United Way Northwest Indiana

Location
Valparaiso, IN

Organization Details

About

United Way Northwest Indiana's mission is tolead, unite and inspire our community to improve lives.

We focus on the building blocks for a good life:

  • Education Helping Children and Youth Achieve their Potential
  • Income Promoting Financial Stability and Independence
  • Health Improving Peoples Health

United Ways goal is to create long-lasting changes by addressing the underlying causes of societal problems. Living united means being a part of the change. It takes everyone in the community working together to create a brighter future.

The Keys to Hope Community Resource Center (KTH) aims to serve the most disenfranchised members of the community. KTH provides a program that has been referred to as the ABCs to Self-Sufficiency:A for Appearance, B for Behavior and C for Case Management and Courage to Change. KTH offers participants free showers and laundry amenities, access to computers and the internet, classes, structure, and case management. - See more at: http://www.citizens4homeless.org/keys-to-hope.php#sthash.cI1G4j3X.dpuf

Mission Statement

United Way Northwest Indianais home to a variety of education, health and financial stability programs and services that support the most neediest in Northwest Indiana. Supporting a network of more than 200 nonprofits, we provide a variety of volunteer and support services throughout Northwest Indiana, serving Lake, LaPorte, Porter and Starke Counties. Below are a variety of regional programs that we support:

  • Northwest Indiana Regional Volunteer Center
  • Northwest Indiana AmeriCorps
  • Northwest Indiana Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
  • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Preparation program
  • Women United
  • Level Up

Learn more about these and our Porter County specific programs at unitedwaynwi.org.

Volunteer Opportunities