approaches to optimal wellness. These classes and workshops, in preventive strategies to maintain health, include Auricular (Ear) Therapy, Meditation, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Mindful Eating, Mind Body Skills, Tai Chi, Yoga (Chair, Family, Recovery & Stress Management), Plant-Powered Nut

The Connecting Link is a ministry outreach program of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods which began in 1997. Our goal is to bring together organizations (churches, schools, businesses, etc.) to address larger community issues by collaborating to create a more just and hope-filled society through prayer, information, referral and advocacy for families and individuals in need. Our ministry provides for these families or individuals information and referrals t

Many people remember visiting a library as a child or maybe for a research paper as a student—but let me assure you, the library you may remember is not the library of today. Card catalogs and shushing librarians have advanced to innovative technologies and collaborative initiatives. To celebrate libraries, Welcome to Your Library is the theme for National Library Week (Sunday, April 4 to Saturday, April 10). The theme promotes the idea that libraries extend far beyond the wa