Wink 106 | radioNovo News for Johnstown: April 17, 2026

A MAJOR MILESTONE IN JOHNSTOWN PHILANTHROPY IS PROVIDING A MILLION-DOLLAR LIFELINE TO LOCAL CHARITIES. MARKING ITS TWENTIETH GRANT CYCLE THURSDAY, LEE INITIATIVES AWARDED A MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT FUNDING TO NEARLY 70 AREA NONPROFITS. THE ORGANIZATION......... WHICH PRESERVES THE LEGACY OF A LOCAL DOCTOR WHO PERISHED IN THE 1889 JOHNSTOWN FLOOD......... HAS NOW DONATED TEN MILLION DOLLARS OVER TWO DECADES. FROM CHILD CARE TO FIRE RESCUE EQUIPMENT, THESE AWARDS WILL SUPPORT VITAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE REGION ALL YEAR LONG.          PENNSYLVANIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS HELPING LOCAL STUDENTS BYPASS THE BURDEN OF STUDENT DEBT. THE NEW "SMART START PROMISE PROGRAM" WILL COVER FIRST-YEAR TUITION AND FEES FOR RECENT CAMBRIA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, STARTING THIS FALL.           FUNDED BY A 300-THOUSAND-DOLLAR POOL, THE SCHOLARSHIP SERVES AS A "LAST-DOLLAR" AWARD FOR AT LEAST O150 STUDENTS ANNUALLY. PRESIDENT STEVE NUNEZ SAYS THE GOAL IS TO REMOVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS AND OPEN DOORS TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES.