Childhood Development

CPH’s Leanna Bird interviewed for Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge article

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An interview with Leanna Bird, project manager at the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health, was recently featured on the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge blog. “If we can influence the nutrition of pregnant women, there’s a greater chance we can influence the nutrition of infants and children across the lifespan,” Bird says. Read the […]

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The Learning Lamp receives $500,000 grant from 1889 Foundation for child care services in Somerset

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1889 Foundation today announced a $500,000 grant to The Learning Lamp (TLL) to support Child Care Works for Somerset, a major expansion of child care services in Somerset County. “Child care is a critical part of a healthy community – parents can’t be part of the workforce without it,” said Susan Mann, president of 1889

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2020-2021 Annual Community Report

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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!

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1889 grants $230,000 to YMCA for new programs, renovation

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1889 Foundation today announced a $230,000 grant to the YMCA to fund several initiatives that support the foundation’s mission of improving the health and well-being of people living in this region. “Physical activity is a key part of maintaining and improving health, and the YMCA offers a wide variety of accessible, affordable programs that encourage

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1889 Foundation supports Healthy Kids Running Series

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1889 Foundation is proud once again to support the Healthy Kids Running Series, a five-week running program for kids pre-K through 8th grade. The program is designed to build healthy exercise habits in kids with age-appropriate running events. The program takes place at Highland Park in Johnstown in April and May. For more information and

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2019-2020 Annual Community Report

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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.

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1889 Foundation increases the impact of United Way’s funded programs

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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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1889 Foundation supports Communities in Schools at Greater Johnstown School District

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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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1889 supports Healthy Kids Running Series starting in April

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The Healthy Kids Running Series is a national non-profit that provides a fun, inclusive, five-week running series for kids aged 2-14 designed to get them active, allow them to experience accomplishment, and lay the foundation for a healthy lifestyle. Kids are divided into age divisions with a corresponding distance — kids 2-5 run a 50-

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