How do children become

healthy, productive adults?

They learn how to learn.

They have a decent, safe place to live.

Their parents hold jobs that produce security and pride.

The family lives in a community that offers opportunity—and hope.

In distressed areas, all those things can be enormous challenges. Heritage

Community Initiatives (formerly Heritage Health Foundation) helps the people

of Western Pennsylvania's Mon and Turtle Creek Valleys help themselves.

The result: challenges overcome, transformation that is real and

sustainable—and new generations of participating, self-reliant citizens.