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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 22 results for Tolson Center for Community Excellence.

ID	103844
Title of Article	Families receive care at baby shower
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Aubrey Parks (left), clinic director and community health nurse at RETA Pregnancy Clinic and Family Resources, talks with a community member about the services RETA offers during a community baby shower at the Tolson Center on Saturday; Tara Morris (right), executive director of the Minority Health Coalition Elkhart County, speaks to families during a community baby shower
Date	Jun 02, 2026
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Minority Health Coalition of Elkhart County, Tolson Center for Community Excellence

ID	103324
Title of Article	Tolson Center to kick off season
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Apr 11, 2026
Page	C2
Subjects	Tolson Center for Community Excellence, Soccer

ID	103130
Title of Article	Epic Dance Studios expands to Tolson Center
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Epic Dance
Date	Mar 04, 2026
Page	A3
Subjects	Epic Dance Studio, Tolson Center for Community Excellence

ID	102813
Title of Article	‘Faith, love and peace’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Children grab candy; vendors serve food; Paula Sours, Delia Grajeda, María Rojas
Date	Dec 23, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Tolson Center for Community Excellence, Las Posadas

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