United Way of LaPorte County extends its deepest gratitude to its long-time friend and partner, Horizon Bank, for its generous donation to the COVID-19 Relief Fund. On March 18th, LaPorte County’s local United Way launched a COVID-19 Relief Fund to raise …
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In 2016, a reported 979,538 Hoosier households were unable to afford the basics of housing, food, health care, childcare, and transportation despite working hard according to the 2018 Indiana ALICE® Report (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) …
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Reading proficiency is an important precursor to success in school. In fact, kids who read proficiently by third grade are more likely to graduate high school. Yet, only 36% of fourth-grade students in the United States are proficient (or better) in reading …
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United Way of LaPorte County Vice Chairman Angela Nelson-Deuitch, Public Affairs Manager for NIPSCO, received the 2017 award given to NISPCO for “Volunteer and Company of the Year” during the recent Indiana Association of United Ways Annual Leadership …
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United Way of LaPorte County provides valuable services for our residents right here at home and financially supports many other services provided by other local partners. “We serve as a community backbone to bring people together to solve local problems …
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United Way of LaPorte County is excited to facilitate the “Bison-tennial” Public Art Project in partnership with the LaPorte County Indiana Bicentennial Committee. This is an officially endorsed legacy project aimed to celebrate Indiana’s …
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Did you earn under $61,000 last year? Want to file your Federal and State taxes for free? Thanks to United Way of LaPorte County, you can! No need to buy expensive tax software or pay huge fees to get your taxes done! Visit myfreetaxes.com to file your taxes …
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We live in the future, guys. By now many have forgotten (or have never known) what life was like before the Internet. So we can sometimes take for granted how much things have improved since its conception. A little over a decade ago, fundraising still …
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Thanks to our major sponsor Tonn and Blank Construction, United Way raised over $55,000 in one day during the 11th Annual Golf Outing held on August 17, 2015 at the beautiful Pottawattamie Country Club in Michigan City, IN. Additional sponsors included Sauers …
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Last chance to join United Way Day of Caring, 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. Register for your project by Tuesday …
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