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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

Applications are now available online for the Unity Foundation of La Porte County 2014 cycle for scholarships and awards. Deadline for submission is April 13 through the Foundation’s new and improved online scholarship platform.  Scholarships and awards ranging from $250 – $2,500 each are awarded through more than 50 funds at Unity, which is the

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Purdue University North Central will have a FAFSA Help Weekend to help students and parents complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) paperwork on Saturday, Feb. 22 and Feb. 23 in Technology Building Room 265. The FAFSA is required for students to be considered for federal and state grants, loans and scholarships at

We were saddened to learn of the passing of our good friend, Betty Jane Clayton.  For details, click here.  We’d had the good fortune to work with Jane and her family by helping them make their dream come true.  They had always wanted to help young people to attend Purdue. So they reached out to

Access the Application by Clicking Here!   Beginning in 2007 the New Day Foundation offered two $500.00 college scholarships in the field of music. With much interest and generous donations we are proud to announce we are increasing the scholarships to $1000.00. We will award these scholarships to graduating seniors of LaPorte County who are

Unity Foundation of La Porte County has announced the latest grant winners from the Teacher Innovation Fund for Michigan City Area Schools. This is the third time the grants have been awarded.  The permanent endowment fund was started by former Michigan City Mayor Chuck Oberlie and Michigan City Area Schools Superintendent Barbara Eason-Watkins, Ed. D. 

The Michigan City Education Foundation recently awarded several small grants to teachers for innovative approaches in the classroom for the 2013-14 school year.  The recipients teach in grades kindergarten through eighth in Michigan City area public and parochial schools. A total of $10,891 in grants was awarded – impacting 3,990 students through 81 teachers in

Seven teachers from six Michigan City public and parochial schools received grants from the Barbara A. Carmen Memorial Endowment Fund through Unity Foundation of La Porte County. The fund was established in 1992 in memory of the late Barbara A. Carmen, a Michigan City Area School’s elementary school teacher.  Mrs. Carmen’s family conceived this fund