Guardian Angel Center

05/31/2026

Can You Help?!?!
Guardian Angel Center is kindly asking for donations of new or gently used children’s books for our upcoming back-to-school days opening in July and August.
Please only books suitable for children K-12 (no adult books).

We have 2 storage containers located outside of our building that you may place them in at any time.

If you have any questions, please message us on our Facebook or call the Center at 814–885–6192.

We thank you in advance for your generosity!



05/25/2026

05/23/2026

Spring Cleaning?!?! Or Yard Sale Season?!?!

Please consider donating your new or gently used clothing suitable for newborns through high school students, no adult books or clothing. Also we accept newborn clothing items, new and gentle used shoes of all sizes!
Unfortunately, we do not accept any sort of baby equipment.

If you have any questions regarding what we do or don’t accept, please message us on Facebook or call the center and leave a message. 814-885-6192!

05/11/2026

Don’t forget our last day open for the 2025/2026 school year is Tuesday, May 19th!

Make sure to get your kiddos all their summer needs.
We will not open again until back to school days in July (K-12)!

05/05/2026

We open today at 10am

Specialty items: summer outfit (April or May) and 6 pairs of underwear

***Not actual products we have just used for marketing purposes

04/21/2026

We are open today, 10am

Specialty items: new summer outfit and shoe vouchers (K-12)

After today we will not open until Tuesday, May 5th

02/08/2026

🌟 St. Marys Area United Way Celebrates a Successful 2025 Campaign! 🌟

We are proud to share that the St. Marys Area United Way exceeded its 2025 fundraising goal thanks to the incredible generosity of our community. At our quarterly Board meeting on January 29, we celebrated another year of making a difference across Elk County and the surrounding region.

Because of support from local residents, businesses, and partners through payroll deductions, corporate giving, leadership donations, and individual contributions, we raised an amazing $208,076 in 2025 — surpassing our $200,000 goal!

Here’s how the 2025 total was made possible:

💼 $19,301 from employee payroll programs
🏢 $86,765 from corporate donations
🌟 $90,409 from Leadership Donors (individual gifts of $500 or more)
❤️ $7,367 from other individual contributions
🛍️ $4,204 from commercial donations
🕊️ $30 from memorial donations

These funds will be distributed through grants to local organizations providing essential services and programs for individuals and families in our community, including:

✅ Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services
✅ Boys & Girls Club of St. Marys
✅ CAPSEA
✅ Crystal Fire Department
✅ Dickinson Center’s Crossroads Program
✅ Elkland Search & Rescue
✅ Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania
✅ Guardian Angel Center
✅ Dolly Parton Imagination Library c/o Johnsonburg United Methodist Church
✅ Jay Township Fire Department
✅ St. Marys Ambulance Service
✅ St. Marys Area School District Library Program
✅ St. Marys Public Library
✅ City of St. Marys Recreation Department
✅ West Creek Recreational Trail
✅ And support for maintaining the gas bill for the Eternal Flame in downtown St. Marys

As we look ahead, we are excited to announce that our 2026 campaign goal is $200,000, and we are grateful for the continued partnership that makes this work possible.

💙 Thank you for helping United Way improve lives throughout Force, Brynedale, Kersey, Weedville, Benezette Township, Fox Township, Jay Township, and St. Marys.

📸 Pictured are members of the St. Marys Area United Way Board and representatives of the Boys & Girls Club of St. Marys, one of the largest recipients of United Way funding.

Photo (L–R): Shane Ford, United Way Board Member; Jim Hackett, Boys & Girls Club President; Emily Crowe, Boys & Girls Club; Doug Bauer, United Way President; Bill Olson, United Way Secretary; Jim Ryan, 2025 United Way President; Jason Gabler, United Way Board Member; Joe Jacob, Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club; Jeff Azzato, United Way Board Member; and Doug Gaffey, United Way Board Member.

Together, we are building a stronger community for all.

01/24/2026

Although we rely on used and donated items, there are used items that we DO NOT accept. Here are a list of some of those items:

1. Stuffed Animals;
2. Bed pillows;
3. Kitchen items, vases, planters, or artificial plants;
4. Baby equipment; and
4. Again, please no clothing that needs repaired, has stains or holes.

If you have an item or items that you think we may be able to utilize or have a question regarding an item, please message us or call the center at 814-885-6192. Again, we want to thank you for your continued support.