Project Neighbors

Neighbors Place

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The history of Project Neighbors follows a long list of opportunities taken. A need presents itself and this small group of citizens responds. With no rigid mission (feed the poor, buy eyeglasses for children, support the library), this allows for a diversity of action: housing, daycare, healthcare, education, human relations, economic development. All of these […]

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Neighbors builds a family a New Home

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Project Neighbors’ ancient house at 505 Brown St. (reportedly a Sears package house) couldn’t be saved. Both the former owner and Walt, who negotiated a long-ago agreement-to-sell with him, have passed on. The cardboard on which they inked the agreement is dust. So is the front stoop on which those two old fellows made the […]

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New Housing on Morgan Blvd

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When Project Neighbors purchased a four lot parcel of land on South Morgan Blvd in 2007, the vision was for a multiple story apartment building designed to serve about ten families. However, because of building codes and financial considerations, Project Neighbors decided to build four duplexes on the land. One lot was sold to Habitat […]

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First Source Donates $25,000 for Neighbor’s Place

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For 150 years 1st Source Bank has been giving back to its community and Project Neighbors is the recent recipient of that generosity. On December 12, 1st Source Bank Regional President Bob Ax presented Project Neighbors board members, Paul Schreiner and Lois Reiner, with a $25,000 check from 1st Source Foundation in support of the nonprofit organization’s newest project, Neighbors Place…

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VU Honors Two of “Its Own”

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Valparaiso University, at its May 20 conferring of degrees, bestowed its highest honor upon two of our Project Neighbors Board members, Loie Reiner, co-founder with her late husband Walt, of PN and Paul Schreiner, its current chairman and long-time guide and director of its work projects. Both were awarded the Doctor of Public Service Degree, […]

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