NeighborLink
NonprofitIf you need assistance in Porter County, INDIANA or know someone who does, please submit the following information. Once your project is posted, it will be immediately available to our volunteers for selection. Unfortunately, we will not be able to provide any guarantee that it will get selected. We are a volunteer-based organization and allow volunteers to choose projects they feel they can complete given their time, resources, and skills.
Counties Served: Porter-
(219) 617-2077
City of Gary - Community Development
GovernmentHome Improvement Assistance The City of Gary’s Home Improvement Assistance Programs are funded by the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The funds are awarded to the City of Gary by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The programs’ objectives are to preserve existing low and moderate income housing, to assist very low and low to moderate income owners/occupants in bringing their homes up to an acceptable standard code; and, to enhance and revitalize neighborhoods within the City. The home must be a single -family dwelling, owner-occupied; and, meet the HUD Income Guidelines and Housing Quality Standards. Housing Repair Program CDBG funds will provide rehabilitation grants in target areas for low to moderate income, single-family owner-occupied Gary homeowners. A rehabilitation GRANT, up to a maximum of $25,000, may be awarded to income eligible homeowners for the purpose of making needed repairs to their residential properties to bring them into code compliance, eliminate violations that threaten the health and safety of the occupants of the home, and enable them to remain living in their home for as long as possible. The amount of the total cost of repairs cannot exceed $25,000. Eligible repairs (but not an all-inclusive list) include: Roof, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical. Target Areas are: Aetna, Emerson, Horace Mann, and University Park.
Counties Served: Lake-
(219) 881-5075
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(219) 881-5085
City of Hammond
GovernmentLoans up to $10,000 are available for roof repairs to single family homes. Please contact Andria Lewis at (219) 853-6358 ext. 4 for further information.
Counties Served: Lake-
(219) 853-6300
Lake County Economic Development Department
GovernmentCommunity Development consists of annual Housing and Urban Development Funds (HUD) from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and HOME Program. CDBG Program Funds are further divided into specific projects. The following Cities and Towns annually share CDBG funds in Partnerships with LCCEDD for American with Disabilities Act (ADA) projects for sidewalks and curb crossings, park access and amenities, stormwater projects, and other qualifying projects: Cedar Lake, Crown Point, Dyer, Griffith, Highland, Hobart, Lake Station, Lowell, Merrillville, Munster, New Chicago, Schererville, Schneider, St. John, Whiting, and Winfield. Hammond, Gary, and East Chicago also receive HUD funds as entitlement communities separate from Lake County.
Counties Served: Lake-
(219) 755-3000
Northwest Indiana Community Action
Nonprofit-
(219) 794-1829
Servants At Work, Inc.
NonprofitSAWs© is a faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing freedom to low-income, permanently disabled individuals through the construction of wheelchair ramps to the exterior of the homes. Our ramps serve as their gateways to the world, re-opening the possibilities of connecting with neighbors and their larger community. Ramps provide independence and dignity.
Counties Served: Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Porter, Pulaski, Starke-
(317) 844-7664
Community Services of Starke County
NonprofitPre-applications are taken at the office, and forwarded to North Central Community Action Agencies, Inc. for processing. The weatherization program has income guidelines consistent with the EAP program. Weather stripping, caulking, door and window repair, and insulation are some of the benefits of this program
Counties Served: Starke-
(574) 772-7070