Social Determinants of Health

1889 Foundation grants $100,000 to Flood City Youth Fitness Academy

/ Childhood Development, Physical Health & Wellness, Social Determinants of Health

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 grants $200,000 to Women’s Help Center

/ Mental & Behavioral Health, Social Determinants of Health

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

/ Community & Economic Development, News, Social Determinants of Health

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

/ Physical Health & Wellness, Social Determinants of Health

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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2021-2022 Annual Community Report

/ Annual Reports, Center for Population Health, Childhood Development, Community & Economic Development, Creative Health Impact Grants, Medical Education & Training, Mental & Behavioral Health, Physical Health & Wellness, Social Determinants of Health

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

/ Community & Economic Development, Social Determinants of Health

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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1889 Foundation supports Local Food System Coordinator position

/ Social Determinants of Health

The Local Foods, Local Places (LFLP) initiative in Cambria County has prioritized building and strengthening relationships between food distributors and those who need better access to healthier foods. One of the first steps to solidifying the relationship is the new Local Food System Coordinator position. 1889 Foundation supports health and wellness in the community, and

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1889 Foundation grants $500,000 for Project Resurrect Johnstown

/ Community & Economic Development, Social Determinants of Health

1889 Foundation is proud to support Hosanna Industries, in partnership with the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority, with a $500,000 grant for Project Resurrect Johnstown, which will help in-need homeowners preserve their properties by doing free repairs, thus helping prevent the homes from becoming blighted. “The project directly addresses the social determinants of health by helping improve

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