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Audrey Hargreaves Bearer Scholarship fund established at 1889 Foundation

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1889 Foundation is delighted to announce that the Audrey Hargreaves Bearer Scholarship Fund has been established in memory of a local nurse who valued her education and the Conemaugh Health System. Born in Altoona, Audrey Foster was a nursing student at the Jefferson School of Nursing in Philadelphia when she met her future husband, William […]

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Creative Health Impact Grant Award recipients announced

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The 1889 Foundation and Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance (PRAA) are pleased to announce the 2021-2022 recipients of the Creative Health Impact Grant (CHIG) Awards. The awards provide up to $50,000 in 1889 Foundation funds to support arts programs related to health and wellness in Cambria and Somerset Counties. “We are very excited to see how

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Community Care HUB meets with Senator Casey at Community Health Worker Roundtable

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Representatives from the Community Care HUB, an initiative of the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health, recently attended a roundtable discussion with U.S. Senator Bob Casey to discuss the positive impact Community Health Workers (CHWs) have had on our region and the need for sustainable funding to grow this workforce. CHWs Christy Berzonski and Caitlyn

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Mosaic benches from Creative Health Impact Grants debut at Laurel View Village

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Laurel View Village has recently unveiled the results from their Creative Health Impact Grant (CHIG), a partnership between 1889 Foundation and the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance. Laurel View, a local retirement community, used their grant funding to facilitate the creation of mosaic benches along a nature trail. Residents had the opportunity to work alongside a

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1889 Foundation announces the Alberta Simpson Gerber Nursing Scholarship

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1889 Foundation is delighted to announce that a Conemaugh School of Nursing scholarship has been set up by the Gerber family in honor and memory of their mother, Alberta Simpson Gerber, a 1947 graduate of the Conemaugh School of Nursing (Alberta is highlighted in her graduating nursing class in the image above). Although Alberta left

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1889 collaborates with Rep. Frank Burns to support four local projects

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In a prime example of collaboration leading to success, state Rep. Frank Burns is announcing $55,000 in state grants to fund four projects, made possible through his partnership with the Johnstown-based 1889 Foundation. Burns, D-Cambria, said since these small-scale projects don’t always qualify for other state aid, the situation required a persistent and creative approach

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Jeannine McMillan promoted to executive director of the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health

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Jeannine McMillan has been promoted to executive director of the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health. In the two years since McMillan joined the Center, she helped bolster the renowned Community Care HUB which, established in September 2020, “aims to impact health outcomes by addressing risk factors associated with poor health outcomes.” McMillan, who served

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