In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) is donating disposable 3-ply face masks to Churches in Fayette County to be distributed to congregants attending services, church staff and volunteers.
Complete the request form for the Mask Initiative for Churches here.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) is donating disposable 3-ply face masks to First Response Organizations, Healthcare Organizations, and Human Service Agencies located in Fayette, Greene, and Washington Counties, PA.
To submit a request, please complete the Front Line Mask Initiative Request Form.
If you would like to donate to the Front Line Mask Initiative, tax-deductible gifts may be made online at www.cffayettepa.org. Checks payable to “Community Foundation of Fayette County” may be mailed to 5 South Mt. Vernon Avenue, Uniontown, PA 15401. Please write “Front Line Mask Initiative” on the memo line.
The CFFC wishes everyone health and safety during this difficult time. Thank you to everyone on the front lines providing support to the Fayette County community.
The Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) has created the Emergency Relief Fund to provide grants to health and human service organizations serving Fayette County, PA in response to local disasters and emergencies. Currently, the Emergency Relief Fund will respond to the needs related to the COVID-19 virus.
Emergency Relief Fund grant applications are now available.
Grants will be made to organizations classified as a 501(c)(3), 509(a)(1), 509(a)(2), 509(a)(3), or Unit of Government. Organizations must be located in Fayette County or provide services to Fayette County residents, and requests for funding must be due to the impact of the COVID-19 virus.
If you would like to donate to the Emergency Relief Fund, tax-deductible gifts may be made via the CFFC website at www.cffayettepa.org. Checks payable to “Community Foundation of Fayette County” may be mailed to 5 South Mt. Vernon Avenue, Uniontown, PA 15401. Please write “Emergency Relief Fund” on the memo line. For other types of gifts, including IRA Charitable Transfers, please contact the CFFC at 724-437-8600.
Read the CFFC’s latest Building A Stronger Fayette feature about Adelphoi Village’s Career Exploration Lab! The Building A Stronger Fayette series shines a light on nonprofit organizations that have received CFFC grants and are helping make a positive impact on the Fayette County community. Learn more about other organizations and projects that the CFFC has funded on our Building A Stronger Fayette webpage and make sure to like and follow us on social media @cffayettepa for continued updates.
Nearing their 50th anniversary, Adelphoi Village has been expanding their programming to better serve youth in over 30 counties, including Fayette County. The nonprofit serves youth who are at-risk, abused, neglected, delinquent, or struggling with academic or behavior issues. The Adelphoi Albert Gallatin Education Site received a Spring 2019 CFFC grant for the Career Exploration Lab, which provides STEAM programming to support a Career Preparation Initiative.
Adelphoi Village has found that tactile, hands-on learning is most effective and rewarding for the youth they serve and have combined that with preparing students for the workforce. “We want to give the students an opportunity to at least be exposed to various trades,” explained Kerry Ozmeleck, Career Readiness Supervisor/Education Services Liaison.
The Adelphoi Albert Gallatin Education Site serves K-12 students, and provided an Emergency Medical Responder career readiness course for students grades 9-12. All students are able to take the course and complete basic certifications, such as CPR certification, with the opportunity to complete additional certifications if they are interested in learning more, such as EMR certification. This course helps prepare students to work on an ambulance crew, which is an area that shows job growth in the coming years.
Joscelyn Gaston, Education Director, and Susan Takach, Education Supervisor, noted that students are excited to see their names on the certificates and that these hands-on experiences are a confidence-booster for students.
The Career Exploration Lab is equipped with a virtual reality welding system, residential wiring, AC/DC circuitry, an automobile brake training system, coding/robotics, Emergency Medical Responder and CPR training, and horticulture, and Adelphoi Village is expanding these materials to its other education sites as well. In addition to education services, Adelphoi Village operates residential group homes, foster and adoptive care, and in-home treatment options to provide a continuum of services to children, youth, and families.
Mission Statement: Offering outcome-based solutions for abused, neglected, delinquent and other at-risk children and their families through a continuum of treatment and education services that provide a foundation of hope for the future.
Learn more about Adelphoi Village at www.adelphoi.org.