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1889 Foundation supports Communities in Schools at Greater Johnstown School District

/ Childhood Development, Mental & Behavioral Health, News, Physical Health & Wellness, Stories

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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Greater Johnstown High School students win logo design challenge

/ Center for Population Health, Stories

A logo contest was recently conducted at Greater Johnstown High School with the goal of promoting Type 2 Diabetes prevention through lifestyle changes. The contest, which was sponsored by the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health Conemaugh Health System as part of the Communities in Schools initiative, was open to art students at Greater Johnstown

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Scholarships awarded from Marjorie Farabaugh Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Fund

/ Medical Education & Training, Stories

1889 Foundation is proud of the 2019 recipients of the Marjorie Farabaugh Nurse Practitioner Scholarships! The scholarship fund is named for Marjorie Farabaugh, the region’s first family nurse practitioner. A Carrolltown native who spent much of her career serving rural Cambria County, Farabaugh paved the way for future nurse practitioners, who increasingly fill the critical

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1889 congratulates Scott Becker on his induction into the Business Hall of Fame

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On Friday, April 12, Scott Becker was inducted into the Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Business Hall of Fame. Becker (seen here with his wife Cheryl on a vacation to Australia) has a long and distinguished career in healthcare, having held leadership positions at Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Butler Regional Health System, and UPMC Health System.

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Please respond to the Community Health Needs Assessment survey!

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Conemaugh Health System, The United Way of the Laurel Highlands, and 1889 Foundation have recently launched a comprehensive Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) for Cambria and Somerset counties, which will provide a rich foundation for improving and promoting the health of our community. A survey of 43 short questions is part of the overall CHNA

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1889 supports Healthy Kids Running Series starting in April

/ Childhood Development, Events, News, Physical Health & Wellness

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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1889 sponsors free youth registration to Path of the Flood Historic Races

/ Events, News, Physical Health & Wellness

The Path of the Flood Historic Races are a half-marathon, 12K, and 5K that follow the path of the 1889 Johnstown flood, beginning at the dam that failed and finishing at Peoples Natural Gas Park in downtown Johnstown. The races are for all ages, but 1889 Foundation is proud to sponsor free youth registrations for

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Cambria City Cultural Partnership completes first year

/ Community & Economic Development

The Cambria City Cultural Partnership completed its first year of existence in November 2018! The partnership is a cooperative funding agreement that provides matching funds for capital improvements to Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center, Dance Works (Johnstown Concert Ballet), The Steeples Project (1901 Church), and Venue of Merging Arts (VOMA), and eventually more cultural entities

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1889 Foundation and PRAA invite applications for the Creative Health Impact Grant Awards

/ Creative Health Impact Grants

1889 Foundation and Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance are now accepting applications for the Creative Health Impact Grant (CHIG) Awards for the 2019-2020 funding year! CHIG Awards support effective arts projects and programs related to health and wellness in Cambria and Somerset Counties (complete details below). An example of a successful program is the Bottle Works

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