The American Cancer Society was founded more than 100 years ago in 1913 by 10 doctors and five laypeople in New York City. When the organization was founded, cancer was a terminal illness across the board that was steeped in fear. Now, thanks to research and awareness brought about through the hard work of the society and others like it, […]
American Red Cross Greater Pennsylvania
Red Cross volunteers touch lives every day, and they are as diverse as the people receiving Red Cross services. It takes all kinds of men and women to make the organization work — different ages, different backgrounds and different skills. When disaster strikes, Red Cross volunteers are there to provide food, shelter, essential relief supplies and hope to individuals displaced […]
FracTracker Alliance
Headquartered in Camp Hill with staff positioned in four states, FracTracker Alliance’s mission is to study, map and communicate the risks of oil and gas development to protect the planet and support renewable energy transformation. FracTracker, founded in 2010 as a website managed by the University of Pittsburgh, was originally focused on health concerns and data gaps surrounding western Pennsylvania […]
The Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation
The Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation is a statewide nonprofit with a mission to inspire stewardship of Pennsylvania’s state parks and forests. Understanding the important role state parks and forests play in human and environmental health and their importance to the economy of Pennsylvania, PPFF advocates on behalf of parks and forests, organizes volunteers to address needs and improve the […]
Community Foundation for the Alleghenies
The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies manages and distributes funds in support of nonprofit activity throughout Bedford, Cambria, Somerset and Indiana Counties. The organization empowers individuals to make a difference by helping them create funding for a specific cause or community. Those involved aim to empower nonprofit organizations with the funding they need to do their life-changing work. The foundation’s […]
Operation Our Town
Operation Our Town is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was formed in 2006 to combat drugs and crime in Blair County. Its mission is to facilitate partnerships between community and business to fight drug abuse and crime through proven law enforcement, treatment and prevention techniques. Operation Our Town provides an annual grant to Blair County law enforcement to reimburse overtime […]
United Way of Pennsylvania*
The United Way of Pennsylvania is a 501(c)(3) and was first established in Pittsburgh in 1908; it now has 52 local United Ways across the state. This membership organization’s mission is to “assist and champion the efforts of local United Ways in advancing the common good.” The United Way of Pennsylvania collects funds for local charities, coordinates relief series, counsels […]
Camp Kesem Central PA
Camp Kesem is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children through and beyond a parent’s cancer diagnosis. Camp Kesem serves children ages six to 18 that have lost a parent to cancer, have a parent undergoing cancer treatment or whose parent is a cancer survivor — an estimated population of over 5 million children in the United States. Founded […]
Hope Enterprises, Inc.
Hope Enterprises, Inc. works to enhance the lives of those with intellectual disabilities. Serving more than 600 individuals and their families across Lycoming, Clinton, Northumberland, Columbia, Montour, Snyder and Union Counties, Hope aims to advocate and educate its communities. Hope was founded in 1952 by Williamsport physician Max C. Miller, M.D., and his wife, Leona, as well as other parents […]
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Pennsylvania*
Hershey’s Ronald McDonald House first opened its doors Nov. 19, 1984, welcoming its first guests into the original 13-bedroom home. The nonprofit organization works to keep seriously ill children being treated at Penn State Children’s Hospital and their out-of-town families together by providing temporary housing. Some families live far away from the specialized care their child so desperately needs, but […]