New Grassroots Effort Aims to Support Local Service Industry Workers After new restrictions, including closing indoor dining, were announced to help curb the effects of the pandemic, locals wanted to do something to help our friends and neighbors who work…
JARI Launches Non-Traditional Scholarships Aimed at Helping Young Adults JARI is now accepting applications for a new scholarship program aimed at providing local young people, ages 16 – 30, with new career opportunities through short-term training programs. The goal is…
Approaching 20 Years, Windber Rambler Lettermen's Club Launches Fundraising Campaign Over the years, the Windber Area High School Athletic program has expanded from four sports teams to 15, providing more opportunities to more students. Now, a group of former student-athletes…
We wanted to expand this opportunity to include people who want to be creative in other ways. Remembering Gail and Alan Stept Scholarship Now Supports Additional Creative Pursuits As children, Steve and his four siblings were always immersed in…
“The group of K9 officers are also family” Support the Johnstown Police K9 Family Donations accepted in Memory of Titan When Titan, the Johnstown Police K9, was killed in the line of duty, it wasn’t just his handler who mourned.…
Attracting Visitors, Bolstering Businesses New funding available for local businesses' marketing efforts The pandemic—and attempts to stymie its spread—have been especially trying for local small businesses and the region's tourism industry. Now, through a $100,000 grant from CFA's Community Initiatives…
Bedford County Community Fund Awards First Annual Grants The Bedford County Community Fund, an endowment established at CFA to respond to diverse and evolving needs in Bedford County forever, has achieved a historic turning point. On Wednesday, the fund’s first…
A Passion for Life and Other People New Scholarship Honors the Spirit of Andrew Wilcox Sitting in a U.S. Army recruiter's office, Sara Wilcox watched her son, a teenager at the time, struggle with the big decision ahead of him.…
Your Organization May Now Qualify More nonprofits serving Somerset County now are eligible for a reimbursement program designed to help them cover the cost of serving our community through the pandemic. To provide assistance to as many nonprofits as possible…
We were pleased to announce $229,722 in annual Fall Grant awards—distributed to 79 projects in Bedford, Cambria, Somerset, and Indiana counties—as well as additional COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund grants, bringing the Rapid Response Fund grants awarded to a total of…
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