LARRI is an approved volunteer site for Disney's Give a Day, Get a Disney Day program. Go to www.disneyparks.com to preregister and sign up for a LARRI volunteer opportunity. 

For hundreds of families in Lake, Porter and LaPorte Counties in Northwest Indiana, the devastating effects of the floods in September 2008, caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike, continue to be the every day reality with which they live.

The video below tells the LARRI story and that of our clients and volunteers.

Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana, better known as LARRI, is a long-term recovery committee formed to assist the survivors of the floods restore their homes to a safe, sanitary and secure standard.

There are still hundreds of homes in dire need of restoration. New cases come to our attention almost every day.

Volunteers of all skill levels are needed to help restore homes to a livable condition. We are in need of construction materials, tools, and housing for volunteer teams.
For more information on how you can help call (877) LARRI4U.

If you suffered loss from this disaster and still have unmet needs please call 2-1-1 information and referral.

Volunteers are at the very heart of what we do.

Erma Bombeck wrote a wonderful piece about volunteers called "So long - volunteers."

"I had a dream the other night that every volunteer in this land had set sail for another country..." (read more) 

"The mission of LARRI is to assist in recovery from disaster through the coordination of community resources, sharing of information and reconnecting lives to hope.”