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A new charitable fund has been established at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation to provide critical support for veterans facing homelessness.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation will be offering a new approach to its Cattaraugus Gives training this fall, providing nonprofit professionals and volunteers with the opportunity to participate in small-group workshops designed for more individualized, hands-on training.

Six Olean graduates recently received scholarships from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Six Olean High School graduates were recently awarded scholarships from funds stewarded by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Seven recent area graduates have been awarded scholarships via funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Five recent Franklinville/Ten Broeck Academy students were awarded scholarships through funds stewarded by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Five area graduates have recently been awarded scholarships from funds stewarded by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Four current college students were awarded scholarships from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Nine Allegany-Limestone Central School and Oswayo Valley Central School graduates were recently awarded memorial scholarships from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Five recent Franklinville Central School graduates were awarded memorial scholarships via funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Five recent area graduates have received awards from the Jonathan Teuscher Scholarship and the Joseph and Cecily Higgins Scholarship, funds stewarded by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Eight recent graduates from Ellicottville Central School were awarded Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation-managed scholarships.

Eleven recent area graduates were awarded athletics-focused scholarships, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Fifteen recent Portville Central School graduates were granted scholarship awards, totaling $8,800, from the Portville College Scholarships Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation's Community Fund grant application process is open, with grant applications due October 15.

Eight area students were recently awarded alumni scholarships through funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Four recent area graduates have been awarded scholarships from the Burt Scholarship Fund, managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

The Cattaraugus County Nonprofit Hub announced a round of grant funding intended to support nonprofit organizations that have successfully completed capacity-building programs and are now poised to implement what they have learned to amplify their impact across the region.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications for the Wagner Family Library Fund.

Five Cattaraugus-Little Valley graduates were recently awarded scholarships through funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Four area graduates recently received the $10,000 John J. Murphy Family Scholarship managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Seven recent graduates recently received scholarship awards celebrating students in the arts from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Five Allegany-Limestone graduates were recently awarded scholarships managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Eight high school graduates recently received scholarship awards from funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation for students pursuing a degree in business.

Five recent area graduates received scholarship awards from the Ben & Rose Schwabenbauer Education Scholarship Fund and the Deputy Wayne and Carol Krieger Scholarship Fund.

To honor Ryan's memory, his family established the Ryan Callahan Memorial Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation in 2024 to provide grants to organizations that support mental health treatment and/or awareness.

The fund, created in partnership with the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, will provide grant support for music lessons, workshops, songwriting classes and recording services designed specifically for local veterans.

Ten recent area graduates received awards from the Dresser-Rand Employees Scholarship fund, together totaling $15,500.

Three Salamanca graduates were recently awarded scholarship funds through the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Twelve recent area graduates recently receive the Gregory D. Spring Perseverance Scholarship, an annual scholarship managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Nine area students have received health care scholarships stewarded by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Four recent area graduates have been awarded scholarships via the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is accepting applications for the Mental Wellness Fund in Cattaraugus County.

Cattaraugus Gives, powered by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, will return this year on Giving Tuesday, December 2, to support Cattaraugus County nonprofit organizations.

The Elevate Fund, a women-led giving circle managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, recently received a $5,000 donation from the CATTalyst COllective. 

Six Olean High School students recently received awards from scholarship funds managed by the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Four recent Portville Central School graduates were awarded the Dr. Donald A. Wormer Family Scholarship through the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

11 local nonprofit organizations have received grants at varying amounts from the Community Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation.

Invenergy, North America's largest privately-held developer, owner and operator of clean, reliable and affordable energy solutions, has made a $5,000 charitable contribution to the Community Fund at the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation, aimed at supporting projects and charitable programming that enhance the lives of residents in communities within the footprint of the Alle-Catt Energy Center.

A 1974 graduate of Portville Central School, Barnes devoted his life to education, community planning and regional development.