Author: Wayne Township Trustee - Austin Knox

When the demand goes up for warmer clothing in our Clothing Emporium, it’s a good sign that people are sensing the coming of winter. Fall, when the days are still warm enough to work both inside and out, is a good time to prepare yourself and your ... Read more

In looking for some enjoyable and inexpensive activities for our clients and their families, this time of year offers some great opportunities for everyone. We say, “Spend time enjoying the fall color changes right here in northern Indiana!” ... Read more

For the past ten years the Wayne Township Trustee Office has been awarding scholarships to high school graduates who were on their way to attending institutions of higher learning. It has always been a wish of ours to follow up on the scholars ... Read more

At The Wayne Township Trustee Office (WTTO) employees often use the term “Teamwork makes the dream work” to indicate that it is easier to complete a goal and often get better results when you team up with others and work together. When you think ... Read more

One of the core programs here at Wayne Township is found in our Workfare and Employment Department. When an eligible client receives financial assistance from the township, they are entered into the workfare program which helps them develop ... Read more

On July 4th the United States will be celebrating Independence Day—the federal holiday commemorating the Declaration of Independence, a document that was drawn up by, among others, founding fathers Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, ... Read more

This year Father’s Day, which is always celebrated on the third Sunday of June, lands on June 19th, a day that also happens to be a federal holiday known as Juneteenth. While we have always observed Juneteenth, 2021 was the first year our offices ... Read more

On Saturday, May 21, the Wayne Township Trustee Office held their annual Family Fun Day celebrating the end of the school year with an outdoor party including dancing, karaoke, games, food and a scholarship awarding ceremony. Eleven awards ... Read more

Wayne Township Trustee Austin Knox and his staff will host their Annual Family Fun Day on Saturday, May 21, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., and the public is invited to attend this free event. ... Read more

On April 28th, Trustee Austin Knox and Deputy Dominique Dickey took our latest group of intern students for a lunchtime treat at Zesto’s on Broadway to celebrate the successful completion of their internships with the Wayne Township Trustee ... Read more

After becoming Trustee in January 2020, the worst pandemic in 100 years was running rampant. I understood that constituents needed assistance with necessities and my administration found creative ways to meet the need. We were able to provide ... Read more

The Wayne Township Trustee Office is accepting applications for its 9th annual scholarship that in 2021 was renamed the Richard A. Stevenson Sr. Scholarship. Awards of $500 each will be given to two graduating high school seniors who are moving ... Read more

Here it is the end of March and the beginning of a very busy time of the year. With Women’s History Month, Disability Awareness Month, our upcoming scholarship awards and Family Fun Day, and a busier than usual daily workload, we are definitely ... Read more

The Wayne Township Trustee Office has started an Employee Spotlight. Each month we will be highlighting one of our staff stars and telling you a little about him or her. ... Read more

Here at the Wayne Township Trustee Office we like to keep our eye out for as many benefits as we can to encourage our clients along their road to self-sufficiency. ... Read more

As we come to the end of 2021, we are looking forward to our last public event of the year; a party at Bell’s Skating Rink 7009 IN-930 New Haven where we’ll celebrate the holidays with free food, prizes and skate rental for 275 attendees. This event ... Read more

At this time of year when so many of us gather around tables that seem to overflow with delicious food and drink, it may or may not occur to us that there are people right here in our own community who spend much of their time just getting enough to ... Read more

The Friday after Thanksgiving is when retailers expect to replace the red ink on their books with black, hence the name Black Friday. That day marks the unofficial beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Many employers give their staff ... Read more

The Wayne Township Trustee Office will be holding a job fair on Wednesday, November 17th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at our offices on 320 East Superior Street (the corner of Lafayette and Superior Street). Spearheaded by our new Director of Workfare ... Read more

If you are one of those people who have already started thinking about your holiday gift giving, you are not alone. While it always seems a little crazy when the stores start advertising with Santa Claus even before the Halloween costumes are ... Read more

Our office has been seeing an increase in need in recent weeks and, especially as we move into the fall and winter months, we’d like to remind Wayne Township citizens that we are here to help. ... Read more