The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is proud to announce its newest summer interns for the 2017 Youth Philanthropy Internship. As of this year, the program has been operational for half a decade thanks to the generous patronage of The…
BEDFORD, CAMBRIA, SOMERSET--- The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is excited to welcome a new group of interns for the fourth consecutive year of the Youth Philanthropy Internship program. Led by senior interns Kate McGrath and David Saylor (returning from…
CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-BEDFORD --- The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is excited to invite current high school seniors from Bedford, Cambria, and Somerset counties (with a passion for community involvement, public relations, and current events) to apply for the 2016 Youth Philanthropy…
JOHNSTOWN -- The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is excited to welcome a new group of interns for the third consecutive year of the Youth Philanthropy Internship program. Led by senior interns Ryan King and Mikella Buncich, this group of…
YPI Blog: Why Not be the Leader? Let’s face it; there are never going to be as many things to do here as there are in major cities such as Pittsburgh or New York City. However, that does not mean…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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