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Funds for Food Assistance at Unity – Give directly to them or through Unity at uflc.net   1. Catholic Charities 2. Citizens Concerned for the Homeless 3. Food Bank of Northern Indiana 4. Housing Opportunities 5. La Porte County Meals on Wheels 6. Michigan City Holiday Meals Foundation 7. Salvation Army La Porte 8. Salvation […]

Ruth Sabin Continues Her 130-Year Legacy and Attracts Matching Funds The Unity Foundation is pleased to announce that Ruth Sabin Home Board of Trustees has made a gift of $100,000 to start the Ruth Sabin Community Fund. This new fund will provide flexible grants to benefit La Porte and the county, this gift will attract […]

The La Porte County Fair has wound down for another year. Somewhere in between all the fried foods, live music, and fun games was one of Unity’s favorite fair moments: presenting the annual Clarence Weinkauff, Jr. award winner. This year The Weinkauff Family celebrated 20 years of presenting the award!   The Clarence Weinkauff, Jr. […]

My name is Rebecca Ehrick. I am a lifelong La Porte County resident. I graduated from La Porte High School in 2008 and immediately enrolled into the nursing program at the Purdue Northwest Campus (formerly known as Purdue North Central). During my studies at Purdue, I was fortunate enough to receive several scholarships from the Unity […]

UNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS “POWER FOR GOOD” GRANTS TO BENEFIT LA PORTE COUNTY NONPROFITS   With support of the Lilly Endowment GIFT VI match, Unity Foundation of La Porte County increased its 2015 Power for Good grants, awarding more than $135,000 in funding a total of 56 local nonprofit projects were honored at Unity’s October 21 Annual […]

The Michigan City Education Foundation recently awarded several small grants to teachers for innovative approaches in the classroom for the 2014-15 school year. The recipients teach in grades kindergarten through eighth in Michigan City area public and parochial schools. A total of 38 grants were awarded for $11,589.16, benefiting 12 Schools, 63 Teachers and 3,075 […]

With the addition of four new funds, Unity Foundation of La Porte County has awarded scholarships to more than 100 students in the amount of $143,236. Recipients were honored – along with donors of the scholarships – during a celebration event at Heston Hills. Sponsorship assistance was provided by The La Porte Savings Bank and […]

A resolution honoring Indiana’s community foundations and the field’s centennial anniversary was adopted this week by the Indiana Senate. “On the field’s 100th anniversary, we want to celebrate all the good work being done by community foundations throughout America and especially right here in Indiana,” said Senator Randy Head (R) Logansport, who offered the resolution. […]

The third time was the charm for the Michigan City Artspace project. On Thursday morning, the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority selected the project labeled “Uptown Artist Lofts” as one of 15 projects statewide to receive tax credits necessary to make what numerous Michigan City officials, residents and business owners had been dreaming of for years a reality. “We are […]

Attention High School Students! PLEASE ATTEND Scholarship Workshop Presented by Unity Foundation, Urban League, and AABE Scholarships Hosted by Angie Nelson March 8th, 2014 Michigan City Boys and Girls Club 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Contact Angie at (219) 561-6389 and nelsondeuitch@gmail.com