Community Care HUB video premieres
1889 Foundation is proud to premiere this video explaining the featured initiative of the Center for Population Health: the Community Care HUB.
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1889 grants $200,000 to Women’s Help Center
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 grants $250,000 to Pittsburgh Gateways for Center for Metal Arts project
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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Ribbon-cutting held for new mobile health clinic
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 supports childhood literacy with $25,000 gift
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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2022-2023 Creative Health Impact Grant Awards announced
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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2021-2022 Annual Community Report
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!
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Watch 1889’s initiatives in action! Hosanna Industries video debuts
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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Calling parents and caregivers! We need your input.
Vision Together 2025, a group of community leaders in Cambria and Somerset Counties, has partnered with Bloom Planning to conduct a strategic planning process for its early childhood initiative over the next several months. We want to hear from community members about what is going well, what the challenges are, and what you would like
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1889 Foundation supports paramedic training
1889 Foundation is providing six full scholarships to paramedic students annually to help ease the area’s shortage of emergency services personnel. The first class of students supported by the scholarships has just graduated (pictured above L to R: Brandon McMinn, Alex McNemar, Lauren Dvorchak, David St Clair, Reanna Killinger, Kyle Glessner) and a new class
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