Grantmaking

With a broad interest in community health, the Foundation focuses on three priority areas: health access and prevention, child and family outcomes, and strengthening populations and communities. For more information about our grant priorities, guidelines and process, visit Grants.

Foundation Video

The Opportunities for a Changing Community video was produced by the Jefferson Regional Foundation in May 2016 to tell the story about the shared focus on community health in the Jefferson area.

Community Resources

The Foundation also seeks to promote the health and vitality of communities by gathering and sharing information about local resources, data and emerging needs. Find connections to key partners in our  Jefferson Community Directory or visit our Community Reports page for community data.
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Jefferson Regional Foundation ‘taking action’ in Pittsburgh’s southern suburbs

Jefferson Regional Foundation ‘taking action’ in Pittsburgh’s southern suburbs NATASHA LINDSTROM | Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 11:00 p.m. When Highmark Inc. acquired Jefferson Regional Medical Center in 2013, the health care giant offered up a hefty sum to sweeten the deal: $75 million in seed money to sprout a new grant-maker devoted to strengthening Pittsburgh’s southern […]

US Army Air Corps veteran Hartley Baird of Bethel Park, sings 'God Bless America' during a Veteran's Breakfast Club event at Salvator's Events and Catering in Baldwin on October 25, 2016. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)

Veterans Breakfast Club allows vets to connect, share experiences

By John Hayes / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 11, 2016 Bob Harbula rolled across a tire-rutted dirt road and hid behind bushes. On Nov. 2, 1950, during a resupply mission into North Korea preceding the epic Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, the machine gunner’s convoy was ambushed. The rest of his squad had been killed. He […]

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