Lake Area United Way

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...

The 2019 STAR awards are approaching quickly. STAR, which stands for Serving Together Achieves Results, offers local non-profits, community organizations and the faith-based community the opportunity to recognize the initiatives, employees and...

On Thursday, July 11th Lake Area United Way was awarded a $30,000 grant from the NiSource Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of NIPSCO’s parent company. The grant will be used towards the United for Tomorrow by Investing in Parents and...

When Lake Area United Way kicked off their Real. Strong. Girls. initiative earlier this year, they did so by partnering with Scott Middle School in Hammond to provide their female students with opportunities to partake in volunteer activities during...

United Way has teamed up NIPSCO for their annual Charity of Choice, which this year focuses on helping local veterans. The Charity of Choice initiative encourages employees to support the selected organization or cause through financial donations as...

BP Whiting Refinery was named “Volunteer of the Year” by Lake Area United Way at the 2017 United Way and Funds Volunteer of the Year Awards Banquet held April 13, 2017 at the Indianapolis Marriott North, Indianapolis, IN. The award was given in...

Lake Area United Way received a "GEM Award" from the Indiana Association of United Ways at the 2017 United Way and Funds 19th Annual Golden Excellence in Media (GEM) Contest held April 13, 2017, at the Indianapolis Marriott North. There were 83...

County Line Orchard held its annual Big Barn Beer Fest on January 28th to raise funds for a number of local charities including the Lake Area United Way. In total the event raised over $26,500, with over $22,800 being donated to Lake Area United Way....

Lake Area United Way held its annual Partner Appreciation Luncheon on Thursday, February 23rd. The luncheon celebrates the businesses, nonprofits, and individuals who all come together to make the work of the United Way possible. It is a chance to...

Are you a positive, strong woman that lives in Lake County? Do you believe that every girl in our community deserves the chance to reach her full potential? So do we. Real. Strong. Girls., a new initiative of Lake Area United Way, is a network of...