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Commercial Kitchen for Farmers & Foodies

CAMBRIA COUNTY - If you’ve always wanted to sell cookies made from your grandma’s secret recipe, now you can! The Greater Johnstown Career & Technology Center and Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission unveiled a new shared kitchen for farmers and…

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Scholarship for Young Entrepreneurs

JOHNSTOWN -- Know a high school senior who wants to start a business? The Strandquest-Simmons Scholarship Program will award $4,000 to a high school senior from the Johnstown area to encourage start-ups in this region. Accepted scholarship applicants get to…

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Golf to Help Injured Veterans

BEDFORD -- Bedford County Veterans are raising money to help severely injured combat veterans by hosting a golf tournament fundraiser at the Omni Bedford Springs. The Bedford County Veterans and Citizens for Heroes hopes to bring in $30,000 -- enough…

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New Communications Specialist

Ali Doty is joining the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies as its new Communications Specialist. Ali’s top priority is sharing the amazing stories happening through the CFA with everyone in our region and beyond. She will serve as the Community…

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2016-17 PATH Match Allocation

The Foundation is proud to announce that the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is allocating $86,900 for the PATH Match program for the 2016-17 school year. What’s PATH? PATH is a program created by the Commonwealth to inspire private…

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Love, Links & Legacy

SOMERSET---“I want the public to know that my father was a great man who loved his family, community, and church,” said Josh Beener. “He certainly made the world a better place.” In honor of his father, Attorney Jim Beener, Josh…

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$50K in Grants Announced at Founders’ Day

The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies’ 2016 Class of Youth Philanthropy Interns awarded a total of $50,000 to several grant recipients at the Foundation’s annual Founders’ Day event, held August 11 at Windber Recreation Park. The Founders’ Day program is…

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Welcome Home

BEDFORD--- Hundreds of little animals will be getting a new home thanks in part to some generous funds. Board members broke ground this summer for a new building to house the Bedford County Humane Society (BCHS). “We've been in our…

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Pouring Hope

JOHNSTOWN---A new fund has been established at the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, and who it benefits will be entirely up to a group of youngsters. The Pouring Hope Foundation was created by six donor families: Erin and Casey Craig…

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Kai’s Legacy

INDIANA---Kai Paul Hrabovsky was smart, athletic, involved in activities and a young man taken far too soon. “The pain of losing our beloved son and the way in which he was killed will always be in the front of our…

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