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Why We Give: Judy Knapp and Rick Heil
Why We Give is a series of profiles highlighting the generosity and spirit of our donors, whose partnership with our Foundation has enabled us to strengthen support for so many in our region.
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Support relief efforts following aftermath of Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in the Florida Big Bend region late Thursday, Sept. 26, bringing with it heavy rainfall, intense winds and flooding as it moved through several states in the south. Communities impacted by Hurricane Helene will be grappling with the effects of the disaster for months and years to come.
Below are several organizations that are accepting donations and providing other services to help affected communities:
Tampa Bay/Tampa/St. Petersburg area
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Synchronized Services
New Westmoreland County Human Services Department leader discusses what led him there
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Westmoreland Food Bank to advance its mission with support from #ONEDAY online giving event
Westmoreland Food Bank is among the organizations benefitting from the 2024 #ONEDAY Critical Needs Alert online giving event. The Pittsburgh Foundation spoke with Westmoreland Food Bank's CEO, Jennifer Miller, about the organization’s work and how #ONEDAY will help.
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Critical Needs #ONEDAY receives support from Westmoreland support organizations
Courtney Guerrieri on the basic needs support that Central Westmoreland Habitat for Humanity will provide for #ONEDAY.
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Be Prepared: Five Most Popular Questions in Estate Planning
We posed a simple scenario to Westmoreland County attorney Jessica Rafferty, co-founder of Rafferty Legal: What are the five most common questions you get from clients around estate planning?
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Giving back: Visionaries create a culture of philanthropy
Donor group gears up for a Pitch-In Party this fall.
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Collaborating to improve human services in Westmoreland County
Though Westmoreland is the 11th most populated county in the state and home to 355,000 people, its network of 160 nonprofit and government human services providers do not have a central human service department comparable to other large counties. This means there is no formal coordination on the delivery of services such as housing, food assistance and mental health and addiction treatment.
Thanks to recommendations from the “Improving Human Services in Westmoreland County” report published in 2021, that’s about to change.