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Honoring the Past

A group of dedicated volunteers is helping to keep history alive in the heart of Cambria County–and now they’ve started a fund at the Community Foundation to assist their efforts. Since 2000, the Nant-y-Glo Tri-Area Museum and Historical Society has…

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Ron Fisher Fund Sends Local Students to Washington D.C.

The Ron Fisher African American History Educational Fund supported their first all-expenses paid trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. On March 27, 50 Greater Johnstown High School students, who are currently studying…

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Paying it Forward for Grant and Vindy

Grant and Vindy. Chances are, if you live in Johnstown, you know their names. When Tyler and Katey Skovensky’s Westmont home caught fire on July 26, 2023, they suffered a devastating loss -- two of their four children died, 22-year-old…

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CFA to Hold Series of Free Grant Writing Workshops

The Community Foundation will be co-hosting four grant writing webinars in the coming months, made possible by our partnership with Candid. This programming is offered through CFA’s Nonprofit Resource Library, which provides free tools, training, literature, and access to more than 17…

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Two Fund Holders Honored by Somerset Chamber

Two Community Foundation fund holders were recently honored with Somerset County Chamber of Commerce SoCo Awards. Pennsylvania State Trooper Branden Snyder, of the Somerset County Shop With a Cop Fund, and Ian Mapes, of the SoCo Farmers' Market Fund, were…

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New Scholarship Fund Honors Longtime VCI Director

A new scholarship administered by the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies will not only support veterans and their family members, but will also honor a longtime local leader who has been a fierce advocate for veterans. The Thomas Caulfield Veterans…

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