Applications for Funding Available

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Applications for 2025 funding through the City of Hammond’s Gaming Advisory Committee are now available. Applications are available at Hammond City Hall in the Mayor’s Office Suite 215 or you may download a copy online at www.gohammond.com/departments/mayors-office. Funding is available to local not-for-profit organizations that demonstrate their project, activities, and services to provide direct benefit to the citizens of Hammond. …

PUBLIC NOTICE of the ANNUAL C.A.P.E.R

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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Program Year 2023 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the City’s HUD funding, including the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), and the Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG) is available for review and comment. A copy of the report can be viewed online https://www.gohammond.com/departments/planning-and-development/community-development/ The PY2023 …

Garbage pick-up delays in observance of Thanksgiving

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The Sanitation Department will not be working Thursday, November 28, 2024, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Monday through Wednesday pick-ups will be as scheduled. Thursday and Friday scheduled garbage pick-up will be one day late. We will be working on Friday, November 29th, and also on Saturday, November 30th.

College Bound Scholarship Program Extended

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Popular Award Winning College Scholarship Program Renewed for Another Ten Years: Mayor Thomas M McDermott, Jr. announced that he and the Hammond City Council recently extended the College Bound Scholarship Program for another ten years. The extension ensures that the program will be in place through the 2035-36 school year. This means that a student currently in fifth grade is …

Hammond Community Corporation 2024 Grant Application Now Available

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The City of Hammond for the social betterment of the community formed the Hammond Community Corporation in 1997. The organization is designed to grant financial assistance to Hammond not-for-profit organizations to enrich the quality of life in our community. The Hammond Community Corporation was originally funded by money donated from the Empress Casino-Hammond (now known as Horseshoe Casino–Hammond). These funds …

Jean Shepherd Community Center Reopens

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Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. and the Hammond Parks and Recreation Department invite you to experience the reopening of the new and improved Jean Shepherd Community Center on Friday, November 1 at 10 am. The Jean Shepherd Community Center has been revamped to include 12 indoor pickleball courts and updated food and drink amenities. This state-of-the-art pickleball facility will also …

2024 Trick-or-Treat Hours

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Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr. has announced that the 2024 Trick-or-Treat hours for Halloween on Thursday, October 31st, will be from 5pm until 7pm. Please call 219-853-6301 or 219-53-6378 if you have any questions. Have a safe and Happy Halloween!