United Way Northwest Indiana

United Way of Porter County and Lake Area United Way, in partnership with the Northwest Indiana Times and One Region, are taking an active role in learning the needs of the community through the “Let’s Talk” Community Conversations held across...

On Thursday, July 30th, United Way of Porter County partnered with Prompt Ambulance Service to unveil a new ambulance at the Porter County Fair. Held in the Grandstand and with sirens blaring, ribbon-cutting festivities kicked off the annual...

United Way Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Northwest Indiana is holding the 2nd Annual Sample Size Drive running from July 1 through January 1. They are collecting sample size toiletries and hygiene products to be made into care...

United Way of Porter County (UWPC) is excited to announce the second year program, Kinder Kamp, to prepare children entering into kindergarten this fall for the skills they need to be successful. United Way is the recipient of a Community Grant from...

On June 15, United for Children, a United Way early childhood education initiative of United Way of Lake, LaPorte and Porter Counties, hosted an A-Mazing Grant Giveaway at BellaBoo’s, where 15 grants were awarded to local schools and educational...

On Monday, June 8, United Way of Porter County (UWPC) teamed up with EMPOWER Porter County to hold a cooking event for members of UWPC’s Power of Youth council and EMPOWER PC’s Youth Steering Committee. The event was held at the Lakeside Wealth...

Free federal income tax preparations, hosted by United Way of Porter County (UWPC), achieved a totaled 640 returns for the 2014 tax year, which is nearly a 20% increase from the 536 returns prepared for the 2013 tax year. The tax preparations were...

After 14 years of serving the families and organizations of Porter County, Sharon Kish has announced that she will retire as President of United Way of Porter County (UWPC) on December 31, 2015. "As a United Way of Porter County board member, I have...

United Way Day of Caring is the largest celebration of volunteerism in Northwest Indiana, uniting local businesses, places of worship, and civic groups to make an impact in the non-profit community. Join this remarkable team builder and see firsthand...

United Way Day of Caring is the largest celebration of volunteerism in Northwest Indiana, uniting local businesses, civic groups and more to make a difference in the nonprofit community. Volunteers tackle projects from painting and landscaping to...