The Porter County Community Foundation (PCCF) was started in 1996 to strengthen its community through generous giving and leadership. Through its Community Fund, PCCF has recently awarded 33 grants to local groups and organizations. ...
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Jeff Strack honored with Good Scout Award for embodying Scouting in community
Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. As an Eagle Scout, Jeff Strack, president and CEO of Strack & Van Til, strives to live up to these 12 points of the Scout Law every...
Read MorePorter County Community Foundation Awards Over $232,000 to Community Organizations
33 Nonprofits Benefit from the Generosity of Community Members The Porter County Community Foundation approved $232,184 in grants to 33 local nonprofit organizations as part of its first of two grant cycles for 2024. Grant recipients...
Read MoreNorthwest Health Employees Give Back — Donate Jars of Peanut Butter to Local Food Pantries
To help address hunger throughout the region, the employees throughout Northwest Health collected nearly 800 jars of peanut butter during its Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive in March. All of that peanut butter was then donated to local food pantries...
Read MoreThe Pokagon Band and its Four Winds Casinos Donate 1,000 Easter Food Boxes to Those in Need
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and its Four Winds® Casinos are pleased to announce a donation of 1,000 food boxes to help those in need during the Easter holiday on Sunday, March 31. The distribution will be coordinated by Four Winds and...
Read MoreStrack & Van Til and Food Bank of Northwest Indiana serve community with Easter meals
On Tuesday, March 19, Strack & Van Til’s management team gathered at the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana located in Merrillville to fill bags with Easter meals for over 1,000 households in the community. This partnership has always worked well...
Read MoreCity of Valparaiso hosts Paralympic Gold-Medalist Patty Cisneros Prevo for Author Reading and Wheelchair Basketball Demonstration at Thomas Jefferson Middle School
On Saturday, March 16, two-time Paralympic gold medalist Patty Cisneros Prevo came to Thomas Jefferson Middle School to read from her book Tenacious: Fifteen Adventures Alongside Disabled Athletes for the assembled crowd. She followed the reading...
Read MoreNIPSCO and the NiSource Charitable Foundation Contribute over $2.4 Million to Community Organizations in 2023
Corporate Citizenship Report details 2023 charitable donations Today, NIPSCO released its 2023 Corporate Citizenship Report, highlighting a successful year of employee giving and volunteerism across northern Indiana. The report, ...
Read MorePorter County Community Foundation supports Porter County ‘for generations to come’
Every day, people across Porter County depend on dozens of nonprofit organizations. They keep people fed, sheltered, educated, employed, and much more. Budgets are often tight for these essential organizations, and they depend on the support of...
Read MoreMichigan City Police Department introduces new therapy dog to assist Crisis Intervention Team
The Michigan City Police Department held a presentation with a special announcement during its meeting on Wednesday, February 14. The department is welcoming Freya as its newest member to the team. Freya is a therapy dog who will help benefit the...
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