Full List of 2024 Cycle 2 Grants Awarded

Health Foundation of La Porte (HFL) announces its 2024 Cycle 2 grants awarded. A total of 42 grants were awarded with a total amount approved for 2024 and 2025 of $2,991,188. With these grants, HFL has invested more than $47 million in the La Porte County community since 2017.  

To learn more about HFL’s grantmaking, please visit https://www.hflaporte.org/.  

Below, find the complete lists of 2024 Cycle 2 grants, organized by HFL strategic priorities.  

HEALTHY CHILDREN – 6 grants $294,871 

Boys & Girls Clubs of La Porte County: Program Expansion 2024/2025 $113,381 (1 year) 

Family Advocates: Youth & Family Mental Health Initiative $101,490 (1 year) 

Jacob’s Ladder Pediatric Rehab Center: Strong Beginnings $20,000 (1 year) 

Leadership La Porte County: Middle School Program & Youth Staff Expansion $15,000 (1 year) 

MAKS: La Porte County Emergency Request and Safety Project $20,000 (2 year) 

NWI Food Council: FarmHer to Mama – La Porte $25,000 (1 year) 

HEALTHY LIVING - 13 grants $1,389,620 

Citizens Concerned for the Homeless: Food Rescue Initiative $49,000 (2 year) 

City of La Porte Park and Recreation Department: Activity Center for Older Adults $39,752 (1 year) 

City of Michigan City Department of Parks and Recreation: Fedder’s Alley All $750,000 (1 year) 

Inclusive Playground and Fitness Park  

Community Food Pantry of Galena, Hudson, Kankakee, Wills Townships: $5,000 (1 year) 

  Food Pantry  

Faith City Food Pantry: Fresh and Frozen Foods Capacity $10,000 (1 year) 

Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute: Supporting Uninsured and Low-Income     $29,000 (1 year) 

Adults Amidst Rising Healthcare Costs and Debt in La Porte  

La Porte County Family YMCA: Diabetes Prevention Program $15,151 (1 year) 

Michigan City Area Schools: Pine Elementary All “IN”clusive Playground $371,717 (1 year) 

North Central Community Action Agencies: Ramp Program $25,000 (1 year) 

Northwest Health La Porte: Direct Patient Assistance               $30,000 (1 year)  

The Pax Center: Food Pantry $40,000 (2 year) 

Sacred Heart Food Pantry at St. Mary’s: Food Pantry    $10,000 (1 year) 

The Salvation Army of La Porte: Client Choice Food Pantry $15,000 (1 year)  

HEALTHY MINDS – 9 grants   $1,012,709 

Amber’s House: Women’s Program $25,000 (1 year)   

The Dunes House: Nine Bed Scholarship $20,350 (1 year) 

Held in Hope: Held in Hope Kits for La Porte County $2,500 (1 year) 

The Intrepid Phoenix: Fitness for Recovery from Substance Use Disorder $9,959 (1 year) 

Northwest Health La Porte: Perinatal Bereavement Program $4,900 (1 year) 

Open Door Community Alliance: Open Door Adolescent Health Center $50,000 (2 year) 

Porter-Starke Services: La Porte County 24/7 Crisis Receiving and $750,000 (1 year) 

Stabilization Services and Mobile Crisis Team   

Stepping Stone Shelter:  Rebuilding & Renewing Hope Campaign  $75,000 (1 year)  

Swanson Center: PATH Program: Behavioral Health Outreach to La Porte County’s $75,000 (1 year) 

Homeless Population 

HEALTHY LA PORTE – 14 grants $293,988 

American Red Cross of Northwest Indiana: Red Cross Blood Drives in $20,000 (2 year) 

La Porte County  

Arts in the Park: Summer Concert Series $40,000 (2 year) 

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Gary: Lifetime Utility Assistance for Families $15,000 (1 year) 

and Individuals  

Center of Workforce Innovations: English as a New Language Classes   $17,416 (1 year) 

with a Health and Wellness Component 

City of La Porte Park and Recreation Department: Ice Rink 2024-25 Season $10,000 (1 year) 

City of La Porte Park and Recreation Department: Summer Playground Program $49,936 (2 year) 

2025 and 2026 

Indiana Guardianship Services: La Porte Volunteer Advocates for Seniors and $50,000 (2 year) 

Incapacitated Adults (VASIA) Program  

La Porte County Family YMCA: Youth Empowerment Program $11,600 (1 year) 

Long Beach Volunteer Fire Department: Community CPR Classes $7,859 (1 year) 

Michigan City Fire Department: Community CPR Classes $16,697 (1 year) 

Nest Community Shelter: Outreach by Nest Community Shelter $15,000 (1 year) 

Service League of Michigan City: Supporting Access to Durable Medical $10,480 (2 year) 

Equipment and Incontinence Supplies in La Porte County    

Social and Learning Institute: Health & Wellness Program $10,000 (1 year) 

Unity Foundation of La Porte County: Home Team Coordination   $20,000 (2 year)