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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
There are a lot of exciting things happening at United Way of the Southern Alleghenies right now. One of them is the…
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
By RICK KAZMER United Way of the Southern Alleghenies                              Lauren Lazzari The United Way of…
Thursday, January 11, 2024
By KAREN STRUBLE MYERS United Way of the Southern Alleghenies President & CEO   Every month, United Way of the…
Monday, December 18, 2023
By RICK KAZMER United Way of the Southern Alleghenies   Blair, Cambria, and Somerset Counties now have a representative…
Monday, December 11, 2023
We held a big diaper drive in Ebensburg, provided hundreds of children with warm coats, and have a lot of other great…
Oct 23 news
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Check out our October 2023 Newsletter.    
Thursday, October 5, 2023
By RICK KAZMER United Way of the Southern Alleghenies A stable supply of diapers not only means clean baby-bottoms, it…
Monday, September 11, 2023
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Southern Alleghenies It has been a busy season for United Way in the region, enhanced…
Monday, August 28, 2023
By RICK KAZMER United Way of the Southern Alleghenies United Way of the Laurel Highlands and United Way of Blair…
Glance
Monday, June 26, 2023
By RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands KEY QUOTE: “With the support of the community, we invest in programs…
apartment
Thursday, June 8, 2023
  One of the apartments at the Women's Help Center, geared to be a longer-term place for people to get back on their…
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
United Way of the Laurel Highlands Community Relationship Manager Rick Kazmer and Zac Cromie, Smith Propane & Oil…
Karen Shaw
Thursday, April 13, 2023
By RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands The United Way of the Laurel Highlands in April welcomed Karen Shaw…
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Funding will be used for a series of projects aimed to reduce hunger by 2% in Greater Johnstown   By RICK KAZMER United…
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
By RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands   Kathleen Bickford and Lisa Miller have a unique perspective on…
Ballroom
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
  Photo by Travis Hutzell Windber Borough Community members celebrate the renovations at The Grand Ballroom on Feb. 26…
Monday, November 28, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands Tax season is a confusing time for many families.  United Way has a…
SNAP
Thursday, November 10, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands Johnstown resident Brian Lingenfelter likes to buy plum tomatoes,…
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands   When talking with Erika Brosig and Jessica Piro about their work at…
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
The United Way of the Laurel Highlands is the recipient of two American Rescue Plan Act grants, one from the City of…
Thursday, September 15, 2022
(Editor's note: This article was originally published in Our Town and is being published here with permission.) …
Thursday, September 15, 2022
(Editor's note: This article was originally published in Our Town and is being published here with permission.)…
Monday, September 12, 2022
   Scan the code to take the survey.   BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands A survey is being conducted…
Campaign video
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
WE ARE GROWING! Click here for details about how we have expanded our footprint.   …
CHNA
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands The list of culprits impacting regional community health is familiar…
Snap
Monday, August 8, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands A pilot program debuting Aug. 5 at the Downtown Johnstown Farmer’s…
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands 814 Lanes & Games in Richland Township is helping local…
Thursday, June 30, 2022
By RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands   There are many reasons people become homeless.  Lisa Wengerd, who…
NCDMM
Monday, June 13, 2022
By RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands Huggies and Pampers were among the diaper brands boarding a CamTran…
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands The United Way of the Laurel Highlands reported during the…
bus
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
By UNITED WAY OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS A local nonprofit is hoping to keep the wheels moving on a newly created diaper…
Monday, May 2, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands The United Way of the Laurel Highlands Diaper Bank has received a…
Monday, April 25, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands United Way of the Laurel Highlands President and CEO Karen Struble…
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands The United Way of the Laurel Highlands is about 92% of the way to the…
Monday, March 14, 2022
(Note: This information was released by Vision Together 2025 about an initiative the United Way of the Laurel Highlands…
Thursday, February 17, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands   If you have visited the United Way of the Laurel Highlands's…
PEN
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands A tour of the historic building, that around a century or more ago…
Bob
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Get ready to pick up your paintbrushes.  The 2nd Annual Bob Zahurak Memorial Painting Event to benefit the United Way…
NFP
Thursday, December 2, 2021
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands At 18 months old, registered nurse Lisa Miller wants to see the…
Screening children
Thursday, November 18, 2021
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands Long division can be tough to learn.  It can be an even greater…
POP
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
By RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands Women United of the Laurel Highlands held its signature event earlier…
Pop
Friday, October 8, 2021
Here are some photos taken from Women United of the Laurel Highlands Power of the Purse event, held Oct. 7, 2021, in…
Bob and Billie Zahurak
Monday, September 20, 2021
By RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands When Bob Zahurak watched the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday afternoons…
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands   There's a tribe in another part of the world that has a unique…
Thursday, September 9, 2021
9/9/21 BY RICK KAZMER United Way of the Laurel Highlands The Somerset Domino's Pizza shop is supporting the United Way…
Thursday, August 19, 2021
The United Way of the Laurel Highlands will be announcing plans for the 2021 Campaign season, as well as the…
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Here's our June 2021 Newsletter. It includes news on our latest round of grant allocations -- more than $859,000 back…
Thursday, June 17, 2021
6/17/21 - RICK KAZMER  United Way of the Laurel Highlands   United Way of the Laurel Highlands board and staff members…
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
The United Way of the Laurel Highlands Diaper Bank is open for supplemental pickups the last Tuesday of each month.   …
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Get the latest United Way of the Laurel Highlands news, must-hear messages and more. Check out our newsletter, here.…
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
  5/25/21- RICK KAZMER  United Way of the Laurel Highlands     When Smith Propane & Oil propane General Manager…
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
5/19/21 - UNITED WAY OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS Thanks to everyone who participated in the 1st Annual Bob Zahurak Painting…
Thursday, May 6, 2021
5/6/21 - RICK KAZMER - United Way of the  Laurel Highlands   While most of society was on lockdown for much of the last…
Thursday, April 29, 2021
4/29/21 - RICK KAZMER  - United Way of the Laurel Highlands Randy’s BiLo and Ideal Market locations in Johnstown and…
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
4/28/21 – RICK KAZMER – United Way of the Laurel Highlands Participants in the final diversity, equity and inclusion…
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
4/28/21 - Click HERE for a pdf of our April 2021 newsletter. 
Monday, April 26, 2021
4/26/21 - Members of the North Star Youth Machine Pitch Team, Griffith Excavating, hold a donation check for the United…
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
4/20/21 - RICK KAZMER - United Way of the Laurel Highlands During the first three diversity, equity and inclusion…
Monday, April 5, 2021
4/1/21 - Click here to read the March 2021 Newsletter as a pdf. 
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
3/24/21 – RICK KAZMER – United Way of the Laurel Highlands   The third diversity, equity and inclusion training session…
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
3/16/21 - Participants in the third of four diversity and inclusion training sessions hosted by the United Way of the…
Monday, March 8, 2021
3/8/21- RICK KAZMER - United Way of the Laurel Highlands   The team at 814 Lanes & Games in Richland Township is…
Friday, February 26, 2021
2/26/21 - Here's the United Way of the Laurel Highlands February newsletter. Click here to read. 
Thursday, February 25, 2021
2/25/21 - Berlin Market, located at 540 Main Street in Berlin, is hosting a fundraiser for the United Way of the Laurel…
Thursday, February 25, 2021
2/25/21 - Check out this video, which explains some of the projects we are working on, and how you can help. Click here…
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
2/24/21 - RICK KAZMER – United Way of the Laurel Highlands Participants during the second diversity and inclusion…
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
2/24/21 – There were 142 people from Cambria County who called the United Way’s Pennsylvania 211 network in January…
Monday, February 15, 2021
2/15/21 - The United Way of the Laurel Highlands is wrapping up the annual fundraiser. Listen to this audio clip for a…
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
2/9/21 - RICK KAZMER - United Way of the Laurel Highlands   Domino’s Pizza locations in Johnstown and Somerset are…
Monday, February 8, 2021
2/8/21 - RICK KAZMER – United Way of the Laurel Highlands The second installment of diversity, equity and inclusion…
Monday, February 1, 2021
 2/1/21 - Johnstown, PA – On Feb. 11, PA 211 Day, United Way of the Laurel Highlands joins United Way of Pennsylvania…
Thursday, January 28, 2021
1/28/21 RICK KAZMER – United Way of the Laurel Highlands   About 50 people attended implicit bias training held Jan. 26…
Monday, January 25, 2021
1/25/21 - In March the United Way of the Laurel Highlands will be providing “30 Days of Giving” as part of the effort…
Thursday, January 21, 2021
1/21/21  People in Somerset and Cambria counties continue to struggle to buy food, and to pay for rent and utilities…
Thursday, January 14, 2021
1/13/21 - RICK KAZMER  - United Way of the Laurel Highlands For decades America’s cultural mix has been described as a…
Thursday, January 14, 2021
1/12/21 - RICK KAZMER - United Way of the Laurel Highlands The United Way of the Laurel Highlands and Walmart are…