The Sunshine Community Center was founded to implement programs addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities and their families in and around Valparaiso.
Willingham said 43% of children in Porter County have been identified as having some kind of disability. Across Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties, that’s 100,000 children, he said.
The Porter County Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved a zoning variance Wednesday that will allow for the construction of a $15 million, 46,000-square-foot fitness center for children with special needs at Heartland Christian Center in Morgan Township. Dubbed The Sunshine Center, the church hopes to break ground on the building this year, with construction completed by 2024.
A $15 million project is underway to build a state-of-the-art facility that addresses the needs of individuals with disabilities and their families in and around Valparaiso.