Valparaiso Nonprofits and Charities

Chasing Dreams is such a great nonprofit for kids and young adults w different abilities. My son has Autism and this is a great opportunity for him to socialize w other kids and adults and be able to have a safe, fun, caring place besides home to go to and enjoy himself. There are so many events that Denise and her staff provide that are free for kids and young adults. Such as field trips to different places to learn and experience hands on things that they can benefit from and have a great experience. It's a great place to make great memories with your child. My son and I have met so many great people and have had such great experiences that has created such great memories. We love Chasing Dreams and we are so thankful to be able to be part of Chasing Dreams!!! Highly recommend to families w kids and adults w different abilities and a great non profit to invest and donate to.

I'm writing to say how much I and my neighbors appreciate PCACS. They help us in so many ways, to give credit to our Nipsco bill in winter, food boxes all year round...and transportation. My one neighbor even has section 8. I also use it yearly for the SHIP advice. Everyone there is so friendly and helpful. We have been receiving help with this agency for years. Me, for seven years. One time when I had car troubles, emergency assistance from here helped fix my car so i had transportation. I did not have the money to fix it! My friend uses the bus sometimes for appointments, gets free depends from here and it saves he a bunch. Also, i got a cane from the medical closet. So I (we) are very grateful for all of the friendly help. God bless!

Woodville is a grassroots action for the rural, unincorporated community of Liberty Twp., Porter County, Indiana. Managed entirely by unpaid volunteers from its membership, the organization has successfully represented at county meetings and local municipal boards.<br>At times, it still suffers from recognition and the paucity of funding, but its words of opinion are respected and hold undisputed leverage. It is important to note that rural residents have little representation, almost no identity as a group, and can only speak as individual citizens to elected or appointed officials and boards. That is, until Woodville organized as a non-profit, 501c4 entity with the strength of partnership and loyalty.

The FYSB has helped me and my family in so many ways. The people are caring and nice and always smiling and cheerful. I learned about them from my friend who also used them because of her rambunxious son. I have no complaints only good things to say! :)

Shirley Heinze Land Trust is an accredited land trust. Accreditation means Shirley Heinze Land Trust meets national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Shirley Heinze Land Trust has demonstrated to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission its commitment to excellence. Accredited land trusts meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. These land trusts demonstrate their commitment to excellence by adopting Land Trust Standards and Practices, the ethical and technical guidelines for the responsible operation of a land trust, and meeting the accreditation requirements drawn from them. Learn More: http://www.landtrustaccreditation.org.

A non-profit with a clear mission and a dedicated staff. Every visit reveals something new in the gardens or along the trail. Specially respect their conservation efforts with animals!

President Alexander Uryga is a crook. He would sell the shirt off of your back if it meant him getting anywhere further in his own personal gains.

I AM NOT HAPPY WITH WHISPERING PINE ADMINISTRATOR, AND CAROL SOCIAL WORKER AND MELLISA THE HEAD OF NURSING MY MOTHER HAS BEEN AT YOUR NURSING HOME 16 MONTHS AND THEY HAVE NO TIME TO TAKE MOM TO BATHROOM THEY, SAY NO TIME , BUSY THEY, LET HER SET WITH URINE,NOW I FIND OUT THIS IS A ALL DAY AND NIGHTTIME WHEN I COME FROM 5:30 TO 7:30 PM. WE HAD A MEETING THE ANGRY SOCIAL WORKER HAD AND MELLISA, OUT RIGHT LYING. IT SAD WHEN THE STAFF IS BACK -UP BY THE ADMINISTRATOR, IT SAD HE WAS NOT AT THE MEETING

Baptist Children's Home has been a part of my life for many years. They provide help to children and families in need. Through their college scholarships, care for children, and many other family resources, my family has benefited greatly.

Formed in 1944 as Valparaiso Community Concerts under the national Community Concerts organization, the Concert Association of Valparaiso (CAV) has provided quality entertainment at affordable prices ($40 for 4 - 5 home concerts and free attendance at four other concert venues!). In addition to providing good, professional entertainment to local people, CAV has offered a scholarship to local youth pursuing music education. Moreover, some of our performers will give an outreach educational experience to our local school children for a modest fee. Previous offerings from our organzation include the Indianapolis Symphony, the Obernkirchen Children's Choir, the Vienna Boys' Choir, Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians, the Roger Wagner Choir, and many other estimable, well-known groups, as well as exposing local, talented groups and soloists to our community. CAV has always held to a subscription program (required under Community Concerts) and individual donations for its funding, but has now opened its concerts to single presentation attendance at affordable prices. We have historically served crowds of 700 and had a subscriber base of 600. However, currently, our crowds have been in the 350 - 450 range and our subscriber population hovers around 300. Our donations have traditionally been around $20,000 but have dropped precipitously in the past two years to just under $10,000. We are also becoming aware that our visibility and awareness by the public is waning as we lose local advertising due to media mergers. We serve a large senior citizen audience, people who would not normally be able to attend live performances away from home. We have enjoyed a large popularity for well over sixty years and feel that there is increasing need for our service as our population both ages and experiences increasing financial stress.