Learning History in First Person
Each year, the CFA's Blanche Beerman Holocaust Museum Fund sends hundreds of local students to the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
CFA Awards $300k+ to Local Nonprofits
This spring, the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is supporting 56 local nonprofits with a total of $154,423 in grant funding. Adding to our spring grants, an anonymous donor has stepped up to provide another $150,000. Between Lift Johnstown and…
Johnstown Volunteers Receive $11,500
Vision2025, in partnership with the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, distributed $11,500 to local volunteers through mini-grants called Capture Team Awards. The grants were announced at a news conference in Johnstown's Central Park. The Capture Awards are an incentive program…
Robot Disinfects Bedford Hospital
A new robot takes the dirty work out of disinfecting rooms at UPMC Bedford Hospital. The hospital purchased the robot through the Walter C. Allen, Jr. Fund, which is part of the Memorial Hospital of Bedford County Foundation, and administered by the…
Invest in Tomorrow, Starting Today
The Community Foundation's #SomersetCountyGives campaign comes at a unique time. Our effort to add a million dollars to the Somerset County Community Fund coincides with the largest transfer of wealth in history. A recent study by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania shows…
2018 Apollo Award Nominations
The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is pleased to work again this year with the Cambria and Somerset medical communities to recognize members of the health profession who are having an extraordinary impact on their communities. Nominations are open for…
Scholarships: A Give & Take Opportunity
The following Op-Ed was published in the March 19, 2018 edition of the Tribune Democrat, to raise awareness of the scholarship opportunities available to families through the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies. It's written by Dennis Brawley, who, along with…
Over $550k in Scholarships Available
The headlines are inescapable: college is expensive, averaging about $17,500 a year for a public two-year college, to over $50,000 a year for a private 4-year university.* To pay for it, families navigate a labyrinth of funding sources, tapping into…
Inspiring Hard Work and Happiness
Ryan Carosi was the person everyone could count on for help. If you needed something fixed, hauled, built, or moved, Ryan was your guy. Always dependable, always wearing a smile. “If something was wrong, he would help,” says childhood friend…
For Seth’s Love of Farming
His parents describe Seth as a young man strongly connected to his family, and devoted to friends and faith in God. “He lived each day to the best of his ability and was always smiling and happy.”
