(LaPorte County, IN) - A fund has been created to help local people during the coronavirus outbreak.

The United Way of La Porte County says the fund will go for things like paying bills due to job loss and feeding the hungry.

An anonymous donor will contribute up to $25,000 by matching each monetary contribution from the public to the fund. 

Dave Sisk of the United Way of La Porte County said the money will be given to agencies to meet the needs of people in the coming weeks.

He says the goal is to at least double the size of the fund now containing more than $50,000.

Sisk says government checks to people will help at first but once that money is gone the resources of United Way will be relied on more to get people through anticipated tough times.