1889 Foundation and Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance (PRAA) are pleased to announce the 2022-2023 recipients of the Creative Health Impact Grant (CHIG) Awards. The awards provide up to $60,000 in 1889 Foundation funds to support arts programs related to health and wellness in Cambria and Somerset Counties. “Each year the applications for this grant have […]
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Physical copies of our annual report, “Creating Ripples of Healthy Change,” were mailed to our supporters last week, and a digital copy is provided at the button below. The report gives an overview of some of 1889’s funding initiatives in the last fiscal year!
2021-2022 Annual Community Report Read Post »
The 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health recently released an animated video that explains how the Community Care HUB works — check it out below.
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The Laurel Highlands Alzheimer’s Foundation (LHAF), which is an affiliate of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to helping area families affected by all forms of dementia. 1889 Foundation is proud to support the LHAF with an annual grant of $25,000. A major service the LHAF provides is respite care
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1889 Foundation today announced a $230,000 grant to the Johnstown Safe Haven Project, an initiative to offer safe, positive after-school and weekend activities for young people aged 6-25. Representative Jim Rigby initiated the conversation with a group of local nonprofits, including the YMCA, Coaches 4 Kids, Flood City Youth Fitness Academy, and 1st Summit Arena
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Physical copies of our annual report, “Staying the Course,” have been mailed to our supporters this week, and a digital copy is provided at the button below. The report gives an overview of some of 1889’s funding initiatives in the last fiscal year!
2020-2021 Annual Community Report Read Post »
1889 Foundation’s 2019-2020 annual report, “Charting a Path Toward Health Through Collaboration,” is out! Copies have been mailed to our supporters, but you can access the complete document at the button below.
2019-2020 Annual Community Report Read Post »
Vince Lovenduski and his wife, Shelly, noticed that opportunities for socialization for their special needs son, Austin, became rarer and rarer as he became an adult. With 1889 Foundation support, they decided to do something about it by founding Sustainable Employment for Adults with Disabilities (SEADS) Garden Center, in the former Flower Barn facility in
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1889 Foundation is proud to present our 2018-2019 Annual Report, showing how we’re lighting the way to a healthier future.
2018-2019 Annual Community Report Read Post »
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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