On Wednesday morning, 20 Northwest Indiana schools and their nearly 6,000 students took part in Big Shoulders Fund’s Lend a Shoulder Day. The annual event invites some of the fund’s biggest supporters out to the schools, aided by Big Shoulders...

For many children in Northwest Indiana, the opportunity to travel to our country’s Western states is rare. There is a lot to see in the area, from Chicago to the Dunes – but it is also one of the densest metropolitan regions in the world....

Big Shoulders Fund of NWI works to fulfill a simple mission – “Provide support to inner-city schools which provide a quality, values-based education.” That support takes many forms, from supplying meals to families in need or enhancing internet...

As Regional Director of Big Shoulders Fund, Dan Kozlowski knows the importance of serving the Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland community. He grew up in Cedar Lake, attended catholic elementary and middle schools as well as Hanover Central High...