Post Journal Articles

Raising healthy kids in today’s environment can be a complicated task.  We all know that the physical health of a child is a key factor in a youth’s development and success. Attention to good daily nutrition, hygiene and exercise goes a long way to raising a healthy child...

As we look forward to the break in the weather, with the soft breezes of spring bringing warmer temperatures our way, thoughts of a day out on the golf course seem to drift our way.  Each year, the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation swings into summer with its annual golf tournament.  We invite you to join us...

Recently, the Washington Times published an article titled A Decade of Change, Alphabetically by Jocelyn Noveck of Associated Press.  In it, she lists the various changes that had taken place during the first decade of this century.  The number of noted changes was remarkable...

It has been over 60 years since World War II and the Holocaust.  To survivors these historic events remain real and ever-present; but for some others, sixty years makes the War and the Holocaust seem part of ancient history...

Of the more than the 200 scholarships the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation administers each year, the Foundation’s general application is all that needs to be submitted.  However, sometimes when a memorial scholarship is being established, the family or organization setting up the fund identifies a specific or unique criterion... 

 Although religious organizations and churches rank high on the list of individual charitable donations, there are often no funds or foundations to turn to if a church or religious organization is in need of money. A notable exception to this is the Karl Peterson Fund...

Thirty-two years ago, the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation began with the simple concept of “enriching the quality of life in the Chautauqua Region.”  Today, we continue to follow this mission, fueled by the generous financial support from the community...

A young child may enjoy pretending to be a ballerina, or even dream of being a ballerina, some day.  Children awkwardly twirl and jump, mimicking actions of a ballet dancer seen on TV or at the theater.Although this is a flittering thought for most, we have many talented, local children whose...

I wish I had a dollar for every time someone approached me at the grocery store or the lumber yard with, “Hey, I have been meaning to call you. I really need to make a will.” As a young lawyer, I waited patiently by the phone expecting the call...

Music Scholarship applications are now being accepted by the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation.  Nine special music scholarship funds, administered by the Foundation, provide financial assistance to those seeking music instruction or a career in music. Scholarships are available for musicians in kindergarten through graduate school.  Note deadline dates vary per fund...

Did you know that the leading source of college scholarships in the area is the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation?  In 2009, the Foundation distributed over $869,000 in scholarships to 770 area students. This represents an increase of 15% of the number of students who received financial assistance compared to the previous year...  

Valentine’s Day seems to be an appropriate time to think about those special individuals and places we hold dear to our hearts. In his amiable way, Stanley Weeks undeniably demonstrated his great love for his wife, Sarita and of his community by establishing several funds at the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation... 
 

Tom Brokaw coined the phrase “The Greatest Generation” when he penned his book with the same title.  In it, he recounted numerous stories about a generation of Americans who came of age during the most turbulent time in the United States’ history.  They lived through the Great Depression and the Second World War...

As most of our local students who are seniors enter their last semester of high school, their focus is exploring their future opportunities. Many of these students are preparing to continue their education in some capacity.  They are visiting colleges, submitting college applications, filling out FAFSA forms and discussing their futures with family and friends...

 We are the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation— an independent philanthropic organization that serves the Chautauqua Region.  As a Foundation, we apply a variety of creative approaches to support local students, development efforts, and sustain community nonprofit organizations.  Our mission?  “…to enrich the quality of life in the Chautauqua Region”...