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NHS Human Services
Ms. Reneya Buseck
1301 Allegheny Street, Suite 101
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
(814) 695-2875
Fax (814) 695-9831
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Member Since 2011


Arrow Child and Family Ministries
Ms. Melinda Shea
3220 Pleasant Valley Boulevard
Altoona, PA 16602
(814)201-9330
Fax (814)201-9335
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Member Since 2012


Child Advocates of Blair County, Inc.
Ruthann Akers
319 Sycamore Street
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 946-5247
Fax (814) 946-8147
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Child Advocates of Blair County is a private nonprofit community-based organization founded in 1982. Its mission is to provide educational and preschool programming to Blair County families which include Blair County Head Start, Pre-K Counts, Child Care Information Services, Best Care Childcare, Parent Child Home Program, Teen Link Connection and the Nurturing/Networking Programs.
See Also Child Development/Day Care

Member Since 1989


Society of St. Vincent DePaul - Altoona-Johnstown
Anthony Consiglio
927 Franklin Street
Johnstown, PA 15905
(814) 539-4627
Fax (814) 536-1272
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Member Since 2004


CONTACT Altoona
Terriann Grove
2729 8th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 946-0531 (814) 946-9050
Fax (814) 946-4573
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CONTACT Altoona is a telephone helpline service providing listening services, reassurance calls, crisis intervention, and information and referral services to the community. Telephones are staffed 365 days a year by trained volunteers who are prepared to offer stability in times of confusion and to assist people of all ages to resolve their own problems and develop their inner resources. All services are free and confidential.
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Member Since 2000


Goodwill Industries of the Conemaugh Valley, Inc.
Phyllis Bandstra
540-542 Central Avenue
Johnstown, PA 15902
(814) 536-3536
Fax (814) 536-5171
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See Also Employment/Training, Retail, Non-Profit Organizations

Member Since 1995


Gus R. Lesnevich, Inc.
Khody Detwiler
Altoona-Blair County Airport
310 Airport Drive, Suite 4
Martinsburg, PA 16662
(814) 793-2377
Fax (814) 793-3790
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See Also Laboratory

Member Since 2005


Blair County Drug and Alcohol Program, Inc.
Judy Rosser
2875 Route 764, Suite 4
Duncansville, PA 16635
(814) 693-9663
Fax (814) 693-9661
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Member Since 2010


Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries
Patricia Savage
915 Hickory Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
(814) 696-4500
Fax (814) 696-4561
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Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries (ALSM) is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization serving Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties with services that span the generations. ALSM offers three continuing care retirement communities, in addition to children’s services and other services for aging adults.
See Also Nursing Home/Assisted Living/Retirement Communities, Child Development/Day Care

Member Since 1993


Laurel Highlands Council, Boy Scouts of America
Mike Morrell
201 W. High Street, Suite 1
Ebensburg, PA 15931
(814) 471-1090
Fax (814) 471-1094
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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, PENN’S WOODS COUNCIL 201 W. High St.; Ste. 1, Ebensburg, PA 15931 (814) 471-1090 pwcbsa.org Scouting makes a positive and profound difference by strengthening families, providing youth with caring mentors, instilling civic pride and compassion through service to others, and building self-confidence through achievement and recognition. Programs include Cub Scouts, boys ages 7-10, Boy Scouts, boys ages 11-17, Venturing, coed youth ages 14-17, and Learning for Life and after-school programs for all youth grades K-12. Serving over 5,000 youth and their families annually in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Indiana, Somerset Counties, and portions of Armstrong, Huntingdon, and Westmoreland Counties.
See Also Non-Profit Organizations, Employment/Training

Member Since 1997


The Learning Community of Pennsylvania
Ms. Elise Messner
920 Penn Street, Rear
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
(814) 693-6774
Fax (814) 693-6779
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The Learning Community of Pennsylvania is a small non-profit human service agency who supports adults in Blair County who use Mental Health and Mental Retardation services. The Learning Community offers three main types of services Companion Support Services, Home and Community Support Services, and Employment Services. Contact our office for additional information.
See Also Employment/Training, Rehabilitation Services

Member Since 2005


Blair County MH/MR Program
James Hudack
423 Allegheny Street, Suite 441
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
(814) 693-3023
Fax (814) 693-3052
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See Also Government

Member Since 2000


Blair HealthChoices
Ms. Amy Marten-Shanafelt
1906 N. Juniata Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
(814) 696-5680
Fax (814) 695-5132
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Blair HealthChoices is the administrative entity charged with overseeing a contract between the State Department of Public Welfare and the County of Blair for Medical Assistance Behavioral Health Services. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services are provided to Medical Assistance recipients by Community Behavioral HealthCare Network of PA (CBHNP), a Behavioral Health Managed Care Organization who in turn, contracts with a wide array of service providers to provide the services. As the oversight entity, we ensure that the Medical Assistance recipients receive a choice of providers for their services, that they receive quality care, that medical necessity criteria are met and it is all done with an eye on cost containment.
See Also Non-Profit Organizations, Hospitals/Health Care

Member Since 2007


Blair Senior Services, Inc.
Steven Williamson
1320 12th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601
(814) 946-1235 800-245-3282
Fax (814) 949-4857
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Blair Senior Services, Inc., the private, non-profit Area Agency on Aging for Blair County, helps older adults maintain their health and well-being by providing thirty-two services, including meals-on-wheels and Congregate Meals, Transportation, Care Management, In-Home Support Services, Guardianship, Advocacy, Senior Community Centers, volunteer opportunities and more.
See Also Non-Profit Organizations, Transportation, Home Health Care

Member Since 1991


The Arc of Blair County
Maria Brandt
431 Jackson Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 946-1011
Fax (814) 946-1013
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Member Since 2004


Discovery House Blair County
Scott Moyer
3438 Route 764
Duncansville, PA 16635
(814) 944-7000
Fax (814) 944-5071
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See Also Counseling, Health Maintenance Organizations

Member Since 2010


Family Services Incorporated
Ms. Lisa Hann
2022 Broad Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601
(814) 944-3583
Fax (814) 944-8701
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Family Services Incorporated, a non-profit organization, offers services that focus on building healthier relationships between individuals, families and communities. Programs like the Domestic Abuse Project, Crime Victim Support Services, Teen Shelter, Street Wise Outreach and Opportunity, Emergency Shelter for Men, Counseling and Developmental Disabilities offer individual services to clients.
See Also Business & Management Consultants, Counseling, Non-Profit Organizations

Member Since 2001


Southern Alleghenies Service Management Group
Helen Terza
150 Lakemont Park Blvd.
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 949-2912
Fax (814) 949-2916
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On behalf of the County of Blair, Southern Alleghenies Service Management Group (SASMG) is responsible for the management of the administrative and fiscal functions for the Blair County Intellectual Disabilities and Early Intervention Programs.
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Member Since 2011


Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy
Marie Polinsky
512 Route 764
Duncansville, PA 16635
(814) 262-9600 877-371-1110
Fax (814) 262-9650
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Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy is a Medicaid approved provider of non medical, in-home personal care services to any individual with any physical disability. These services are provided in a 22 county region in Central PA. For more information on our services, call us toll free 1-877-371-1110 or visit us online at www.alucp.org.
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Member Since 2004


CCIS of Blair County/Child Care Connection
Michelle Zitsch
3001 Fairway Drive, Suite D
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 949-9110
Fax (814) 949-1954
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See Also Child Development/Day Care

Member Since 2001



Skills of Central Pennsylvania, Inc.
Justin Beigle
4601 A Cortland Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601
(814) 944-4519
Fax (814) 944-3540
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Skills of Central Pennsylvania, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization is committed to creating opportunities and providing support for people who need specialized services to enhance all aspects of their lives.
See Also Rehabilitation Services, Employment/Training, Industrial Supply/Service

Member Since 1984