Funds to assist with one year of their Gift Card Program to help families in need.
ALZ CARES (Community Alliances for Risk Reduction, Education and Support) exists to develop and leverage alliances with local community leaders, influencers and organizations to open doors, identify community needs, and meet and mobilize volunteers.
Friendship programs build one-to-one friendships for people with and without intellectual and developmental disorders (IDD), helping people to form meaningful connections, gain self-confidence and self-esteem, and improve inclusion for all.
Repair and remodel a newly purchased building to serve as a community counseling center, video recording studio, and office space for not-for-profit partners.
Up to $8,335 ($1 for $3 match). The DAV Transportation Network provides essential, no-cost transportation services for veterans, ensuring they can access VA medical appointments, thereby improving their health outcomes and supporting their overall well-being.
By providing scholarship assistance to girls in South Lake County, they can be a part of their Girls on the Run team to be joyful, healthy and confident through social- emotional learning and physical activity.
$5,100 ($4,789 Unrestricted Fund + $311 The Manis Family Fund). A national speaker with expertise on grief and bereavement will present two seminars to the Lake County community informing professionals in Education and Human Services on how to support the bereaved population.
Providing options for students who prefer to sit on the floor and work at tables with a small group instead of at a traditional desk.
Providing necessities for students in need through the Hanover Schools Caring Closet.
The New Directions Program helps family transition from a traumatic event into a new home with necessary life essentials and follow up supportive services.
The Holy Spirit / St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry & Housing Assistance Programs continue to provide supplemental food and offer emergency assistance with rent, mortgage and utilities to our neighbors in need.
Enhancing TNR efforts in South Lake County by providing free spay/neuter, vaccinations, and flea treatment for community cats, supported by essential medical equipment.
Creating opportunities for the under-represented, minorities and women in the construction trades by providing basic construction awareness training to prepare them for the apprenticeship application process.
IYG is launching an LGBTQ+ Youth Center in Northwest Indiana to establish safe and affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ young individuals within a one-hour drive, ensuring accessibility and support for them, regardless of their geographical location.
The JA Town combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town, allowing students to operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks and connect what they learn in school with the real world.
Up to $11,250 ($1 for $1 Match). By creating three-dimensional renderings for a new animal welfare facility, it will inspire donor enthusiasm and enable community members to fully visualize the future facility.
The Northwest Indiana Symphony will produce and expand its 83rd season to 5 full Symphony concerts, 2 small ensemble matinees, and 1 stand alone Symphony Chorus concert.
Providing free elementary school arts & literacy outreach program and support for the annual exhibit celebrating high school & middle school artists.
The TradeWinds Community Pantry serves Lake & Porter County residents in need of a helping hand due to food insecurity.
Providing hospice and palliative care and support to seriously or terminally ill patients and families in the South Lake County region.