The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is proud to announce that recent grant awards from several of its funds have put more than a half million dollars into a broad array of area projects over the past few months. “Often…
The PLAN (Philanthropic Leaders Advisory Network) is a new initiative of the Community Foundation specifically for Wealth Advisors. The goal is to partner with financial planners, attorneys, and other professional advisors dedicated to carrying out their clients’ charitable goals while…
Community Foundation president Mike Kane presented representatives of the Greater Johnstown Community YMCA with a $200,000 check towards its Capital Expansion/Renovation Project. The check represents the combined grant awards from three Foundation funds: the Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund, the Community…
Every town in the United States, big or small, has its little quirks. Whether it is a natural formation, local shop, or overall energy, these are the things that make the world unique. If we only had chain stores and…
More than 2.3 million people in the United States live in low-income, rural areas that are more than ten miles away from the nearest supermarket. These deprived areas are known as "food deserts," and Cambria, Somerset, and Bedford counties are…
Save the date! Sunday, October 19 at 3 p.m., Jimmy Fortune, former member of the Statler Brothers will present a concert along with Illusionist John Robertson and family at Richland High School Performing Arts Center, in memory of Kiersten A.…
The Community Intervention Program (a partnership with the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies) will be hosting an exhibit featuring the Tranquility Gardens at the Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center (411 Third Ave, Johnstown, PA 15906) November 12th through November 14th.…
Continuing to advance his JOBS1st PA initiative, Governor Tom Corbett announced that the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) awarded a $200,000 Discovered in PA – Developed in PA (D2PA) grant to help the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies…
Volunteering is very important to a community and to a person in general. Throughout our internship, we had time to volunteer with different organizations, whether it be sorting clothes at the Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store or weeding at the…
How to Make a Difference in Your Rustbelt Hometown You know the saying, "you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink"? The same goes for the youth in small towns and local events. As we…
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