Between celebrating what to be thankful for and ringing in the coming Christmas season, Northwest Indiana has an activity for anyone and everyone in the Region! Start your Christmas shopping early at local businesses, get to know your community...

Porter-Starke Services, a not-for-profit community mental health center serving Northwest Indiana, was recently awarded multiple grants to expand access to behavioral healthcare services particularly to serve people with serious mental illness or...

Porter-Starke Services is a not-for-profit health center that has multiple locations throughout Northwest Indiana, including LaPorte, Knox, Valparaiso, and Portage.  With mental health awareness on the rise, Porter-Starke is equipped to provide...

Belinda Lafferty, FNP-C, PMHNP Belinda is a board certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner serving patients at Marram’s Gary and Hebron locations. She graduated from Purdue University Northwest with her Masters of Science in Nursing – Family...

Claudette Dandridge, MD Dr. Dandridge provides pediatric care to patients at Marram’s Gary location. She received her medical degree from the University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine. A member of the American Academy of Pediatrics,...

Tiffany Ballard, LDH Tiffany works as a dental hygienist at Marram’s Gary location. She earned her degree in dental hygiene from the Indiana University School of Dentistry in 2011. Since receiving her degree, Tiffany has worked in various offices...

J. Timothy Ames, MD Dr. Ames practices family medicine, providing primary care services to patients at Marram’s Gary location. He earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia and has practiced in Northwest Indiana since 1987. He has 25...

Porter-Starke Services has opened a full-service, on-site pharmacy at their Knox location. The pharmacy, operated by Genoa Healthcare, will allow clients and patients greater ease-of-access to their prescription medicine needs without having to...