Porter County Community Foundation awards Community Grants

VALPARAISO | The Porter County Community Foundation recently awarded over $87,000 in grants to 11 local nonprofit organizations. The first round recipients of 2013 Community Fund grants are: Duneland Family YMCA, Family & Youth Services Bureau, Shirley Heinze Land Trust, H. E. Kelly Resp…

Porter County Community Foundation awards Community Grant to Dayspring

VALPARAISO | The Porter County Community Foundation recently presented a Community Grant check to Dayspring Women’s Center to help the nonprofit organization provide counseling and support to women who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.

IMAGINATION LEADERSHIP: Tom Sourlis revolutionizes an industry

From the time he was a little boy digging seven-foot-high foxholes in the dunes around the Wabash tracks in Gary, Tom Sourlis had a fondness for working with his hands, his head and his heart.

Growth in nonprofits seen as positive for NWI

Nonprofit businesses and organizations significantly contribute to the economic health and development of Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties, according to a study released by The Center on Philanthrophy at Indiana University.

Hamilton: Civility makes democracy work

VALPARAISO | Political leaders and others will need to practice civility if America is to keep moving forward, former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton said Monday.

Lee Hamilton to speak about civility at VUCA on February 4

VALPARAISO – Porter County residents are invited to attend a special program event on February 4 presented by the Porter County Community Foundation and Indiana Humanities entitled “Civility Matters: Civility in Politics, Media and Business.” The program will feature a keynote by former Cong…

Lee Hamilton to speak about civility at VUCA on Feb. 4

VALPARAISO – Porter County residents are invited to attend a special program event on February 4 presented by the Porter County Community Foundation and Indiana Humanities entitled “Civility Matters: Civility in Politics, Media and Business.” The event at Valparaiso University Center for the…

Foundation continues tradition of giving

VALPARAISO | Carol Costakis is greeted by “the girls” every day.

Porter County Community Foundation awards a Community Grant to Call-A-Ride

HEBRON - The Porter County Community Foundation recently presented a Community Grant to Call-A-Ride to help the nonprofit organization provide free transportation for the elderly, indigent and handicapped of Boone Township. Family Express Corporation also supported the cause by donating gas …

Porter County Community Foundation Participates in Community Foundation Week

VALPARAISO | During the week of November 12-18, 2012, Porter County Community Foundation will join more than 700 community foundations across America for Community Foundation Week in celebrating lives changed, jobs created, and communities transformed through philanthropy’s partnership with …

Porter County Community Foundation Participates in National Effort to Highlight Local Impact of Philanthropy

VALPARAISO | During the week of November 12-18, 2012, Porter County Community Foundation will join more than 700 community foundations across America for Community Foundation Week in celebrating lives changed, jobs created, and communities transformed through philanthropy’s partnership with …

Allison Thomas

Lakeshore Public Television photojournalist Sarah Holst interviews Deb McKay, of Rebuilding Together Hebron, during the Porter County Give Day at The Times of Northwest Indiana in Valparaiso.

Porter County Give Day raises more than $100,000

Allison Thomas, Opportunity Enterprises' marketing and communications manager, makes a donation Thursday during the Porter County Give Day at The Times of Northwest Indiana in Valparaiso.

Porter County Give Day raises more than $100,000

Porter County Community Foundation Vice President Brenda Sheetz, seated, President Barbara Young, left, Community Resource Director Carol Costakis, center, and Administrative Assistant Kim Kilander celebrate after reaching a goal of $100,000 in donations Thursday during the Porter County Giv…

Porter County Give Day raises more than $100,000

A board lists fundraising totals Thursday during the Porter County Give Day at The Times of Northwest Indiana in Valparaiso.

Homelessness 'serious issue in Porter County'

VALPARAISO | More than 360 people are homeless in Porter County, and 148 of them are children.

Community foundation awards grants to local nonprofits

VALPARAISO | The Porter County Community Foundation recently awarded $98,800 in grants to 11 local nonprofit organizations.

Exhibit that features Hoosier athletes, inventors and business leaders to visit Porter County

VALPARAISO | The Porter County Community Foundation in partnership with Valparaiso University will host Indiana Humanities “Spirit of Competition” exhibit at the Valparaiso University Center for the Arts from January 9 through February 7, 2013. This traveling exhibit includes engaging intera…

Living independently, but not alone

At the age of 50, Bob Cloyd was unable to speak, dress himself, or take care of his own needs. For his entire life, Cloyd’s mother had been there, helping him with each daily task. And then in 2011 she died, leaving a huge hole in Cloyd’s life.

Porter County Community Foundation awards Community Grant to Frontline Foundations

VALPARAISO | The Porter County Community Foundation recently awarded a grant to Frontline Foundations from the Porter County Community Fund to help the nonprofit expand its technology capacity and satellite counseling locations. Each year the Foundation awards grants to a variety of nonprofi…