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Our community thrives when we work together for good. Discover how your help furthers our cause and supports our vital programs.

Have you ever wondered how your donations have helped?

Here are a few ways your donations to the Founder’s Fund have helped organizations in our community!

  • Blessings in a Backpack were able to purchase much needed food to provide children in the Armstrong School District with hunger free weekends
  • Ford City Public Library hosted 170 participants at 15 different music themed programs during their Summer Reading Program as well as craft materials and prize bags for all of the participants
  • Hose Company #6 Kittanning EMS purchased SKED stretchers for their ambulances
  • Life Choices purchased new fetal models and an empathy belly for the Family and Consumer Sciences Curriculum allowing a more interactive and hands-on learning experience
  • Lifesteps, Inc. purchased lockers for their adults with special needs offering them a safe, accessible and sanitary storage option for their personal items and allowing them to build personal responsibility, organization skills and independence
  • Make-A-Wish provided a trip to Disney World for an Armstrong County child
  • St. John’s Lutheran Church was helped during a difficult time at the church

If you would like to contribute to help more organizations in need like the ones above, please send your check to:

Community Foundation
220 S. Jefferson St.
Kittanning, PA 16201

Our Mission

“We serve the Heart of Western Pennsylvania”

The Armstrong County Community Foundation, a public nonprofit corporation,

·         Gives grants, scholarships, and organizational support to address the needs of our community;

·         Builds a permanent endowment to help our donors create a legacy through this endowment;

·         Promotes informed philanthropy to increase and sustain charitable resources for the region; and

·         Provides leadership and builds partnerships to identify and solve community issues.

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