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Connellsville Historical Society preserving the area’s past | Helping the Helpers
'Don't throw anything away that deals with the history Connellsville or the Connellsville area,' society President Karen Hechler said.
Uniontown Salvation Army building connections with locals through programs | Helping the Helpers
'When people are in need, our job is to find out what the need is and what their story is,' Salvation Army Capt. Erin Rischawy said.
Fayette County Association for the Blind assists visually impaired during pandemic | Helping the Helpers
Some of the items they provide are computers and closed circuit televisions, which have a magnifier with different magnification levels that can show those who have low vision what they can’t normally see.
Uniontown’s St. Vincent de Paul Society continues to help the community | Helping the Helpers
The St. Vincent de Paul Society in Uniontown has continued to serve clients, including those who have emergency needs created by the pandemic.
Fayette Friends of Animals sees increase in adoptions during pandemic | Helping the Helpers
The shelter, which is the county's only no-kill shelter, has often been forced to stash cats wherever they could find room because so many people were dropping them off at the clinic. They accepted as many as they could.
‘We are in desperate need of volunteers’: How Uniontown’s Salvation Army is scrambling to help those in need | Helping the Helpers
"We are in desperate need of volunteers," one official said. "We need people on a regular basis, in the soup kitchen especially."