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Gary Mayor Eddie Melton has also pressed NIPSCO over the pace of restoration. “12 days without power is unacceptable,” Melton said Sunday, according to WGN.
Chelsea Whittington, chief of public and community relations for Gary’s school district, said schools are also providing support to families dealing with the ongoing outages.
“We want them to understand that we want to be the safe haven for those who may not have power, who may not have food,” Whittington told the news outlet. “We’re serving breakfast and lunch to our children every single day.”
GEO Academy, a charter school in Gary, is holding classes and providing meals for students as the outage continues, according to Fox 32 Chicago.
The community is also stepping in. Food influencer Keith Lee hosted a relief giveaway Monday at the Roosevelt Pavilion, providing food and supplies to residents affected by the outage, CBS News Chicago reported.
Lee committed $15,000 to relief efforts and Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton matched his donation, bringing their combined contribution to $30,000.
Gary resident Quinton Miller told CBS News Chicago he attended the giveaway to find food and other resources for his family.
“I’ve got two daughters, so I’m still trying to get everything I can as far as food, resources and stuff like that,” Miller said.
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