Helping Hands
BOSWELL -- Helping Hands Food Pantry, in Boswell, will serve about 100 children each week this school year through its Backpack Program. “These kids are hungry. There are no jobs around here and it’s my mission to help feed these…
YPI Grants Awarded
JOHNSTOWN -- The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies’ 2015 Youth Philanthropy Interns announced on Thursday afternoon (August 13, 2015) that they awarded three grants in the amounts of $25,000, $20,000, and $5,000. Kylee Farabaugh, David Saylor, Hayden Spangler, Tabitha Weaver,…
Inclined to Care
Inclined to Care: Lifting the Alleghenies to New Heights JOHNSTOWN -- The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies welcomed ten Youth Philanthropy Interns this summer for an eight-week program that was made possible through a grant from The Heinz Endowments, based…
Celebrating Zahorchak
JOHNSTOWN -- The Zahorchak Economic Endowment Fund, named in honor of Dr. Gerald Zahorchak, is a dual education fund that provides scholarship aid for low-income youths who are committed to pursuing education for in-demand professions—that is, where the need for…
Improving Education
HOLLSOPPLE -- It’s been five years in the making and finally, the new addition at the Johnstown Christian School are one step closer to being complete. “It’s been a lot of hard work,” said Dr. Kathy Keafer, Johnstown Christian School…
Interns to Award Grants
JOHNSTOWN -- The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies’ Youth Philanthropy Interns have released two Requests for Proposals – each of which will award up to $25,000. The interns have been assessing community needs through research, site visits, and interviews and…
A New Playground
EBENSBURG -- A new playground opened up to the public on the campus of the Central Cambria School District on Monday, July 6, 2015. It’s one that every child can enjoy. Autumn’s Angels is a fund through the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies. It…
Funding Opportunity
Please join the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies’ 2015 class of Youth Philanthropy Interns for a funding announcement on Wednesday, July 15, at 12 noon at the gazebo in Central Park, Downtown Johnstown, Pa. The interns have been assessing community…
A Passion for Caring
JOHNSTOWN -- The Elizabeth L. Brawley Nursing Scholarship Fund awarded two high school students with nursing scholarships in June. It was the first time the fund was able to give the scholarships and for one family, it was more than…