Building a Stronger Fayette Fund
The Community Foundation of Fayette County’s Building a Stronger Fayette Fund is an endowment used for general grantmaking to support the community. Grants are awarded to local nonprofits, with funding priorities of arts and culture; education; community and economic development; health and human services; nonprofit capacity building; and other areas of interest.
This endowment will help the foundation address the ever-changing needs of the community in perpetuity. Contact the CFFC office at 724-437-8600 x1 to learn more about how this endowment is building a stronger Fayette.
Donate Now
You can help make a difference in the community by donating to the Building a Stronger Fayette Fund.
Donate online: Donate online now through CFFC’s donation portal by selecting the Building a Stronger Fayette Fund.
Donate by check: Please make checks payable to CFFC with “BASF Fund” on the memo line and mail to CFFC, 5 South Mt. Vernon Ave., Uniontown, PA 15401.
Building a Stronger Fayette Series
The Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) is “Building a Stronger Fayette” through philanthropy.
The “Building a Stronger Fayette” series highlights nonprofits and programs that have received CFFC funding, in an effort to promote the work of local nonprofits and provide examples of CFFC’s impact in the community. These grants are made from a variety of funds held at the foundation, all supporting the community through charitable giving.
CFFC Supports Junior Achievement of Western PA’s Youth Empowerment
Junior Achievement of Western PA is dedicated to educating K-12 students with programs of work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy/money management. Their experimental, hands-on programs provide students with tools such as leadership, teamwork, and...
Adelphoi Village’s Career Exploration Lab
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...
CFFC Awards Grant for CACTC’s Career Cafe
Connellsville Area Career and Technical Center (CACTC) opened the Career Café, a student-run store that sells food items, clothing, and supplies in May 2019. Following CACTC’s mission and vision to prepare every student with academic, technical, and career skills...
“Earn While You Learn” at Alternatives.Yes Pregnancy Support Center
“The first year raising an infant is often the most difficult, so our goal is to help parents be prepared, feel comfortable, and be successful during that time," said Executive Director Andrea Pritts. Alternatives.Yes Pregnancy Support Center provides free and...
CFFC Helps Touchstone Center for Crafts Offer Programming to Local Educators
The word “crafts” may bring to mind a childlike image of popsicle sticks, yarn, and glitter, but the “crafts” at Touchstone Center for Crafts refer to the skilled practices of making things by hand. The 150-acre woodsy campus has studios that house activities with...
CFFC Grantee Spotlight: Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services, Inc.
Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services, Inc. operates New Directions, a year-round K-12 program that provides education and mental health treatment to children and adolescents. When Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services, Inc. wanted to implement their Safety Initiative...
CFFC Grantee Spotlight: City Mission- Living Stones, Inc.
City Mission - Living Stones, Inc. helps about 500 homeless men, women and children annually, working step-by-step to help people achieve self-sufficiency. The CFFC awarded City Mission a 2018 spring grant, and recently a 2019 spring grant, to support the Emergency...
CFFC Supports Uniontown Public Library’s Summer Program
Both the Community Foundation of Fayette County and the Chevron Community Fund awarded the Uniontown Public Library with spring 2018 grants for the Summer Quest Program. The “Libraries Rock” theme set the tone for the program which ran from June until early August....
CFFC Supports Summer at the State – State Theatre Center for the Arts
The Community Foundation of Fayette County and the Chevron Community Fund awarded the State Theatre grants in spring 2018 to support Summer at the State. Over 3,000 people experienced the magic of Tinkerbell and the sound of 76 trombones at the productions of “Peter...
Contact Us
Community Foundation of Fayette County
5 South Mt. Vernon Avenue
Uniontown, PA 15401
Phone: 724-437-8600
Fax: 724-438-3856
