Habitat For Humanity

The American Red Cross in Johnstown, PA is a historic organization that works every day to prevent and alleviate human suffering. American Red Cross helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. We provide domestic disaster relief, blood collection and distribution services, preparedness information, health and safety training, service to the armed forces, and international services.

In 1989, ACRP initially began working with youth through child welfare and juvenile justice, but there was an almost immediate realization that services needed to be provided to entire families. A grant for Family Preservation Services made this possible. Next the agency began implementing programs in local schools. This led to the development and creation of an Alternative Education Program for youth who could not succeed in traditional school settings. ACRP now operates (4) alternative school sites that service over 125 students?elementary, middle, and high school and is an approved Alternative Education Provider through the PA Department of Education. ACRP expanded its programming into the mental and behavioral health system in 1997. ACRP is now licensed through the PA Dept. of Public Welfare to provide a variety of outpatient, partial hospitalization, family, and school based programs. Through the years, ACRP has also expanded its coverage. Originally servicing clients in Johnstown, there are now 12 offices or schools covering Cambria, Somerset, Bedford, Blair and Clearfield counties, employing over 325 individuals and serving 4,000 clients, students, and families annually.

Operational for more than 80 years, United Way of the Capital Region is a fundraising organization that works year-round to reduce homelessness in Cumberland, Dauphin and Perry counties in Pennsylvania. It funds a program that provides services to adult victims of domestic violence and their children. The program includes an emergency shelter, 24-hour crisis helpline, legal advocacy assistance and counseling services. The organization also supports a program for dropouts and other at-risk teens who need help with shelter, food, clothing, employment, transportation, counseling, tutoring and other issues. United Way of the Capital Region works in partnership with local organizations, such as the Harrisburg Senators and Colonial Park Mall. It is located in Enola, Pa.