10/16/2024 Family Hospice, Part of UPMC, is pleased to offer a live webinar featuring world-renowned author and grief educator, Dr. Alan Wolfelt. Offered in partnership with Stevens Family Funeral Home, this webinar is titled “Tending to Your Broken Heart when Someone Dies: Hope for Your Healing” and will be held on Mon., Nov. 18 from 3-6 p.m. at UPMC Altoona. A virtual option is also available.

9/18/2024 Tickets are sold out for the 2024 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 28.

7/31/2024 Family Hospice, Part of UPMC, is offering free grief support options this fall throughout West Central Pennsylvania.

6/12/2024 State College residents Jim and Mary Ellen Kelly held the winning number – 316 – for Home Nursing Agency Foundation’s Mercedes Moment fundraiser held on May 30. 

5/24/2024 Tickets for the 2024 Mercedes Moment drawing on May 30, 2024 have SOLD OUT! Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets for a chance to win Mercedes BLA 250 or $30,000.

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4/19/2024 April is Volunteer Recognition Month! We are grateful for the commitment of those who volunteer with the Healing Patch Children's Grief Program and Family Hospice.

3/18/2024 The Healing Patch Children’s Grief Program is now recruiting volunteers to serve at family group sessions at the Healing Patch centers in Altoona and Ebensburg. Volunteers serve as facilitators for groups of grieving children aged 3-18, young adults aged 18-25 or adults who bring children or adolescents to the program.

2/7/2024 Family Hospice, Part of UPMC, is offering free grief support options this spring throughout West Central Pennsylvania. Groups are open to any community members grieving the loss of a loved one.

12/21/2023 The second annual Flashlight Egg Hunt will be held on Friday, April 5, 2024 at the Altoona Curve - Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona, PA.