Stories
Help during SNAP Benefits Crisis: Resources and Links
The loss of SNAP benefits places undue pressure on families to afford groceries and on food banks and charities to find help to continue their support our neighbors. Learn about available resources to provide or find help.
Plotting a Proper Planned Giving Strategy
Learn how to ensure your philanthropic goals are realized from Katie Larsen, managing director and wealth management advisor of The Larsen Group at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, a planning-based practice in Sewickley.
Relocating an Office…and Supplies to Those in Need
Office furniture donations aid area nonprofits
Demystifying Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from IRAs
Explore the Power of Purposeful Finances
Why We Give: Jeannine Schoenecker
Why We Give is a series of profiles highlighting the generosity and spirit of our donors from our Foundation and The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County.
The Big Payback: Charitable Giving Strategies that Save Money at Tax Time
Learn what our Development team recommends as strategies that may enable donors to save money on taxes through charitable contributions.
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.
Help Florida respond and recover from Hurricane Milton
Just two weeks after Hurricane Helene hit the Florida Big Bend region, Hurricane Milton made landfall in the area late Wed. Oct. 9, 2024, as a Category 3 hurricane. The devastation from the additional rainfall, winds and flooding compound the already complex recovery efforts for Florida communities.