1889 Foundation has been partnering with the United Way of the Laurel Highlands for five years, and has invested more than two million dollars to increase the impact of the United Way’s funded programs. The brief video below, which details exactly what that funding has meant for our community, was shown during the United Way’s […]
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Today 1889 Foundation announced a grant of $200,000 has been awarded to the Greater Johnstown School District (GJSD) to fund an expanded partnership with Communities in Schools, the nation’s largest provider of technical assistance for the community schools model. (Photo above: Jim Cascio, president of 1889’s board of directors; Amy Arcurio, GJSD superintendent; Susan Mann,
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A logo contest was recently conducted at Greater Johnstown High School with the goal of promoting Type 2 Diabetes prevention through lifestyle changes. The contest, which was sponsored by the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health Conemaugh Health System as part of the Communities in Schools initiative, was open to art students at Greater Johnstown
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1889 Foundation is proud of the 2019 recipients of the Marjorie Farabaugh Nurse Practitioner Scholarships! The scholarship fund is named for Marjorie Farabaugh, the region’s first family nurse practitioner. A Carrolltown native who spent much of her career serving rural Cambria County, Farabaugh paved the way for future nurse practitioners, who increasingly fill the critical
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