Nonprofit Partnership

The Erie Community Foundation is a collection of charitable endowments operating under the administrative umbrella of a single public charity. The mission of The Erie Community Foundation is to improve the quality of life for all in our region by evaluating and addressing community issues, building permanent charitable endowments and promoting philanthropic and community leadership. When considering your personal philanthropic and estate planning objectives, consider giving through The Erie Community Foundation to your favorite charities. Endowments established at The Erie Community Foundation, ten, twenty or even 50 years ago, are still doing great work in our community today.

The Sight Center, a non-profit agency located in Erie County, has been serving the community for 85+ years. Our seven-county service area includes: Erie, Warren, Jefferson, Elk, Cameron, McKean, and Potter Counties.The mission of the Sight Center is to prevent blindness and promote independence for those losing their vision and those who are blind. Our vision is a world where preventable vision loss is a distant memory and those with congenital or other unavoidable visual impairment live in parity with their sighted peers.

Incorporated in 1993, Voices for Independence is a nonprofit organization that offers medical care services for individuals with disabilities. It provides a range of housing opportunities for individuals. The organization offers financial assistance through third-party lending institutions. Voices for Independence maintains a staff of service coordinators, custodians and bookkeepers. It provides transportation, personal assistance community support services. The organization offers a deaf and hard of hearing program. Voices for Independence also helps in the physical, social and mental growth of people. It provides employment assistance and referral services. In addition, the organization offers counseling services and independent living facilities. Voices for Independence is located in Erie, Pa.