United Way of La Porte County

Horizon Bank donates $10,000 to United Way’s COVID-19 Relief Fund

Horizon Bank donates $10,000 to United Way’s COVID-19 Relief Fund 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...

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United Way of La Porte County: Reading Proficiency is an Important Precursor to Success in School

United Way of La Porte County: Reading Proficiency is an Important Precursor to Success in School 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...

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United Way of La Porte County Vice Chairman Receives Award in 2017

United Way of La Porte County Vice Chairman Receives Award in 2017 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...

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United Way of LaPorte County 2016 Campaign Wrapping Up

United Way of LaPorte County 2016 Campaign Wrapping Up 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...

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United Way of La Porte County to host “Bison-tennial” Public Art Project

United Way of La Porte County to host “Bison-tennial” Public Art Project 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 rich and...

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United Way of LaPorte County Offering Free Federal and State Tax Filing in 2016

United Way of LaPorte County Offering Free Federal and State Tax Filing in 2016 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...

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United Way of La Porte County 2015 Social Media Fundraising Campaign Underway

United Way of La Porte County 2015 Social Media Fundraising Campaign Underway 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...

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2015 United Way of La Porte County Golf Outing Raises Over $55,000 for Our Community

2015 United Way of La Porte County Golf Outing Raises Over $55,000 for Our Community 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...

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United Way of LaPorte County Saves Residents $1,000,000 on Prescriptions

United Way of LaPorte County Saves Residents $1,000,000 on Prescriptions For ten years, the United Way of LaPorte County has offered a way for people to save on their prescription medications, with the FamilyWize Prescription Drug Discount card. Over 10,000 LaPorte County residents have saved over $1 MILLION using this...

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