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Dancing Like a Star for Autism

Beginnings, Inc. and the Alternative Community Resource Program (ACRP) will host the Fifth Annual “Dancing Like a Star for Autism,” on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at the Pasquerilla Conference Center in downtown Johnstown. This year, the dancing teams will be…

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The Game Is On

On Saturday, March 8, family, friends, students, and the hockey community will come together to remember and honor Bradley Wess. The 16- year old died in an automobile accident on Oct. 19, 2007. He was a junior at Forest Hills…

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Purchase Diamonds & Ice Tickets Here!

The Diamonds & Ice Gala will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at Omni Bedford Springs Resort and Spa. Get your tickets to this annual Bedford County event by clicking here. The annual Gala will benefit three Bedford County…

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Spring 2015 Grant Applications

Our next grant application deadline is Friday, January 30, 2015. (Awards will be announced in mid-April.) Before you apply for grant funding in 2015, please note that we have changed our application process. Effective immediately, all grant applications must be…

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YPI Blog: The Greater Prospect Store

One great, new addition to Johnstown is the Greater Prospect Co-Op Store. This convenience store opened in the summer of 2014 at 110 William Penn Ave. Among its many products that are sold, it provides fresh produce from local community gardens,…

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YPI Blog: Growing a Future Worth Fighting For

Growing a Future Worth Fighting For Urban agriculture has been growing in the Greater Johnstown area, as well as in many other small and large cities for many years. Community gardens had been planted where abandoned buildings once stood and…

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Fund for the Future

This holiday season, consider the gift of philanthropy for your friends, employees, and loved ones with a contribution in their name to the Community Foundation's Fund for the Future. Our Fund for the Future is used by our Distribution Committee…

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Grantee Spotlight: Helping Hands’ Backpacks for Kids

In early December, the Helping Hands Food Pantry in Boswell received a grant of $2,500 from the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for their new weekend backpack program. Begun in September 2014, the program feeds children who benefit from free…

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Point Stadium Award Banquet

The Point Stadium Award Banquet recognizes the outstanding talent of our local athletes and supports the Community Foundation's Point Stadium Preservation Fund. The event will be held Friday, January 2, 2015 at the Holiday Inn in Downtown Johnstown at 6:00…

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