Northwest Indiana Relief Fund

On Tuesday, August 11, severe storms brought destructive winds, flooding, property damage, fallen trees and power lines, and widespread power outages across Northwest Indiana.

Many residents and community organizations continue to face storm-related needs involving food, shelter, essential clothing, hygiene supplies and other necessities.

Veterans Against Diabetes has reactivated Operation After the Storm to support locally identified, VAD-verified relief needs across Northwest Indiana.

How relief needs will be identified

Municipal emergency officials, designated town representatives, shelter coordinators, food providers and established relief organizations may identify unmet community needs.

Local representatives help identify the gaps, but they do not control campaign funds. Veterans Against Diabetes will independently confirm each request, avoid unnecessary duplication, make the final funding decision and retain full control over every expenditure.

Whenever practical, VAD will purchase approved goods or pay an approved vendor, shelter, food provider or relief organization directly for a specific documented purpose.

Our commitment to transparency

100% of funds received by Veterans Against Diabetes through this campaign will remain restricted to locally identified, VAD-verified Northwest Indiana storm-relief needs.

No campaign funds will be used for general VAD operating expenses.

Priority assistance may include:

Emergency food and drinking water
Community meal and shelter supplies
New, specifically requested essential clothing
Hygiene and personal-care supplies
Assistance for displaced or medically vulnerable residents
Other documented storm-related necessities

Veterans Against Diabetes will maintain receipts, approvals, purchase records and delivery information. Public accountability updates will show:

How much was spent
What was purchased or funded
Where assistance was delivered
Which shelter, provider or community site was involved
Approximately how many people were assisted

If immediate needs from this storm are fully addressed, any remaining campaign balance will remain restricted to disaster and storm-relief work in Northwest Indiana. It will not be transferred to VAD’s general operating fund.

We will not rush money out blindly. We will identify legitimate needs, verify each request, document every deployment and report the results to the community.

When our neighbors get hit, we do not stand on the sidelines.

We answer the call.

Veterans Against Diabetes
Community-Funded. Veteran-Led. Mission-Driven.

Operation After the Storm: Northwest Indiana Relief

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