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Summer Interns Impact Arts & Unity

After four weeks of researching their communities, the CFA's 2018 Youth Philanthropy Interns have chosen two areas of interest that they would like to impact: access to all art forms for young people, and a need to build regional unity through community connections.
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Fresh Face for Somerset Library

The Mary Biesecker Public Library in Somerset is putting on a new face to go with updated programming. This spring, the library renovated its stairwell, repairing and replacing stair treads, and replastering its walls and ceiling. The 75-year old building…

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2018 Apollo Scholarships Open

The Apollo Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that it is currently accepting applications for this year’s scholarship. The Apollo Scholarships are awarded each year to third- and fourth-year medical students who commit to returning to the Cambria-Somerset county area…

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Making Waves in Young Lives

With First Waves, Johnstown-area teenagers arrived as nature novices, some of them unaware that these resources existed so close to home. The program connected them with the therapeutic beauty of the Stoneycreek and surrounding woods. It empowered them with new skills.
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Trade Schools Rich with Opportunity

Trade workers are in high demand, especially in our region, where the largest employers rely on trade specialists for their workforce. The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is meeting this growing need, partnering with our donors to create funding for…

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Welcome 2018 Youth Philanthropy Interns!

The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is pleased to welcome the 2018 class of interns for the sixth year of the Youth Philanthropy Internship program. During the eight week program, interns will craft radio documentaries highlighting local interests, assemble a…

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Bork Funding Supports Mobile Resources

The Lifesteps Family Care Mobile Resource Center received $3,000 from the CFA's Bork Family Fund, which supports nonprofit activity in Indiana County. The following is an announcement distributed by Lifesteps: Lifesteps Family Care Mobile Resource Center Awarded $3,000 Grant INDIANA,…

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Corporate Philanthropy Vital to Progress

Here in the Alleghenies, we have the fortune of partnering with many local businesses that believe in investing in their hometowns. The #SomersetCountyGives campaign has gained terrific momentum since it launched just a few months ago. Much of that is…

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A Celebration of Books

Ron Johnson’s love of books began in childhood. His parents encouraged him to read early-on. A little later, monthly visits from a community bookmobile held the promise of new adventures. “When they would come by it was the highlight of…

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