Youth

Leadership La Porte County celebrated 40 years of impact this year. Led by Executive Director Monica Komasinski, the organization aims to inspire, develop, cultivate, and connect emerging and existing leaders to serve their diverse communities. Unity Foundation has been a champion of Leadership La Porte County since Unity’s early days. The Leadership La Porte County […]

High-quality early education from birth to 5 can have a meaningful impact on a child’s success in school and beyond; however, systemic barriers prevent children and families from maximizing this opportunity, limiting their future choices. In Indiana, there are over 500,000 children age 0-5, and two-thirds of them need early care and learning so that […]

Robert and Anita Ludington embodied the “American Dream.” They were hard workers who valued education and determination. Robert served two tours with the US Navy, and received a degree from Purdue by taking classes at Barker Mansion. His job as a draftsman at Pullman-Standard led to an interest in railways.  With partner, Robert Holloway, he […]

While visiting MCHS to welcome new teachers to the school corporation, Unity noticed some new murals decorating the hallways.  This project, partially funded by a Power for Good grant, allows students to flex their creative muscles while bringing bright color and art to their school building.

Through support of Independent Colleges of Indiana and Lilly Endowment, Unity Foundation offers two four-year college scholarships to benefit La Porte County residents. The scholarships provide full tuition, required fees, and a special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and equipment for four years of undergraduate study, leading to a baccalaureate […]

Unity Foundation of La Porte County congratulates 11 local high school seniors as La Porte County finalists for the prestigious Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Two students from La Porte County will be selected as 2015 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars, to receive a full-tuition scholarship to be used to pursue a baccalaureate degree at any accredited […]

Unity has a number of Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) with donors who actively participate in making grants to local charitable organizations. Some of these DAFs are guided by individuals, some by couples, some by entire families! Every fund is unique and has a special history. One La Porte County family, who for anonymity purposes will […]

The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application is now available on Unity Foundation of La Porte County’s website at www.uflc.net Unity Foundation is offering two full-tuition, four year college scholarships to benefit La Porte County residents.  The scholarships are funded by Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. and administered by the Independent Colleges of Indiana. They provide full […]

The Urban League of Northwest Indiana will host its Annual College Scholarship Fair for Lake, Porter, and La Porte County graduating high school seniors on Thursday, September 25, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Genesis Convention Center, 1 North Genesis Plaza, Gary, Indiana 46402. Over 50 college, university and United States Army ROTC representatives will […]

What: 2014 “Citywide Back-to-School” School Supply Drive Who:  The Citywide Back-to-School Rally Organizing Committee (Boys & Girls Club, Covering Kids and Families La Porte County, MDWise, Michigan City Area Schools, HealthLinc, Indiana Black Expo, La Porte County NAACP, La Porte County YMCA, Purdue University North Central, the City of Michigan City, Deliverance and Victory Outreach […]