Agencies

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

American Red Cross Porter County Chapter

(219) 462-8543

The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers, that provides relief to victims of disaster and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. It does this through services that are compatible with the fundamental principles of the International Red Cross Movement.

Banta Activity Center

(219) 462-5144

Banta offers lots of things to do in a fun and comfortable environment. Programs range from the educational, creative, or recreational to the social and entertaining. Banta features several exercise opportunities, singing, line dancing, kitchen band, breakfast club, nutrition lunches, pinochle, bingo, bunco, billiards, parties, health and educational programs and much more.

Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries

(219) 462-4111

Baptist Children's Home brings hope to hurting and troubled children and families, striving to teach them how to live godly in spite of painful or seemingly unfair circumstances. They provide this hope through group home and foster home care for children, Christian family and/or personal counseling, family life conferences, adoptive services and care for pre-born children. In short, if it affects the family, BCH is there to help.

Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services (Nifty Thrifty Resale)

(800) 383-8743 x4423 or x3531

Bethesda's resale shops are staffed almost entirely by volunteers. The resale shops are a wonderful blessing not only to the people Bethesda serves, but also to the volunteers who report their feelings of being valued and needed.

Birthright of Valparaiso

(800) 550-4900

Birthright provides caring, non-judgmental support to girls and women who are distressed by an unplanned pregnancy. Using its own resources and those of the community, Birthright offers positive and loving alternatives. Birthright presents many services and refers for many more. We provide friendship and emotional support, free pregnancy testing, and maternity and baby clothes. We also give information and referrals to help clients meet legal, medical, financial, and housing needs

Boy Scouts of America - Calumet Council

(219) 836-1720

Calumet Council BSA strives to promote development of youth, strengthen family identity, establish community relations, expand individual relationships with environment, self-reliance, and the world at large.

Boys and Girls Club of Porter County - South Haven and Valparaiso

(219) 464-7282

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County is a guidance-based organization for youth ranging from Kindergarten to 12th grade. Programs are designed to provide reinforcement of the skills and concepts that are being developed in school with programs that are age specific. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Porter County offers a broad range of after school programs in five core areas: Character and Leadership Development; Education and Career Development; Fine Arts; Health and Life Skills; and Sports Fitness, and Recreation.

Building Up Girls (B.U.G.)

(219) 462-6267

Building Up Girls is a teen mentoring program sponsored by the Mental Health Association in Porter County where local middle school girls are paired with local high school and college girls.  The pairs are expected to spend at least one hour a week together.  In addition to the one on one meetings, all the girls are required to attend monthly workshops (covering topics such as body image, self-esteem, friendships and personal safety).

Canterbury Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

(219) 462-6158

Canterbury Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has been serving the members of of our community for over 35 years.  They provide residents with a comfortable home when they can no longer live independently, offering a specialized program of care and support.  Professional staff and trained volunteers use a team approach to offer residents medical, physical, and emotional care.

Cafe Manna West

(219) 464-4042

The goal of Cafe Manna West is to provide a hearty meal and offer the guests the opportunity to fellowship each and every Wednesday evening. The goal is to not only feed the body but also the spirit of each guest, with no age, income or residency restrictions. Cafe Manna West would love to see a free community meal for everyone every day of the week.

Caring Place, Inc.

(219) 464-0840

The Caring Place mission is to provide supportive services and safe shelter to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and their dependent children in Lake, Porter and Starke counties, Indiana. They further associate ourselves to work toward the elimination of domestic violence and other types of abuse by promoting an understanding of the causes and effects of domestic violence and by assuming a leadership role for social change in our community.    

CASA of LaPorte County

(219) 324-3385

Harmony House/CASA is a non-profit organization that provides trained Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteers and supervised visitation in a home-like setting.

CASS Program

(219) 531-3140

The VCS Middle School students, staff, parents and community are committed to providing a school climate where compassion, empathy and respect are practiced by all.   Their effort to create a safer climate is expanding into the elementary schools, high school, and the community. CASS strives to work together to create safer schools and a safer community for all of us.

Catholic Charities - LaPorte County

(219) 844-4883

Catholic Charities of LaPorte County provides emergency assistance to people who are at risk of homelessness, housing counseling, budget and credit counseling, clinical counseling.

Chesterton Adult Learning Center

(219) 921-0567

Since 1962, Portage Adult Education has been helping adults in Northwest Indiana take hold of their future by providing them with quality programs to help them accomplish their educational goals.

Christian Care Maternity

(219) 465-7777

Christian Care Maternity offers counseling to pregnant women and their partners who are questioning whether to parent or make an adoption plan.  We are also a referral service for housing and other physical needs.

Christian Haven

(888) 956-3125

An independent, Christian, not-for-profit agency which provides a variety of residential, day treatment, and community-based  outreach services for children, youth and families who have experienced significant problems in their lives.

Christ Lutheran Church - Youth Ministry

(219) 462-6660

The youth and family ministry programs at Christ Lutheran are designed to build relationships: relationships with other students, relationships with caring adults, and a deeper relationship with the Lord.

CTG Chicago Street Theater

(219) 464-1636

Theatre goers can count on an exhilarating experience of living art at CTG's Chicago Street Theatre, and our 51st season will not disappoint! In 2005/06, we proudly offer a dazzling selection of farce, mystery, contemporary classics, and outstanding family productions.

Crisis Center

(219) 938-7502

"We believe in people. We believe that people are important. We believe that people can change. We believe that in each life there are crisis events that are opportunities for change. We believe relationships between people are the vital link that holds society together. We believe in each life, there are moments when the individual or the family must reach beyond themselves for support, help and understanding. We believe it is in such moments that the Crisis Center serves as agents to respond, to aid, to support, and to enrich the people we serve"

Deaf Services

(219) 769-6506

Deaf Services, Inc. (DSI) recognizes the need and right of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals to have equal access to services in their communities. The barriers to receiving services from federal, state, local and private agencies are often insurmountable for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. DSI was established in 1978 in response to the special support needs of this population group.

Drifting Dunes Girl Scout Council

(219) 795-9640

Drifting Dunes Girl Scout Council provides fun and educational activities for girls ages 5-17 and fun and creative volunteer opportunities for those over 18.The Girl Scout Troop, a traditional structure is still the most popular form of the Girl Scout experience. However, the Drifting Dunes Girl Scout Council provides endless opportunities for girls to develop leadership skills, travel, gain life-long friendships, and become self-reliant, productive, courageous young women.

Dunebrook

(219) 874-0007

Dunebrook is a multi-purpose advocacy center. It offers a full range of educational and prevention services. It is an active outreach, going into our homes, schools and communities. It has a staff of highly-trained professionals and involved board of directors and volunteers. Dunebrook has helped hundreds of children, parents and families turn the cycle of violence into a cycle of growth and understanding.

Duneland Family YMCA

(219) 926-4204
The Duneland Family YMCA is committed to building strong kids, strong families and strong communities. They are also in partnership with the Duneland School Corporation and Choices! Counseling Services to improve the quality of family life in our community by offering drug and alcohol and smoking cessation education at the high school level and by providing parenting workshops throughout the year. The Duneland Family YMCA also understand the challenges unique to the "In-Between" years for early adolescents and addresses these issues through various programs.

Exceptional Equestrians of Porter County

(219) 945-0726

The Exceptional Equestrians Unlimited, Inc. provides educational and therapeutic horseback riding activities to the disabled for an improved quality of life utilizing professional instructors and trained volunteers in a safe and secure environment.

Family and Youth Services Bureau of Porter County

(219) 464-9585

The mission of the Family & Youth Services Bureau is to support children and families as they encounter the various tasks, circumstances and challenges of life - so that children have the opportunity to become capable, responsible and contributing members of the community and families have the means to effectively assist in that process. Moreover, the agency will encourage the community to nurture and care for all of its children.

Family House

219-464-4160

Family works to reunite families that have been separated by the court system or through the Office of Family & Children. This time spent together allows them to continue bonding and growing as a family unit.

Family Learning Center

(219) 873-2026

Even Start provides a comprehensive literacy based community effort, supporting parents of young children in reaching self sufficiency.

Franciscan Community Services

(219) 661-5325

The Franciscan Sisters of Chicago provide a variety of home care services in the greater Chicagoland area and northwest Indiana.  By providing quality healthcare in the client's home, these programs enable each client to maintain a sense of independence and receive the highest level of health care possible.

Gabriel's Horn Corporation

(219) 364-1448

This is a temporary non-profit shelter whose purpose is to get our Porter County homeless clients into permanent housing.

Governor's Commission for a Drug Free Indiana

(317) 232-1233

The mission of the Governor's Commission for a Drug-Free Indiana is to reduce the incidence and prevalence of substance abuse, addictions, and other behavioral health problems among adults and children of Indiana. This is accomplished through increasing the capacities of local communities to organize and develop comprehensive solutions to local substance abuse, addictions, and other behavioral health issues. Through the linking of resources, advocacy, collaboration, and coordination among state, regions, and localities, citizens of Indiana are mobilized to create a safer, healthier place to live.

Greenwich House

(219) 548-2379

The mission of Greenwich House is to assist women who have severe or persistent mental illness to live as independently as possible through training and assistance in the skills needed to achieve a self-sufficient lifestyle.

Harbor Light Hospice

(800) 237-4242

Harbor Light Hospice is dedicated to providing care and comfort to terminally ill persons and their families in a fiscally responsible manner.

Headstart XXI Geminus

(219) 757-1840

Head Start is a free comprehensive interdisciplinary, preschool child development program for eligible children and their family members. Geminus Head Start XXI serves 1,319 children ages 3 to 5 throughout Lake and Porter Counties in Indiana. Head Start also serves preschoolers with a diagnosed disability.

Healthy Communities of LaPorte County

(219) 326-6232
Healthy Communities of LaPorte County work to initiate and support a dynamic community-wide change process that will enable LaPorte County citizens to identify, take ownership of, and find solutions to critical issues that impact their emotional, physical and spiritual health, and hence, the overall quality of life in LaPorte County.

Heartland Christian Center

(219) 462-4500

H.C.C is a high-impact community that leads people who feel distant from God into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.

Hilltop Neighborhood House

(219) 462-7173

Hilltop's Mission is to enrich the quality of life by enhancing access to

affordable health and child care, and by creating opportunities for

meaningful participation in community life.

Hours For Ours

(219) 873-2026 x311

Hours for Ours is a school-based mentoring program partnering Michigan City Area Schools Students with the Michigan City adult / business community, thereby creating positive voluntary intergenerational relationships nurturing childrens' potential.

Housing Opportunities, Inc.

(219) 462-3726

Housing Opportunities (HOI), Inc serves the community through the promotion and provision of safe, decent, and affordable housing and customized support services to those in need.

Imagination Station Child Development Center

(219) 872-6723

The mission of the Imagination Station Child Development Center is to make high quality child care accessible to all families in the community and to raise public awareness of the importance of early childhood experiences.

Independant Cat Society

(219) 785-4936

The mission of the Independant Cat Society is to promote the welfare of all animals, especially cats through the reduction of pet population, the education of the public, the prevention of cruelties to animals, promotion of responsible pet ownership and by working for more humane legislation.

Immanuel Lutheran Church

(219) 462-8207

Immanuel Lutheran Church runs a crisis food center and also a monetary assistance program at various time throughout the week.

International Friendship Gardens

(219) 878-9885

The International Friendship Gardens has a established a mission to create a botanical environment that promotes world friendship through ethnic gardens, and enhances the lives of visitors by artistic, musical and nature-related educational programs.

Junior Achievement

(719) 540-8000

Junior Achievement uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life. In partnership with business and educators, Junior Achievement brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential.

LaPorte County Meals on Wheels

(219) 872-9117

The mission of LaPorte County Meals on Wheels is to provide the Greater Michigan City community with nutritional meals for people who find it difficult to purchase or prepare nourishing meals for themselves.

Liberty Bible Church

(219) 926-3038

Liberty is a great place for you to serve the Lord and they have many opportunities. Liberty's desire is that you find a place of ministry that fits how God has gifted you.

Literacy Volunteers of America

(219) 362-6316

Literacy Volunteers of America is a program designed to assist adults aged 16 years or older with their reading ability.  Programs are available for adult non-readers and adults wanting to learn to read English.

Lupus Foundation of America, NW Indiana Chapter

(219) 762-6575

The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc., Northwest Indiana Chapter is a non-profit organization founded in 1986 to provide support to people with lupus and their families, public education and funding for lupus research.

Mental Health Association in Porter County

(219) 462-6267

The Mental Health Association in Porter County is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote mental wellness in our community. This is accomplished through support groups, education and advocacy,and by striving to preserve the dignity and raise standards of living for individuals suffering from mental illness

Michiana Resources, Inc.

(219) 874-4288

Michiana Resources is a private non-profit adult rehabilitation agency dedicated to providing vocational and developmental support as well as advocacy services for people with disabilities. The purpose is to enhance their ability to reach individual potential. We bring a dedication and energy to each individual, creating every opportunity for a positive result.

Moraine House, Inc.

(219) 464-9983

Moraine House is a home where residents live and work together toward establishing a life of sobriety and assuming respected roles in society. They are also expected to share the responsibilities of keeping a home, to participate in Moraine House programs and share with others. Residents of Moraine House are expected to seek and to maintain normal health and gainful employment.

Moraine Ridge Wildlife Rehab Center

The Moraine Ridge Wildlife Rehab. Center is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the health of native wildlife. Their mission includes rehabilitation and release of injured and orphaned wildlife, public education and programming on wildlife issues, visitor programs, and a work partnership in which they hope one day to offer employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

NorthShore Health Centers

(219) 763-8112

NorthShore Health Centers provides quality health and dental care to uninsured, underinsured and those in need of services.

Open Door Health Center

(219) 872-6766

The mission of the Open Door Health Center is to provide access to quality health services and education at no cost to citizens who are uninsured, do not have the financial means to acquire adequate healthcare, and reside in the Michigan City Area Schools district.

Opportunity Enterprises

(219) 464-9621

The mission of Opportunity Enterprises Inc. is to be the leader in promoting self-sufficiency and life choices for challenged individuals.

Pines Village Retirement Communities

(877) 285-0636

Pine Village celebrates life! Their mission is to enrich independent living for seniors by offering abundant services within a retirement community.

Planned Parenthood of Indiana

(800) 230-PLAN

Planned Parenthood of Indiana is uniquely suited to carry out its mission: to protect, provide and promote reproductive health. Focused on helping women and men make lifelong responsible and informed choices, Planned Parenthood's services overwhelmingly focus on prevention.

Portage Adult Education

(219) 762-6113

The mission of PORTAGE ADULT EDUCATION is to provide educational opportunities for all adults, sixteen years of age or older, that will enable them to acquire basic literacy skills, a high school diploma or GED, and/or improved workplace skills necessary to successfully impact their ability to function in today's society.

Portage Parks

(219) 762-1675

The mission of the Portage Parks and Recreation Department is to serve the people of the Portage Community through development, operation and maintenance of a quality comprehensive park and recreation system which provides a variety of opportunities for all persons to participate in meaningful, enjoyable and satisfying leisure-time experiences and activities.

Portage County YMCA

(219) 762-YMCA
The mission of the Portage Township YMCA is to enhance the quality of life in the community we serve by promoting healthy lifestyles through ample opportunities available to all for physical and mental development in a Christian atmosphere.

Portage Twp Live Entertainment Association

(219) 762-1324

The mission of PTLEA is to foster the appreciation of music by providing live entertainment available to everyone at minimal cost, and to contribute to music education in the Portage Township schools by hosting students at concerts and by sponsoring periodic workshops for students.

Porter County Animal Shelter

(219) 465-3550

The Porter County Animal Shelter is also the animal control agency for the area. The shelter provides animal control services and takes in stray or unwanted animals and makes every attempt to find those animals a new home.

Porter County Cancer Society

(219) 793-1030

The Porter County Cancer Society provides financial assistance to needy cancer patients relating to cancer treatment and care. Also available is a wig program, educational materials and films, loan closet of equipment and supplies and a scholarship to be given to a cancer patient or a child of a cancer patient.

Porter County Career and Technical Education

(219) 531-3170

Porter County Career and Technical Education provides the opportunity for all students to be successful at work and in life. We provide hands-on vocational programs for all juniors and seniors enrolled in Porter County Schools.

Porter County Community Service, Inc.

(219) 464-9736

Porter County Community Services is a complex agency whose goal is to help the Senior Citizens, Disabled and Low Income residents of Porter County maintain the best quality of life. This is done by promoting and supporting their independence, health and survival, happiness, dignity and self-esteem.

Porter County Educational Interlocal

(219) 464-9607

Services are provided to children K-12, vocational services are provided for grades 9-12. Regular school education fees apply. Special education services include preschool, developmental kindergarten, learning disabled, emotionally handicapped, mentally handicapped, visually impaired, hearing impaired, severe/profound, physically handicapped, OT/PT services, speech/language therapy.

Porter County Family Counseling Center, Inc.

(219) 464-3919

Porter County Family Counseling Center is dedicated to helping families and individuals reach their full potential. with quality counseling services in a comfortable, professional setting provided by a staff of licensed therapists in the area of emotional support, crisis intervention, family counseling, adjustment problems, parenting, grief and bereavement, and phase of life problems.

Porter County First Step

(219) 464-0242

First Steps is a group of agencies working together to provide coordinated services to children from birth to age 36 months with developmental disabilities or delays.

Porter County PACT

(219) 462-1127

PACT develops and operates community based corrections programs which serve youth, adults, prisoners, ex-offenders, probationers, parolees, victims and witnesses, as well as families of the above and others who are directly or indirectly affected by the criminal justice system anywhere in the U.S. PACT also serves as a public resource center for information and training related to these purposes

Porter County Parks and Recreation

The Porter County Parks & Recreation hosts a variety of festivals at Sunset Hill Farm County Park. including the Kite Festival in the Spring, the Gaelic Festival in the summer and the Holiday Lights Festival in the winter. The Naturalist program at Sunset Hill provides guided tours, workshops and classroom presentations.

Porter County Special Olympics

(219) 465-1323

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for the mentally challenged ages 8-99. S.O. gives them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

Porter County Step Ahead

(219) 464-9585

Porter County Step Ahead is the representative local entity responsible for the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive local system of services for children and their families. The Council is open to all individuals and/or organizations who have an interest in improving services to families and children in Porter County.

Porter-Starke Services

(219) 531-3500

Porter-Starke Services, Inc., is a comprehensive community mental health center that serves residents of Porter, Lake and Starke Counties. Outpatient services for all ages, and consultation, education, 24-hour emergency, prevention, community support, chemical dependency, residential services, business development and employee assistance services are provided through satellite offices in Valparaiso, Portage and Knox, Indiana.

Porter Substance Abuse Council

(219) 462-0946

The Substance Abuse Council provides grant dollars to schools, the police department, social service agencies and treatment facilities for drug and alcohol programs. The county red ribbon committee and the drunk driving task force are under their umbrella.

Prevent Child Abuse Porter County

(219) 531-9012

Prevent Child Abuse Porter County is a not for profit organization of energetic Volunteers dedicated to awareness and education efforts aimed to protect our children.  Their heartfelt motto is " It should feel good to be a kid."

Rainbow Shelter - Gary Commission for Women

(219) 886-1600

The Rainbow Shelter is open to assist adult female victims and children of domestic violence, abused teen mothers.  and rape victims. Advocacy counseling and community education are also available.

Rebuilding Together Duneland

(800) 4-REHAB-9

Rebuilding Together's mission is to preserve and revitalize houses and communities, assuring that low-income homeowners, from the elderly and disabled to families with children, live in warmth, safety, and independence.

RSVP of Porter County Indiana

(219) 464-1028

The mission of RSVP is to provide volunteer opportunities to persons 55 and older that make an impact in Porter County, Indiana as well as the lives of the volunteers.

Safe Harbor Before and After School Program

(219) 873-2026 x309 or x310

Safe Harbor's vision is "Where Safety Lights the Way to Learning". Safe Harbor within Michigan City Area Schools provides before and after school programming dedicated to promoting and encouraging all aspects of student development.

Salvation Army

(219) 762-9191

The Salvation Army provides emergency services need to the community, rent and mortgage assistance, utility assistance, medical prescriptions, food, disaster Relief, tutoring programs, women's fellowship group, and after school character building activities for children.

Shults Lewis Child and Family Services, Inc.

(219) 462-0513

Shults Lewis Child and Family Services, Inc. provides residential treatment for teenagers with state approved on grounds school for grades 7-12.   They also provide social services which include individual, group and family therapy.

Special Olympics Indiana LaPorte County

(219) 362-6413

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for the mentally challenged ages 8-99. S.O. gives them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

Spring Valley Shelter

(219) 548-2379

SVS provides supportive services to help families address the root causes of their homelessness and transition into self-sufficient living. It offers the "3-C's": Case management, classes and counseling.

St. Agnes Adult Day Service Center

(219) 477-5433

The mission of St. Agnes Adult Day Service Center is to provide an environment in which all that occurs is directed toward improving the quality of each adult's life. They accomplish this by treating every participant with the highest level of dignity and respect - regardless of financial, physical, emotional, social, or mental impairments.

Sterling House

Sterling House, a member of the Altera care system, is one of the nation's leading providers of assisted living residences for the physically frail elderly and the nation's largest operator of freestanding residences for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of memory loss.  As a pioneer in the nation's assisted living industry, they have been successful in providing homelike environments where older adults can "age with choice."

Taltree Arboretum & Gardens

(219) 462-0025

Taltree Arboretum and Gardens provides the South Lake Michigan Region a unique natural sanctuary where residents and visitors to the region can explore, learn about, and delight in the natural world around us.

United Way Porter County

(219) 464-3583

United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of the Porter County community.

Valparaiso Community Festivals and Entertainment

(219) 464-8332

The mission of the Valparaiso Community Festivals & Events is to enhance the Community through festivals, events & partnerships.

Valparaiso Department of Parks and Recreation

(219) 462-0098

The mission of the Valparaiso Department of Parks and Recreation is to be a leading partner in preserving, developing, and promoting Valparaiso's unique quality of life.

Valparaiso Family YMCA

(219) 462-4185

A family-oriented facility offering swimming both recreational and lessons for all ages, fitness classes , fitness center, youth and adult leagues, health seminars, childcare while parent works out and to supplement the school day while parents work, and drop-off care for parent's of younger children.

Visiting Nurses Association of Porter County

(219) 462-5195

The Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County is a not-for-profit home health care agency.  Services provided include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, home health aides, social services and hospice care.

Walt's Place

Walt's Place is a free after-school program for students in the Valapraiso Community. They focus on helping students with their homework and once they are finished, they can play air-hockey or foosball, go to the park with some volunteers for kickball or soccer, or play board games with each other and the volunteers.

Whispering Pines Health Care Center

(219) 462-0508

Owned and operated since 1964 by the Porter County Council of Church Women, a not-for-profit organization committed to care of the elderly. Whispering Pines offers full 24 hour care - ranging from an assisted living community and rehabilitative therapy services to restorative nursing and Alzheimer's care in a secure home-like environment.

Women's Center of NWI

(219) 477-4460

We assist women and men in unplanned pregnancies and provide ongoing support, free pregnancy tests, peer counseling, and material assistance.

Youth for Christ - Northwest Indiana

(219) 462-3000

Youth for Christ/N.W.I. is to designed to reach the youth with the news of Jesus Christ-and to offer Christian counseling to people with the hope of developing a confidence in God. 

Youth Service bureau Big Brother/Big Sister

(219) 362-9587

The Youth Service Bureau Big Brothers Big Sisters of LaPorte County was created in 1972 and continues to provide programs and services aimed at delinquency prevention, child abuse prevention, youth development and advocacy, and connecting youth to caring adults. Kids on the Block, Teen Court, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and P.A.S.S. are some of YSB's current programs.

YWCA of Gary

(219) 881-9922

The YWCA has a mission to eliminate racism and empower women.  They provide safe places for women and girls, build strong women leaders, and advocate for women's rights and civil rights in Congress.