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PEN is a community where adults 18+ can connect, contribute, create memories, and build meaningful relationships in an atmosphere of hope, purpose, and belonging A purely peer driven, peer operated center where adults living with mental illness receive informal peer support, socialization, and linkage with needed services and supports.

We absolutely loved welcoming the Conemaugh School of Nursing students to PEN! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, spe...
10/15/2026

We absolutely loved welcoming the Conemaugh School of Nursing students to PEN! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, spending time with our community, and connecting with everyone. Your warm, friendly energy made the visit feel like time spent with friends, and we truly appreciated the thoughtful conversations, smiles, and positive spirit you brought with you. We’re so grateful for your visit and thrilled to have you as part of the PEN family! We hope to see you again soon and are already excited for our next visit💙

10/13/2026

🌟 We’re open tomorrow! 🌟

The Drop-In Center will be open Wednesday, October 14, and we’re excited to welcome our nursing students! 💙 Come by, say hello, and enjoy a little extra company at the center. We hope to see you! 😊

10/12/2026

📢 PEN CENTER CLOSURE UPDATE

Unfortunately, the Peer Empowerment Network Drop-In Center will remain closed tomorrow, Tuesday, October 13, as our staff continues to recover from illness.

We were hopeful to reopen, but a little more time is needed to ensure everyone can return healthy and ready to go! 💚

We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding. Please remember to take care of yourselves, especially during this time of year when illness seems to spread so easily.

Please continue to check our page for updates regarding Wednesday’s schedule.

We miss our PEN family and hope to see everyone again soon! ❤️

10/11/2026

📢 IMPORTANT NOTICE: PEN CENTER CLOSED MONDAY, OCTOBER 12

Our Peer Empowerment Network Drop-In Center will be closed tomorrow, Monday, October 12, because illness has affected our entire staff. We’re sorry for the change in plans and appreciate your understanding while our team rests and recovers.

❤️ A gentle reminder to our PEN family: We love seeing you, and we want everyone to stay well. If you’re feeling sick, please take time to rest at home. Even a mild illness can spread and affect participants and staff, and when our whole team is sick, we may not be able to keep the center open.

Staying home when you’re sick is one of the kindest ways you can look out for your PEN family. ❤️

Please check our page for an update about Tuesday’s schedule.

Thank you for helping us keep PEN a healthy and welcoming place for everyone. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Your PEN Team 💚

What a lovely evening in Scarecrow Alley! 🍂✨A special thank-you to our PEN participants, who worked so hard to create th...
10/09/2026

What a lovely evening in Scarecrow Alley! 🍂✨

A special thank-you to our PEN participants, who worked so hard to create their scarecrows and bring the alley to life. We also want to recognize Student Link, Croyle Nielsens, and Magellan for participating and helping make the event so special. To John for making the cutest carrot candy treat bags! And thank you to everyone who came out, lent a hand, and shared the evening with us!

A heartfelt thank-you to Josh Horner for his moving and motivating speech. His words captured the whole audience!! I don’t think anyone moved the entire time! Josh also led us in a “Moment of Presence,” a breathing exercise that gave us time to slow down, focus on the present, and simply be together.

We’re so grateful to Natalie Moldofsky for speaking beautifully about the center and sharing what makes it meaningful. Thank you to Lewis Smith for sharing his journey and the positive impact the center has had on his life, and to Susan Glista for her kind words and for being part of the center since its early days.

The evening was about more than scarecrows. We came together to recognize that mental health is part of everyone’s story, to celebrate people who have spoken openly about their experiences, and to remember the power of connection and presence. Sometimes, simply being there for someone can mean so much.

We’re grateful to everyone who made the night warm, welcoming, and full of community. Thank you for being part of it! 💛

🎃🍂 October is here at PEN! 🍂🎃Check out our October calendar for a month of connection, creativity, and fall fun! From Te...
10/01/2026

🎃🍂 October is here at PEN! 🍂🎃

Check out our October calendar for a month of connection, creativity, and fall fun! From Teatime and Bingo to art, music, and support groups, there’s plenty to look forward to. 🧡

☕🍂 Nice Day Café is making its comeback! 🍂☕

Join us for free coffee, good company, and a great time! 🧡

Bring a few dollars if you’d like to purchase a specialty cup. They go fast, so arrive early for the best chance to snag one! ☕✨

Mark your calendars for two special evenings:

🌾 **An Evening in Scarecrow Alley**
October 8 at 5 PM — join us for an evening celebrating hope, mental health awareness, and the power of being there for one another.

👻 **Halloween Party**
October 28 at 5 PM — come enjoy our Halloween celebration! **Sign-up is required by October 21.**
**Costumes for rent are also available starting October21st**

🌾✨ Join Us for an Evening in Scarecrow Alley! ✨🌾The Peer Empowerment Network invites you to walk through Scarecrow Alley...
09/22/2026

🌾✨ Join Us for an Evening in Scarecrow Alley! ✨🌾

The Peer Empowerment Network invites you to walk through Scarecrow Alley and meet a collection of celebrity-inspired scarecrows created by our participants and community partners.

Each scarecrow represents a celebrity who has helped bring attention to mental health, publicly spoken about their personal struggles, resilience, or the importance of supporting others. As you make your way through the alley, you’ll have the chance to learn a little more about each person, the story behind the scarecrow, and the message their team chose to share.

💛 This evening is about more than scarecrows. It is about conversation, connection, awareness, and reminding one another that no one has to walk alone.

📅 Monday, October 8th
⏰ Beginning at 5:00 PM
📍 Peer Empowerment Network Drop-In Center
514 Somerset Street, Johnstown, PA

Come stroll through the alley, enjoy light refreshments, see the creativity of our participating teams, and spend an evening with our PEN community.

🌾 Sometimes the most powerful thing we can offer another person is our presence.

We hope you’ll join us for this special evening! 💛

What a fun night at PEN’s Diner! 🍑The Case of the Missing Peach Cake Caper was such a great evening — wonderful decorati...
09/17/2026

What a fun night at PEN’s Diner! 🍑

The Case of the Missing Peach Cake Caper was such a great evening — wonderful decorations, great acting, delicious food, and lots of laughs. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make it happen!

The Crumb Squad, was sure we had it figured out… but we were fooled! 😂

We may not have solved the case, but we had a blast trying!

🍑 Order up at the PEN Diner! 🍽️SEPTEMBER 17th @ 4:00pmJoin us for our PEN DINER Mystery Dinner, where dinner comes with ...
09/10/2026

🍑 Order up at the PEN Diner! 🍽️
SEPTEMBER 17th @ 4:00pm

Join us for our PEN DINER Mystery Dinner, where dinner comes with suspicious characters, hidden clues, plenty of laughs, and one BIG question:

Who stole the peach cake?! 🍰👀

Work with your table, follow the clues, question the suspects, and see if you can crack the case before the final course!

So grab a seat, detective…

The PEN Diner is open, and somebody’s got some explaining to do! 🍑

Address

514 Somerset Street
Johnstown, PA
15901

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+18145392724

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