Boys & Girls Clubs Receives $4 Million Grant to Combat Learning Loss, Improve Mental Health for Club Members

Boys & Girls Clubs Receives $4 Million Grant to Combat Learning Loss, Improve Mental Health for Club Members Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana was recently named the recipient of a $4 million grant as part of the state’s Student Learning Recovery Grant Program. The funding, created last year through House Enrolled Act 1008, allocates...

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana sees major progress on new Valpo Club

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana sees major progress on new Valpo Club Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana is quickly making progress on its new location in Valparaiso. Set to open in June of this year, the new Valpo Club will have many new amenities and accessories, all designed with the area’s youth...

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500 Boys & Girls Clubs Families Receive Christmas Dinner Donations

500 Boys & Girls Clubs Families Receive Christmas Dinner Donations Roughly 500 Boys & Girls Clubs families will have Christmas dinner this year thanks to donations from Strack & Van Til, Indiana Beverage, MolsonCoors and Aunt Millie’s. Continuing an annual tradition, employees of each gathered at the John...

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Top 10 community articles on Portage.Life in 2021

By: Allison Tunstall, Aubrey Thomson, Becca Wireman, Colin Lenburg, Curtis Hankins, Lauren Grasham, Peyton Mahlmann, Rachel Calderone Last Updated: December 23, 2021

Top 10 community articles on Portage.Life in 2021 In times of struggle, we can always turn to our community to be reminded of all the good happening around us. Throughout 2021, that community was stronger than ever. Whether it was grabbing a friend to run a 5K with you, appreciating front-line...

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Boys & Girls Clubs Honors Board Members at Annual Event

Boys & Girls Clubs Honors Board Members at Annual Event Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana honored departing members of its board of directors earlier this month at a small ceremony at Avalon Manor. President and CEO Ryan Smiley also welcomed incoming board members and presented service...

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Christmas Came Early for Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana

Christmas Came Early for Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana put on their fourth-annual “Christmas to Remember” event on December 9 at the Dean and Barbara White Community Center in Merrillville. All ten Boys & Girls Clubs from the area came out for a...

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Allen Law Group sponsoring Boys & Girls Clubs’ after-school child care program

Allen Law Group sponsoring Boys & Girls Clubs’ after-school child care program Injury Attorney Kenneth J. Allen and Allen Law Group are again sponsoring Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana’s Kidstop program. Kidstop provides safe, fun and educational activities for students before and after their school day in...

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Boys & Girls Club of Greater Northwest Indiana gives Region children a Christmas to Remember

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Northwest Indiana gives Region children a Christmas to Remember He’s making a list; he’s checking it twice; he’s going to find out all the kids in Northwest Indiana are nice! Children in the area writing letters to Santa this year are sure to be in for a treat thanks to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater...

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U. S. Steel Gary Works Donates $75,000 to Boys & Girls Club for New Valpo Club

U. S. Steel Gary Works Donates $75,000 to Boys & Girls Club for New Valpo Club United States Steel Corporation Gary Works donated $75,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana to sponsor the teaching kitchen in the new Club the youth development organization is building in Valparaiso. Finishing operations plant...

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