United Way of Northwest Indiana Holds Official Ribbon Cutting

United Way of Northwest Indiana Holds Official Ribbon Cutting The United Way of Northwest Indiana held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, October 1 to mark the official merger of Lake Area United Way and United Way of Porter County. For more than 50 years, the two United Ways have been serving Northwest...

Read More

United Way of Northwest Indiana hosts ribbon cutting to celebrate merger and greater capacity to serve

United Way of Northwest Indiana hosts ribbon cutting to celebrate merger and greater capacity to serve With a vision to bring the community together, it was only natural that Lake Area United Way and United Way of Porter County combined forces. On Friday, October 1, the two entities did just that by officially joining to...

Read More

Lake Area, Porter County United Ways merge to create United Way of Northwest Indiana

Lake Area, Porter County United Ways merge to create United Way of Northwest Indiana Lake Area United Way and United Way of Porter County are merging to better service the Northwest Indiana community. The two organizations began evaluating the benefits of a merger after Lake Area United Way CEO Lisa Daugherty announced she was...

Read More

500 volunteers help nonprofits throughout Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties with United Way annual Day of Caring

500 volunteers help nonprofits throughout Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties with United Way annual Day of Caring Everything was bright and cheery on the morning of August 6 at the William E. Urschel Pavilion in Valparaiso. Volunteers from local businesses joined in the sunlight wearing matching yellow shirts to support nonprofits in the Region...

Read More

Lake Area United Way and United Way of Porter County announce merger

Lake Area United Way and United Way of Porter County announce merger  Lake Area United Way and United Way of Porter County Board of Directors have solidified plans to merge the two organizations into United Way of Northwest Indiana. The evaluation process began in March on the heels of then Lake Area United Way...

Read More

Kankakee Valley REMC awards United Way of Porter County $10,000 thanks to CoBank matching grant

Kankakee Valley REMC awards United Way of Porter County $10,000 thanks to CoBank matching grant Kankakee Valley REMC recently awarded United Way of Porter County $10,000 to support United Way’s Backpacks United program, thanks to CoBank $5,000 Sharing Success matching grant program. “Kankakee Valley REMC is guided by values that support the...

Read More