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The picnic and dedication of the renovated Children's Room at The Caring Place Shelter, in honor and memory of Declan Faherty, was a tremendous success last Thursday evening. In April 2009, The Caring Place lost one of its most valued volunteers,...

The United Way of Porter County's Power of Youth Council would like invite you to our 2010 POWER OF GIVING event. Because of your generosity, the Power of Youth Council was able to raise more than $7000.00 to be awarded to nonprofits in Porter County...

To honor the men and women of the U.S. Military, Central Church of God presented “Celebrating Our Gift of Freedom,” an event to recognize the members of the church and their families who served and currently serve. U.S. Army recruiter, Sgt....

The United Way of Porter County Power of Youth Council’s Walk for Awareness of Teen Substance Abuse held on Monday, June 7, 2010 raised more than $1000.00. People of all ages walked to support the United Way of Porter County’s Power of Youth...

Purdue University North Central has been awarded an Operation Diploma grant to develop programs and policies designed to boost academic success of student service members and veterans on campus. The $50,000 grant is made possible with funding from...

The Board of Directors of Christian Community Action (CCA) has recently accepted an offer from Housing Opportunities (HO) for the purchase of the Spring Valley Shelter facility. The purchase of the building is contingent on Housing Opportunities...

“Thank you for the way you support women, families and children in Porter County,” said an emotional Debbie Lambert, Hilltop Neighbor House Executive Director, as she accepted a $45,000 Women’s Fund grant on behalf of Hilltop from Impact Porter...

Are we good at spotting needs? Can we see where there are people that are going without? Maybe we are good at spotting it in a commercial with African children or seeing the destruction of a natural disaster on the news, but how good are we at...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County was recently awarded a $4,000 grant to help expand their National Fine Arts programs. This is a national program of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) that promotes creativity and art, with...

In 2009, the Porter County Community Foundation awarded more than $1.4 million in grants and scholarships to local students and nonprofit organizations. While that remarkable work is far reaching, the Foundation continues to spread the good word by...