United way of porter county's mission is to lead, unite and inspire our community to improve lives

The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded United Way of Northwest Indiana, Inc. a $680,735 Project Grant under the AmeriCorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024.

Under the grant, an estimated 300 RSVP volunteers will provide nutrition and food support services through meal distribution, preparation, and delivery to food insecure individuals and families in Porter County, Indiana. Key activities will include assisting local food pantries, Meals on Wheels programs, and senior centers with sorting, packing, and distributing shelf-stable meals. The primary focus area is healthy futures as it relates to obesity and food access. By the end of the three-year grant period, 1,000 individuals are expected to report increased food security. The CNCS federal investment of $157,626 will be supplemented with $67,553 in non-federal resources.

An estimated 300 rsvp volunteers will serve. Of this number, 158 volunteers will be placed in outcome assignments. Some of their main activities will be assisting with meal distribution for local food pantries, meals on wheels, and senior centers where they will sort, pack, prepare, deliver and distribute shelf-stable meals to individuals and families that are food insecure. Our primary focus area is healthy futures: obesity and food, utilizing nutrition/food support as the service activity. At the end of the three-year grant, we anticipate 1,000 individuals will report increased food security. The cncs federal investment of $157,626 will be supplemented by $67,553.00 non-federal resources.