Priorities and Initiatives

We bring together public, private, and nonprofit partners from across our region with a vested interest in LaPorte County to tackle our community’s most daunting social challenges. As a unified team we can drive greater impact and lasting outcomes.

United Way of LaPorte County collective community impact projects create pathways to success for our local youth, bring financial stability to adults and families, fight homelessness, and provide a safety net for our friends and neighbors in times of crisis.

Anti-Racism Statement

United Way of LaPorte County affirms its commitment to every person in every community by standing for what is right and just regardless of how uncomfortable it may make us or others feel.

At our core, United Way works with intentionality turning outward to capture all our community members’ hopes and dreams. We recognize and condemn the systemic racism that is at the core of oppression and inequity. Those who have been historically marginalized and excluded have hopes and dreams that have gone undervalued.

United Way exists to eliminate disparities in our community.  This work requires us to focus on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, as well as other intersectional identities, to end the inequities and injustices that persist in our communities.  

As an organization, we are committed to cultural humility with the understanding that equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice are necessary to create a thriving community for everyone. It is with humility that United Way staff, board, and volunteers lean into our discomfort in efforts to learn, grow, and act.

As United Way of LaPorte County, we commit to the identification and eradication of our own organizational and systemic barriers. The use of racially evasive tactics or behaviors that uphold racism, inequity, and oppression will not be tolerated. We commit to leveraging all our assets (e.g., convening, strategic investments, awareness building, advocacy) to create more equitable communities.   

We believe that Living United is an ongoing commitment to…

·        equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice.

·        making a daily, active choice to be anti-racist.

·        creating a community where fair treatment, access, and opportunity exists for every person in LaPorte County.

Together we can build a community where all are seen, heard, and valued.