Nest LaPorte

Nest La Porte is located in LaPorte, Indiana. We are a temporary emergency overnight shelter.

09/01/2026

How did you learn about homelessness?

For most Americans, the answer is the media- TV, movies, art, podcasts, or books.

This month, we are exploring how the unhoused are portrayed on screen and on the page, looking at the myths the media portrays and the stories that got it right.

Tell us in the comments below: what media really got it right?

08/10/2026

Late last week, we talked about the PIT count. Today, we want to explain a little more about the PIT Count, why we do it, the challenges, and why getting the count right matters.

08/05/2026

Being unhoused in a county as diverse as ours brings unique challenges for those seeking services. Some challenges impact our rural population while others impact our urban areas, and others know no geographic location. Today we begin our month-long series on being unhoused in Indiana.

Click to read today's post: https://nestcommunityshelter.org/the-issues-facing-the-unhoused-population-in-la-porte-county-indiana/

08/03/2026

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07/30/2026

Our filming event scheduled for this coming Saturday has been postponed until further notice. We apologize for this inconvenience.

07/29/2026

Nest needs YOUR help this Saturday.

Join us on August 1st from 10 am to 1 pm at the offices of South Shore Public Relations (517 Franklin Street, Suite 205, Michigan City, IN) to film your Nest Story.

Help Nest build a video archive in honor of our 25th anniversary. Volunteers, partners, community members, and guests are all welcome to come share your story with us. Interviews take about 15 minutes total.

If you have questions, please send us a DM, and we'll get you scheduled for a time slot on the 1st.

07/23/2026

We need your help.
Have you been meaning to come share your Nest story with us but have missed our filming dates? Not to worry, we have scheduled one last filming day to capture great Nest stories. Join us on August 1st from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Nest Community Shelter. Help us build a video archive in honor of our 25th anniversary. Volunteers, partners, community members, and guests are all welcome to come share your story with us.

If you'd like to participate or have questions, please send us a DM, and we'll get you scheduled for a time slot on the 1st.

07/17/2026

We need your help.
Have you been meaning to come share your Nest story with us but have missed our filming dates? Not to worry, we have scheduled one last filming day to capture great Nest stories. Join us on August 1st from 10 am to 1 pm at Nest Community Shelter in Michigan City. Help us build a video archive in honor of our 25th anniversary. Volunteers, partners, community members, and guests are all welcome to come share your story with us.

If you'd like to participate or have questions, please send us a DM, and we'll get you scheduled for a time slot on the 1st.

06/12/2026

Happening tomorrow!!! Come share your Nest story with us! If you've volunteered, donated, sponsored, been a former guest, or have supported Nest Community Shelter or Nest La Porte, we want to hear your story.

Join us from 10 am -1 pm (6/13/26) at Nest Community Shelter (in Michigan City) to share your Nest story.

06/08/2026

HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY! Come tell your Nest story about volunteering, being a partner, former guest, donor, or supporter of Nest Community Shelter and Nest La Porte.

We are filming from 10 am - 1 pm on Saturday at Nest Community Shelter in Michigan City.

Address

809 Washington Street
Laporte, IN
46350

Telephone

+12192767582

Website

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