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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.
Showing 18 results for Tolson Center for Community Excellence.
| ID | 102053 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Fellowship program celebrates impact |
| Notes | Tolson Center for Community Excellence; Taste of Africa; Lead Hazard Reduction Capacity Building Grant;Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ryan Eilts, Levon Johnson; South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership; Andrew Wiand |
| Date | Jul 18, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Benham Neighborhood Initiative, enFocus, Hotel Elkhart, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary |
| ID | 102008 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | On-the-job training |
| Notes | CareerWise Elkhart County |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ty Zartman receiving award; Jayvion Peoples speaking with Jeffrie Hunter; Journey worker awards rest on a table before being given out to CareerWise graduates |
| Date | Jun 28, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | United States Department of Labor, Tolson Center for Community Excellence, Horizon Education Alliance |
| ID | 101971 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Improving infant mortality rates |
| Notes | Elkhart County Minority Health Coalition; Elkhart County Health Department; Tolson Center for Community Excellence |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Liliana Quintero speaking |
| Date | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Subjects | Infant Mortality, Elkhart Aquatic Center, Northern Indiana Hispanic Health Coalition, Hispanic/Latino Community |
| ID | 101930 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Tolson Center receives $3,000 grant from Dollar General Literacy Foundation |
| Notes | Tolson Center; Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF); Tolson Summer Quest |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Jun 05, 2025 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Dollar General Inc., Tolson Center for Community Excellence |
| ID | 101803 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | City acts to keep AmeriCorps workers after cuts |
| Notes | Americorps; Serve Indiana |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Eli Linton, Ollie Freshour, Lucy Kramer, Jordan Gibbs Benji Wall |
| Date | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Goshen Common Council, Shanklin Park, Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG), Tolson Center for Community Excellence |
| ID | 100229 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | A day of service, celebration |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | crowd at Community Missionary Baptist Church; Tolson Center for Community Excellence |
| Date | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Black Expo, Tolson Center for Community Excellence, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary |
| ID | 100130 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Tolson Center celebrates one year since reopening |
| Notes | 1320 Benham Ave., Elkhart; Program Innovation Award |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | The Tolson Center for Community Excellence; Brenna Allen; LaTonya King, Rod Roberson, Brenna Allen, Dwight Fish, Brent Curry posing with Program Innovation Award |
| Date | Dec 26, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A4 |
| Subjects | Tolson Center for Community Excellence, Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (AIM), City of Elkhart |
| ID | 100115 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | $7.5M grant to support early childhood program |
| Notes | Building Strong Brains; Community Leadership Implementation Grants; Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VIII) |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Pete McCown |
| Date | Dec 21, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Community Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc., Tolson Center for Community Excellence, Grants |
| ID | 99094 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Tolson Center teams with REAL Services to help seniors |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Breanna Allen |
| Date | Oct 25, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Tolson Center for Community Excellence, REAL Services (Resources for Enriching Adult Life), Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) |
| ID | 98880 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | INOVA Federal, Tolson Center name scholarship recipients |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Gregory Williams and Raniaha Newson |
| Date | Oct 02, 2024 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | INOVA Federal Credit Union, Tolson Center for Community Excellence, Scholarships, South Central Elkhart |
| ID | 98876 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Positive impact |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | student drinks milk; Breanna Allen |
| Date | Oct 01, 2024 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Tolson Center for Community Excellence, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Elkhart Community Schools, Indiana Department of Education |
| ID | 98489 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | INOVA, Tolson Center name scholarship recipients |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Raniaha Newson, Gregory Williams, Breanna Allen, Samuel Kamwenji |
| Date | Aug 31, 2024 |
| Page | D1 |
| Subjects | INOVA Federal Credit Union, Tolson Center for Community Excellence, Scholarships |
| ID | 96077 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lilly Endowment awards matching grant to Community Foundation |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Community Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc., Tolson Center for Community Excellence |
| ID | 94757 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | 2023 Year in Review |
| Notes | Top stories of 2023 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Mayor Gina Leichty; Jeremy Stutsman; future Elkhart Amphitheater; Tolson Center |
| Date | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County, Tolson Center for Community Excellence, Homicides, Leichty, Gina (Goshen Mayor) |
| ID | 94213 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Newly built and reimagined |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ribbon cutting ceremony; New Tolson Center building; Lois Mason and guests |
| Date | Dec 01, 2023 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Tolson Center for Community Excellence |
| ID | 86956 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Tolson Center beginning to take shape |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Crews install steel for the new Tolson Center for Community Excellence facility during construction on Thursday. The community center at 1320 Benham Ave. is expected to be complete in November |
| Date | Feb 10, 2023 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Tolson Center, Construction |
| ID | 84123 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Cost of Tolson Center higher than expected |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | A rendering of the new Tolson Center for Community Excellence. The community center is expected to be fully operational by the fall of 2023. ALLEN |
| Date | Oct 05, 2022 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Tolson Center, Construction, Fund Raising |
| ID | 78891 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Tolson Center embarks on new beginning |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Mayor Rod Roberson and Breanna Allen; Rendering of the new Tolson Center for Community Excellence; Attendees at the center's transfer ceremony |
| Date | Apr 08, 2022 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Tolson Center |