Cambria County commissioners approve agreement with S&P Global Ratings, relinquish foster grandparents grant

Cambria County commissioners approve agreement with S&P Global Ratings, relinquish foster grandparents grant

The Cambria County commissioners approved an agreement with S&P Global Ratings at Thursday's meeting to receive a new credit rating regarding the general obligation bond that the board is attempting to secure.

Cambria County relinquishes fostership grant money; gets new alert system

EBENSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Cambria County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 to relinquish federal grant money for a foster program. The Foster Grandparent Program, through Americorps, has been running since the 1960's. The program allows seniors 55 years or older, with eligible guidelines also fitting, to volunteer at local childcare centers and schools to [...]

Cambria Co., Commissioners Relinquish Funds For Grandparent Program

Cambria County Commissioners have voted to relinquish the AmeriCorps Foster Grandparent Program grant, ending the county’s direct oversight of a program that has paired seniors with students since the 1960’s.  The decision aims to pave the way for another local organization to take over, and revive the program.  The reason behind the vote was due to declining participation post-COVID, and uncertainty about federal funding.  By officially relinqu…