Books, Brushes & Bands for Education (BBB4E) is a nonprofit organization focused on the education of all youth. Organized in 2000, BBB4E serves public, private, parochial, and home school students ages 5-18. Our goal is to provide high quality fine arts experiences during evening hours. Students may learn to play musical instruments and find their singing voices. Highly-rated instructors, some of which come from the Merit School of Music in Chicago, bring their performance experience to enhance the classroom. In addition, we provide classes so that students experience the visual arts. In 2012, BBB4E created Book Brigade: A Call to Action. Over 15,000 new and gently used children and adult books have been collected and are distributed through various means in Northwest Indiana.

We provide classes for Band, Orchestra and Choir for children ages 5 to 18. All classes range from beginner to intermediate, we also provide an adults choir for parents to participate in. Each year we have a Book Brigade that collects new and gently used books and distributes them to families across Northwest Indiana

131-acre state-dedicated nature preserve tucked into the Hessville neighborhood, part of the Lake County Parks system.

Hiking, Environmental Awareness Center with exhibits and bird viewing, Birdwatching, Environmental Education programs for all ages, Group programs, Summer Day Camps (children), Photography, Native gardening resources.

Municipal Parks and Recreation department agency for the City of Hammond

Parks, Civic Center, Jean Shepherd Community Center and Sportsplex, Recreation, Fitness, Athletics, Walking Paths, Playgrounds

HC3 focuses on beautification and revitalization of our Hessville/Hammond area. We also focus on promoting our Downtown Hessville area and Hammond as a whole by organizing events to bring our community and surrounding communities together.

Yearly events: St. Patrick's Day Parade, Community clean ups, Live in the Ville, 5k color run, Halloween Dog Walk, Holiday gathering. Beautification projects focusing on Kennedy Avenue. With our new building we will be servicing our community in several ways, we hope within a few years time.

Municipal Parks and Recreation department agency for the City of Hammond

Parks, Civic Center, Jean Shepherd Community Center and Sportsplex, Recreation, Fitness, Athletics, Walking Paths, Playgrounds

Nonprofit Charitable Organization-Physical Fitness Center-Basketball Court-Swimming Pool

After school care, swimming lessons, toddler & youth sports, adult sports, family membership, fitness classes, physical fitness, community events, scholarship programs, summer camp.