Agency News

Family Hospice, Part of UPMC, is offering free grief support options this fall throughout West Central Pennsylvania. Registration is required. Please see registration deadlines and contacts for each area. Bedford Groups will be held at Homewood at Spring House Estates (Chapel), 150 Victoria Ave., Everett. Groups will be held on Fridays from August 28-October 2 from 2-3 p.m. Family Hospice Bereavement Coordinator Jennifer Cox is facilitating this group for attendees to share their feelings with

Tickets are now on sale for the 9th Annual Decades Club to benefit the Healing Patch Children’s Grief Program. This evening of prizes and music will be held at the Blair County Convention Center, Altoona on Saturday, September 26. Dance and sing with us through the decades, and dine with us through the cultures with chances to win cash and prizes! Buy your ticket(s) online here. The Reverse Raffle drawing will award more than $4,500 in

Martinsburg resident Stanley Metz held the winning number – 928 – for Home Nursing Agency Foundation’s Mercedes Moment fundraiser held on May 21. The winner was announced as part of Mercedes Moment Night at the Altoona Curve after the Pennsylvania Lottery Pick 3 number at 7 p.m. As the winner, Stanley was offered the choice of $35,000 toward the Mercedes of choice or $30,000 cash prize. Additionally, Katie Conlon of Roaring Spring won the new

Tickets for the 2026 Mercedes Moment drawing have officially sold out. Thank you to our ticket buyers! If you would like to be added to the mailing list for next year, please complete this form. The sole purpose of the Mercedes Moment fundraiser is to raise funds that will allow us (and you) to make a difference in the lives of individuals and families we serve who have tremendous needs beyond normal circumstances. What is Mercedes

Family Hospice, Part of UPMC, is offering free grief support options this spring throughout West Central Pennsylvania. Registration is required. Please see registration deadlines and contacts for each area. Bedford Groups will be held at Homewood at Spring House Estates (Chapel), 150 Victoria Ave., Everett. Groups will be held on Fridays from March 20-April 24 from 2-3 p.m. Family Hospice Bereavement Coordinator Jennifer Cox is facilitating this group for attendees to share their feelings with

Download the ticket order form, and return today to get your ticket. The sole purpose of the Mercedes Moment fundraiser is to raise funds that will allow us (and you) to make a difference in the lives of individuals and families we serve who have tremendous needs beyond normal circumstances.  What is Mercedes Moment? $100 per ticket Credit of $35,000 toward the Mercedes of choice at Mercedes Benz of State College or $30,000* PA Lottery

Tickets are sold out for the 4th Annual Flashlight Egg Hunt on Friday, March 27, 2026 at the Altoona Curve – Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona, PA. The Flashlight Egg Hunt welcomes adults 18 years of age and older to don a headlamp, grab a bag or strap on a backpack, and scurry to gather as many eggs as possible in the dark. Once the lights are turned back on, participants can open their

The joy of the holiday season can be marked by sadness for those with loved ones who have passed away. Remembering our loved ones and including them in our observances keeps them alive in our hearts and celebrates their legacy that continues to live on. For the 15th year, the Home Nursing Agency Foundation Lights of Love tribute event invites you to “shine your own special light” for someone you love. Through LIGHTS OF LOVE,

The community is invited to this informative workshop to help enhance your knowledge and skills related to supporting people experiencing grief and loss. The webinar will be offered in-person in the UPMC Altoona Rotunda (6th floor) or virtually. Anchored in Dr. Alan Wolfelt’s “companioning” model of grief care, there will be a recognition of how grief and mourning are normal and necessary experiences that are fundamentally a journey of the heart and soul. A critical

This November, in recognition of Children’s Grief Awareness Month, the Healing Patch Children’s Grief Program is joining with members of the National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG) to launch the annual Flip the Script campaign. This initiative, created by NACG with support from national childhood grief organizations, Dougy Center, Eluna, Experience Camps, and Judi’s House, focuses on raising awareness and providing education about childhood bereavement—flipping the script on how we, as a society, understand and