
Participants at CPCA's Houtzdale Center for Active Living had a great time planting marigolds and begonias donated by Frailey's Greenhouse & Garden Center!
Thank you, Dale and Sasha Frailey, for the beautiful flowers!

Be A Loving Mirror (BALM) Family Recovery Free 8 week course for anyone affected by another's substance use disorder/addiction.
The weekly classes begin Wednesday April 19, 5:30-8pm and will be held at 480 Jeffers St, Dubois, PA.
To enroll call Stacey Karchner, BALM Family Recovery Life Coach (814)360-7590.


CenClear's Head Start staff and children visited CPCA's Houtzdale Center for Active Living yesterday and made valentines with the seniors! Everyone had a great time!
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February 9, 2023

CPCA would like to thank the CMA Church Youth Group in Irvona for conducting a town-wide food drive which resulted in at least 150 bags of food being donated to the
CPCA Houtzdale Food Pantry--we truly appreciate it!

January 23, 2023


January 19, 2023
CPCA would like to offer a big THANK YOU to Joseph Quick and his sons for providing great entertainment and to The Osceola Hotel for providing the delicious meal.
November 15, 2022
A couple weeks ago, Cub Scout Pack 51 - Houtzdale, PA completed their annual food drive and provided CPCA Food Pantry with hundreds of bags of food.
We cannot thank them enough for their generous donation!

CPCA's Houtzdale Center for Active Living had little visitors today from CenClear!
They kept busy coloring Thanksgiving pictures with the center's participants!
Celebrating Halloween
Today, the participants of the CPCA Houtzdale Center for Active Living celebrated HALLOWEEN in style with a variety of costumes. 👻🦇🎃
The center participants (and CPCA) would like to offer a big THANK YOU to the Houtzdale Moose Lodge #327 for providing the pizza wings.




Sam's Club (Altoona) and Houtzdale Food Pantry
CPCA would like to offer a big THANK YOU to Sam's Club for their generous donation of 200 boxes of food to our Houtzdale Food Pantry!
Pictured (L-R) Stephanie Morris and Gerry Harpster (Sam's Club Employees)

FIRST ENERGY - WARM Program
#WARMProgram #CPCAWeatherization #Penelec #FirstEnergy
The team at Central Pennsylvania Community Action, Inc. in partnership with Penelec First Energy Program has worked tirelessly to provide the best Weatherization services to our customers.
Besides Weatherization, Central Pennsylvania Community Action, Inc. provides a number of services from Affordable Housing, Housing & Utility Assistance, Food & Nutrition, and Medical Assistance Transportation.
For more information, contact our main office at 814-765-1551.

THURSDAY, JULY 21
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Clearfield Fireman's Park, Expo II Bldg
The YMCA of Centre County Anti-Hunger Program in conjunction with West Side U.M.C., and Central Pennsylvania Community Action, will be hosting a Food Distribution in Clearfield on Thursday, July 21st from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM. This will be at the Clearfield Firemen's Park by Expo Building 2. We will only be able to feed 50 families for this first distribution. Families will be given paperwork to complete for future distributions.
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Houtzdale Food Pantry Receives Donation
CPCA would like to thank Caprio's Beverages in Houtzdale along with the Croatian Club of Smoke Run, the Houtzdale Moose and Madera Moose for their donation to CPCA's Houtzdale Food Pantry.
Image Source: The Progress

Celebrating 100th Birthday 🎂🎉
On Tuesday, residents and CPCA staff of Park Avenue Tower celebrated Irene Spencer Cook 100th birthday.
Pictured are Ed Visnofsky, Site Manager; Carrie Wetzel, Site Coordinator; Irene Cook Spencer, resident; and Shelia Williams, Property Manager.

WESTOVER FOOD PANTRY CLOSING
The last food distribution will be
Thursday, March 17, 2022, from 11am to 1pm
After that time, individuals and families may be served at the Burnside/Mahaffey Food Pantry located at the Bell Township Building, 6596 Colonel Drake Highway in Mahaffey.

Donation to CPCA's Clearfield Food Pantry
CPCA would like to offer a big THANK YOU to High Country Arts & Crafts Fair/ Elks #540 for their donation to CPCA's Clearfield Food Pantry.
Pictured: Past Exalted Ruler Tom Bell, right, presents a donation to Michelle Stiner, Executive Director of Central Pennsylvania Community Action, Inc.

$3000 Donation to Houtzdale Food Pantry
CPCA would like to THANK the following for their generous donation, totaling $3000.00, to the Houtzdale Food Pantry:
Croation Club Lodge 80 (Smoke Run)
Pictured in Photo: Tony Caprio

#SHARETHEWARMTH
Double Your Charitable Giving up to $100,000
We are thrilled to share warmth with 24 community action agencies across Pennsylvania and Ohio through our dollar-for-dollar match in the month of November, and we've made it easy for you to share the warmth with us. Simply select "Make a Donation" below, and follow the prompts on the page including selecting the organization you'll be supporting and adding your payment information1.
We'll then match your donation dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000.
The Purpose of Community Action Agencies
Community action agencies (CAAs) meet the needs of low income individuals in their communities. Built in a way that allows them to respond to the unique needs of their community, no two CAAs are alike, but they do share common goals. The programs offer help and encourage children and youth, support the working poor, provide aid in times of crisis, sustain and honor the elderly, and strengthen the family and the community. Practically speaking, this means utility and rent assistance, food resources, clothing, neighborhood revitalization, job training and more.

Houtzdale Center For Active Living Receives Cornhole Board Donation
Shawn Yingling from That’s What She Shed Designs Rustic Woodworking of Coalport donated these Cornhole boards and cornhole bags to the Houtzdale Center for Active Living.

CPCA IN PHILIPSBURG
Winter Coats!
Hats! Gloves! Scarves!
Thanks to donations provided by Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church, our Philipsburg office has many winter coats for both kids and adults, along with, many hats, gloves and scarves.
For More Information
Call Our Philipsburg Office
(814) 342-0404
November 20, 2020
Thank you to Allstate volunteers for empowering people and our community. Hal Beimel, Isabella Beimel, Hadassah Beimel, and Kelly Beimel gave their time and helped us to receive a {Insert Grant Amount} Allstate Foundation Helping Hands Grant. The Allstate Foundation supports the causes that Allstate agency owners, financial specialists and employees care about most by providing Allstate Foundation Helping Hands Grants to nonprofits where they volunteer their time help communities thrive.
Photo Includes L to R: Hal Beimel, Isabella Beimel, Hadassah Beimel, Kelly Beimel, Michelle Stiner (CPCA), Robin Clark (CPCA), Brenda Warren, Miranda Miraglia
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November 9, 2020
CPCA would like to give a great big THANK YOU to Cub Scout Pack 51 and Boy Scout Troop 57, both from Houtzdale, for their large donation of 550 bags of food to our Houtzdale Food Pantry!
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October 27, 2020
CPCA wants to offer a THANK YOU to the Houtzdale Knight's of Columbus who made a generous food donation to our Houtzdale Food Pantry.
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September 30, 2020
CPCA wants to offer a big THANK YOU to Caprio’s Beverage of Houtzdale who made a generous donation of $3000 worth of food to CPCA's Houtzdale Food Pantry.
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CPCA CLEARFIELD MINISTERIUM FOOD PANTRY RECEIVES ALLSTATE FOUNDATION HELPING HANDS GRANT
September 10, 2020
CPCA's Clearfield Ministerium Food Pantry received $5,000.00 in funds from the Allstate Foundation Helping Hands Grant. For more than 60 years, the Allstate Foundation has strived to make a positive impact in local communities by giving back and making the world a better place.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #409
FOOD FOR FAMILIES PROGRAM
August 25, 2020
The Clearfield Knights of Columbus Council #409 Food for Families Program donated $500 to the CPCA's Clearfield Ministerium Food Pantry located at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Clearfield.
Pictured, left to right -
Frank Sturniolo (Grand Knight); Jim Blessel (KOC Member); and Robin Clark, CPCA Food Pantry Manager.

CHILDREN FROM THE COALPORT CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH BIBLE SCHOOL MAKES DONATION
July 22, 2020
During last week's Bible School, the children from the Coalport Christian Missionary Alliance Church had a food drive and made a food and monetary donation to our Houtzdale Food Pantry.
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM -
CARES ACT
July 16, 2020
Homeless Assistance Program funding provided by the CARES Act is available to those who have been affected by COVID-19.
Funding Through CPCA Available to Clearfield County Residents Only
Clearfield Office (814) 765-1551
Houtzdale Office (814) 378-5120
Philipsburg Office (814) 342-0404
CLEARFIELD COUNTY AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
July 8, 2020
The Commissioners approved a Medical Assistance Transportation Program grant agreement as well as assurance of compliance and sub-recipient agreement with Central Pennsylvania Community Action (CPCA) to administer the program.
NEW PHFA RENT RELIEF PROGRAM (RRP)
July 1, 2020
CPCA offers a NEW Rental Relief Program!
LIHEAP RECOVERY CRISIS PROGRAM
May 28, 2020
In response to the coronavirus (COVID- 19) health emergency, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will be accepting applications for its Recovery Crisis Program beginning May 18, 2020. The program is scheduled to run through August 31, 2020, or until funds are exhausted

CPCA Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
We are firmly committed to the provision of assistance regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, military status, sexual orientation, or marital/family status.