The Artistic Recovery, Duneland Rebuilding Together and True North Training Stables each received a grant from the Porter County Community Foundation’s Community Fund.
(left to right) Brenda Sheetz, Porter County Community Foundation Vice President, presents a grant to Nick Hensell and Amber Hicks of The Artistic Recovery.
The Artistic Recovery is a membership-based recovery community center providing creative outlets that support long-term recovery. They have a new updated facility in downtown Chesterton that offers expanded programs through music, fitness, art, nutrition, faith and recovery coaching.
The Porter County Community Foundation presents a grant to Rebuilding Together Duneland. (left to right) Corey Wilson (Rebuilding Together Duneland Volunteer), Lolita Torres (Rebuilding Together Duneland Homeowner Recipient), Patty Zosso (Rebuilding Together Duneland Volunteer), Heather Compton (Rebuilding Together Duneland President), Cliff Zosso (Rebuilding Together Duneland Volunteer), Keith Davison (Rebuilding Together Duneland Board Member), Kent Mishler (Porter County Community Foundation Board Member) and Scott Mundell (Rebuilding Together Duneland Board Member).
Rebuilding Together Duneland has been helping provide safe homes and a safe community for the Chesterton, Porter and Burns Harbor area for over 25 years. Rebuilding Together Duneland helps bring volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of financially burdened (or low-income) homeowners, assuring they live in warmth, safety, dignity and independence. With this most recent project, the Rebuilding Together Duneland team helped Lolita Torres with updates to her home including the fascia, ramp, landscaping and more.
The Foundation team delivers a grant to True North Training Stables. (left to right) Rich Moldstad (True North Volunteer), Jenny Vidimos (Porter County Community Foundation Board Member), Sky (Mentor Horse), Colleen Lee (True North Founder & President), Will Scharp (True North Treasurer), Jacki Stutzman (Porter County Community Foundation Board Member) and Andy Arnold (Porter County Community Foundation Board Member).
True North Training Stables provides a safe environment where at risk youth come for training on life skills in an equine setting. Each student goes through an eight-week program covering different character qualities including relationship building, teamwork, respect, patience, critical thinking, conflict resolution, trust and more.
“The beauty of these Community Fund grants is being able to help all sorts of different organizations in need,” said Kent Mishler, Porter County Community Foundation Board Member. “Here we have three very different, but equally important organizations doing exceptional work to help our neighbors in the Duneland area. That is what the Community Fund grants are all about.”
The Porter County Community Foundation was founded in 1996 and since then has awarded over $34 million in grants and scholarships to organizations and students in Porter County. If you would like to make a difference in our community through grants, please consider a gift to the Foundation’s Community Fund.