Agency Type: Non-Profit Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Blair County Community Services Agency is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping working families in times of need. Our goal is to help working families meet their basic needs, due to an unforeseen hardship such as job loss or dislocation, by assisting them in identifying the appropriate agency, organization or funding tool to meet those specific needs, while encouraging and promoting self-sufficiency. As an advocate for working families we strive to help build broad and diverse coalitions to promote and protect dignity and justice for all workers by empowering them and those who represent them to make their communities better, more responsive places to live, work, raise a family and retire.
EMERGENCY RESOURCE DIRECTORY Information & Referral
A confidential service using local and national network is provided for area working families in times of need. AFL-CIO COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE
A volunteer committee comprised of community service minded men and women from local unions dedicated to addressing the health and welfare needs of fellow union members, area working families and the community at-large. This committee attempts to coordinate a cadre of talented professionals, craftsmen and community leaders willing to respond to various community projects, by matching those talents with a project need. Additional Annual projects include: Adopt-A-Family: Union family with special emergency hardship is adopted by local union to help assist family, emotionally & financially, through difficult periods Coordination of National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive. Held the second Saturday of every May. Union Volunteers for Altoona Salvation Army Kettle Drive. Union Christmas: An area family with children undergoing temporary hardship is matched with an area business or union willing to assist Family with celebrating Christmas
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