The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an unprecedented challenge to Northwest Indiana. Nonetheless, United Way of Porter County has met this obstacle head-on by working with over 700 volunteers and aiding nearly 60 community programs to make a...
Women United Porter County annually selects three members to guide its activities to help women in addiction recovery. This year’s committee members are Carrie Higgins with Valparaiso University, Kathy Ricke with Blessings & Blooms, and...
Porter County has been awarded $81,326 by the Federal Emergency Food and Shelter Program to support local food pantries and homeless shelter services. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the U.S. Department of...
From countless photos and videos, to thousands of articles focusing on the local happenings in business, community, entertainment, health, sports, and more, 2020 was filled with good, and we feel so proud to have shared it with you all. When...
From countless photos and videos, to thousands of articles focusing on the local happenings in business, community, entertainment, health, sports, and more, 2020 was filled with good, and we feel so proud to have shared it with you all. When...
United Way of Porter County’s Reading Buddies program is a simple, but beloved program that provides students across Northwest Indiana with a stuffed animal companion that serves as a motivational tool for developing reading and speech skills....
If there’s one thing that held true throughout all of 2020, it’s that our Valparaiso and Porter County community stayed strong and stayed together. We distributed meals to thousands of families and frontline workers, made our voices heard by...
If there’s one thing that held true throughout all of 2020, it’s that our Portage community stayed strong and stayed together. We distributed meals to thousands of families and frontline workers, made our voices heard by voting, reprioritized...
Since 2018, United Way of Porter County, Meijer, Porter County School Districts and local law enforcement have been hosting holiday shopping excursions for students in need. Thanks to a Meijer $3,000 grant this year, Duneland School District and...
Portage Township Schools annual community giving program wrapped up this month with the Live United Trophy being presented to Willowcreek Middle School, this year’s Live United winner. The school district competition is based on the most staff...