2023 Grant Cycle 1 Grants Awarded
Healthy Children $885,006
Fly High Youth Services: Fly High Youth Transportation and Back to School $5,000 (1 year)
Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana serving La Porte County: Youth Economic $2,000 (1 year)
Education Today for Economic Success Tomorrow
La Porte Community School Corporation: Support for Youth Mental Health at La Porte $547,666 (3 year)
Community Schools
MAKS CORP: LaPorte County Emergency Request/Safety Project $2,500 (1 year)
North Central Community Action Agencies: Children’s Vision Screening Program $2,000 (1 year)
North Central Community Action Agencies: Weatherization Deferral Program $15,000 (1 year)
Northwest Health – La Porte: Slicer Health Clinic $144,400 (1 year)
Northwest Health – La Porte: Lil’ FISH Club (TM) $52,440 (1 year)
St. John’s Lutheran School: Preschool/Pre-Kindergarten Play Area Relocation and Upgrade $24,000 (1 year)
The Salvation Army of La Porte: The Salvation Army Backpack Program $75,000 (1 year)
The Salvation Army of Michigan City: Weekend Backpack Feeding Program $15,000 (1 year)
Healthy Living $2,249,985
City of La Porte: Clear Lake Greenway Loop Project – Additional Funds $2,021,823 (1 year)
Community Food Pantry of Galena, Hudson, Kankakee, Wills Townships: $3,500 (1 year)
The Community Food Pantry of Galena, Hudson, Kankakee, Wills Townships
Holy Family Parish: Sacred Heart Food Pantry Accessibility Relocation $13,750 (1 year)
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church: Macedonia Soup Kitchen and Deliver $7,500 (1 year)
Michigan City Fire Department: Michigan City Firefighter Fit to Thrive $21,275 (1 year)
New Prairie United School Corporation: Empower Hour $95,000 (1 year)
Northwest Health – La Porte: Community Caring Connections $76,800 (1 year)
Northwest Health – La Porte: Diabetic Prevention Program $3,537 (1 year)
Sacred Heart Food Pantry at St. Mary’s: Food Assistance for Families in Michigan City $6,800 (1 year)
(Feeding the Poor and Needy in Michigan City)
Healthy Minds $59,425
Citizens Concerned for the Homeless: Keys to Hope Community Resource Center - $40,000 (2 year)
Collective Impact Barrier Busters
Held in Hope: Held in Hope Miscarriage Kits for La Porte County $3,750 (1 year)
The MAAC Foundation: Mental Resiliency for Responders $9,000 (1 year)
Northwest Health – La Porte: Freedom from Smoking Group Program $6,675 (1 year)
Healthy La Porte $124,382
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Gary: Safe Haven: Homeless Prevention For $20,000 (1 year)
Individuals and Families
City of La Porte Park and Recreation Department: Summer Nature Camp 2023 $2,660 (1 year)
City of La Porte Park and Recreation Department & Northern Indiana Mountain Bike $8,700 (1 year)
Association: Soldiers Mountain Bike Trail Improvements
Homeward Bound: Create Digital Marketing Capability with Jumpstart $13,000 (1 year)
Interfaith Community PADS: Completing Phase Two – Interior Painting $5,000 (1 year)
La Porte County Family YMCA: Fourth Grade Free Swim Lessons $10,000 (1 year)
Lubeznik Center for the Arts: Public Art to Enhance Our Community $15,000 (1 year)
Michigan City Area Schools: MSE (Multi-Sensory Environment) Special Projects $15,000 (1 year)
MOMS Club of La Porte/New Prairie, IN: Mom and Me Adventures - Technology Support $400 (1 year)
Paladin: Unreimbursed Medical Expense $7,122 (1 year)
Stepping Stone Shelter for Women: Building a Trauma Informed Environment Phase Two $25,000 (1 year)
The Singing Company of LaPorte County: The Singing Co. Of La Porte County Annual $2,500 (1 year)
“It’s Christmas” Concert
HFL awarded 36 grants totaling $3,318,798 in 2023 Grant Cycle 1. To learn more about HFL's grant cycles, eligibility requirements, timelines, and to access helpful grant application resources, visit https://www.hflaporte.org/grantmaking-overview.