Free Workshop Prepares High School Students, Parents for College

Free Workshop Prepares High School Students, Parents for College

Parents and high school students are invited to a college readiness workshop this Saturday on the campus of the University of Notre Dame. The event, “Guiding Your Way to Higher Education,” will be held at the Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture at 1045 W. Washington Street in South Bend on Saturday, May 9…

Families in Need Receive Helping Hand from Local Food Banks

Families in Need Receive Helping Hand from Local Food Banks

Families will soon be gathering for Thanksgiving dinner. You can almost smell the deliciousness wafting in the air. A traditional turkey, a ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, and those delectable pies. But not everyone is so fortunate. Some local families struggle to put just one meal on the table, let alone an entire feast. A…

Thousands of Local Immigrants Could Benefit from Obama Executive Action
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Thousands of Local Immigrants Could Benefit from Obama Executive Action

President Barack Obama’s long awaited executive action on immigration was unveiled Thursday night. Local immigrant rights activists cheered the decision to extend relief to an estimated 4 million undocumented immigrants. The actions will defer deportation for immigrants who have been in the US for more than five years and have children who are either US…