NAACP LaPorte County Branch 3061-B

02/20/2026

02/15/2026

Today is the day! 🔔 Please join us this afternoon for the First Annual Mother Floretha Kelly Memorial Gospel Fest! This will be a momentous event and time together, worshipping and praising the Lord and remembering Mother Floretha Kelly during Black History Month.

🗓️ Today, Sunday, February 15

📍Pentecostal Temple COGIC, 2722 Wabash Street, Michigan City

🍽️ Memorial Meal: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

🕊️🎶 Celebration: 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

02/14/2026

Join us for a powerful night at the Floretha Kelly Memorial Gospel Festival!

🗓 February 15, 2026
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 Pentectoal Temple Church of God in Christ
2722 Wabash Street
Michigan City, Indiana

Featuring anointed choirs, praise dancers, and quartets, with special guests Exalted of Chicago Quartet!

Come celebrate the life and legacy of Floretha Kelly with an evening filled with music, worship, and community.

10/04/2025

Contribute to our Branch's success by buying Double Good Popcorn! The sale ends Monday, October 6th at 11:30 AM. 50% of sales go directly back to the important work we do right here in Michigan City.

Click here to buy our delicious popcorn and 50% of your purchase benefits this fundraiser.

03/21/2025

☀️We’re so proud of our Soul Power Program Manager, Donnita Scully, for receiving the program’s first grant from the Michigan City Community Enrichment Corporation last night!Thank you to the MCCEC for this honor to continue changing lives through the Soul Power Solar Jobs Training Program.

Soul Power is a volunteer-led initiative, and we need the continued support of our community to sustain our impact. For , please consider donating to our program - every dollar goes to resourcing the success of our students through graduation.

💙 You can make a contribution at https://naacp3061.org/programs/soul-power-program/.

03/01/2025

03/01/2025

Black History is Every Day Because Black Lives Matter Every Day! ❤️💚💛

As we celebrate , we are spotlighting one of our most successful programs: the Soul Power Program, a free program that supports and trains community members to gainful employment opportunities in the solar energy sector.

To keep this essential program afloat, we are counting on supporters like you to help fund our future. Please consider donating $50 dollars to Soul Power today (any and all donations are welcome)! Every dollar goes into changing the lives of our students and furthering our vision of a solar-powered region for all.

☀️ Donate here, and share this post widely: https://naacp3061.org/programs/soul-power-program/

02/12/2025

Congratulations Nisha Morris! Enjoy the concert!

12/16/2024

☀️🎉 CONGRATULATIONS to the December 2024 Soul Power Solar Training Tier I class, who received their Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10 certification! We are so proud of our graduating students. Thank you to our facilitators and program partners for making this cohort possible.

Our next stop will be the Tier II cohort, where students will continue with their training for the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Core Construction certification and begin the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) PV Associate certification.

To learn more and support our Soul Power Program's goal of realizing a solar-powered future for the region, visit https://naacp3061.org/programs/soul-power-program/.

10/13/2024

10/04/2024

Thank you to the prospective students who joined us for this week’s Soul Power Training Info Session at Michigan City H.O.P.E. Community Center! ☀️

Enrollment is still open for this *free* comprehensive solar energy training course: a 24-hour solar training with a 16-hour CORE Construction training.

🔗 Register today: https://naacp3061.org/classes/soul-power-solar-training/

🗓️ Classes begin on Monday, November 11th at 10 AM.

✅ Stipend: Receive a $300 stipend upon successful completion of the training.

⚙️ Career Pathway: Once completed, applicants have the potential to go to on the job training with non-union companies and the potential to register in the IBEW local 531 apprenticeship electrician program. Completion of Tier I also offers students the opportunity to proceed to Tier II and Tier III Trainings within the program.

Thank you to our program partners, Just Transition NWI, Michigan City Sustainability, WorkOne Northwest Indiana, IBEW Local 531 Hall, Green Alternatives Inc., and Millennium Solar Electric Training Academy.

09/30/2024

Join us tomorrow at 10 am at the HOPE Michigan City H.O.P.E. Community Center, 222 McClelland, for an informational session about the program and how to enroll in our free solar jobs training. Don’t miss this opportunity to kickstart your career in the growing solar energy industry!

☀️ Please sign up to attend at https://naacp3061.org/events/soul-power-solar-training-information-session/

TOMORROW, TUES., 10 AM, Michigan City H.O.P.E. Community Center: How can you prepare for employment now and into the future? Attend the information session for the Soul Power Program. Learn how you can make good money, become certified, and live a quality life by signing up for this FREE training!
NAACP LaPorte County Branch 3061, WorkOne Northwest Indiana, Michigan City Sustainability Commission, Just Transition NWI, IBEW Local 531
https://naacp3061.org/programs/soul-power-program/