Time is critical when someone has a cardiac event– the ability to quickly locate an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) can save lives. To facilitate this, 1889 Foundation has funded Cambria County’s implementation of software called PulsePoint, which will log the location of all AEDs in Cambria County. Through a free, downloadable app, this information will […]
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1889 Foundation has granted $100,000 to fund facility renovations and expansions at the Flood City Youth Fitness Academy (FCYFA). The FCYFA provides services to at-risk young people from kindergarten through 12th grade, including programming, tutoring services, and meals. “This grant makes it possible for us to greatly expand the type of programming we’re able to
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1889 Foundation is proud to premiere this video explaining the featured initiative of the Center for Population Health: the Community Care HUB.
Community Care HUB video premieres Read Post »
1889 Foundation has granted $200,000 to support Women’s Help Center (WHC) to provide emergency shelter to individuals experiencing homelessness, with a focus on women and children. The grant was contingent on the WHC receiving $200,000 from the City of Johnstown through American Rescue Plan Act Funds. (Pictured above: Susan Mann, 1889 President, with Roxann Tyger,
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1889 Foundation has provided $250,000 to support the Phase 2 development of the Center for Metal Arts, an internationally known forging school in residence in historic Cambria Iron Company buildings in Johnstown. 1889 Foundation’s grant for the project will be administered by Pittsburgh Gateways, a non-profit organization supporting community-based development in economically distressed areas of
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A ribbon-cutting was recently held for a new mobile health clinic that will serve Cambria, Somerset, and Bedford Counties. The clinic is a partnership between Hyndman Health, 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health, and Richland Family Health Center. The clinic provides free services to adults and children, including primary care, screenings for conditions like diabetes
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1889 Foundation has awarded $25,000 to St. Francis University in support of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. The gift will make free books available to children in Cambria County from birth to age 5, regardless of income. (Photo above, left to right: Dr. Don Walkovich, Dean of the School of Health Sciences and Education;Ms. Linda
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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 »
1889 Foundation provided $500,000 to Hosanna Industries, Inc. to help homeowners in need rehabilitate their houses, thus helping address the social determinants of health and improve our community’s neighborhoods. With additional partners, that $500,000 has grown to $2 million. Watch how this initiative is making a difference!
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