Nonprofit
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Bucks County Nonprofit Works With South African Preschools To Better Students’ Lives and Education
A Bucks County nonprofit is working to ensure that children in South African have access to better education and living conditions. Adopt a South African Preschool (ASAP), founded by local resident Nancy Schongalla-Bowman and based in Yardley, is working to bring awareness to the poor conditions of preschools in the namesake African country. “After visiting…
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Board President of Foundations Community Partnership Works To Help Bucks County Locals Live Their Best Lives
An important member of Foundations Community Partnership is working hard to help Bucks County residents live happy and healthy lives. Abigail Halloran, joined the organizations’s Board of Directors in 2016 and has served as Board President since January. Through her work with the local nonprofit, Halloran has been able to help provide behavioral health and…
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Fairless Hills Nonprofit Makes Appearance at the White House, Discuss Local Flood Recovery Program
A well-known Bucks County nonprofit recently made their way to the White House to discuss their impact throughout the area. United Way of Bucks County, a nonprofit based out of Fairless Hills, recently attended the “Communities in Action: Building a Better Pennsylvania”, a half-day series held in Washington, D.C. that allows similar organizations to talk…
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Central Bucks South Grad’s Nonprofit Making A Difference To Residents With Disabilities
A nonprofit in the Bucks County area is working with local residents with disabilities, making a difference in how they live their lives. Michele Haddon wrote about the organization for the Bucks County Courier Times. The Next Step Programs, a nonprofit based out the Doylestown area, is helping those living with disabilities to get jobs…
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Warminster Food Bank Receives $10K Donation, Will Use Funds To Fight Local Hunger
A local food bank recently received a heft donation that will be used to gather more food and supplies for residents in need. The Warminster Food Bank was given a donation of $10,000 from Giant Food Stores, a supermarket chain the food bank regularly works with. The money will be used to aid those in…
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Doylestown Nonprofit Will Turn Bucks County Pink To Raise Awareness of Breast Cancer
A well-loved nonprofit will once again being turning Bucks County pink as a way of raising awareness to breast cancer. Jeff Werner wrote about the organization’s mission for the Doylestown Patch. Keith Fenimore, a Doylestown native, started Pine2Pink to in an effort to raise awareness of breast cancer. His nonprofit organization utilizes community outreach, business…
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Jamison-Based Victim Advocacy Nonprofit Looking To Grow Their Operations To Help Local Women
A Bucks County organization is looking to increase their staff in an effort to help local women who have and currently are being victimized. The Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA) is currently looking to hire more employees and interns so they can continue assisting victims in the Bucks County area. Found in 1974 as Women…
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Family Service Association to Host Charity Golf Outing for Local Children at New Hope Golf Course
The Family Service Association will be hosting a charity golf event to benefit local children in need, as well as their families. The event will be held a the Jericho National Golf Club in New Hope on Oct. 3 from 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM. Proceeds from the event will go to local organizations that…
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Foundations Community Partnership Board Awards Over $150,000 To Local Non-Profits
As Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) concludes its celebration of assisting nonprofits to help improve the lives of children, youth, and families in Bucks County for the past 15 years, the FCP Board of Directors awarded $152,500 in grants to 18 non-profit organizations, including 12 Bucks Innovation and Improvement Grants (BIIG) and 6 Capital Improvement Grants. …
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Vietnam Veteran from Bristol Works With Food Pantry to Fight Local Hunger
Rodney Wyatt joined the Marines in 1972. Now, he is continuing to serve his community through his work with a local for pantry. Alicia Roberts wrote about the local veteran for CBS Philadelphia. Wyatt has been working with Salute2Service in order to combat hunger in the Bucks County area. As part of his initiative, he…
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Klinger Middle School Students, Staff Join Forces with Warminster Food Bank, Giant for Local Food Drive
In an effort to combat growing food insecurity in Bucks County, the Warminster Food Bank joined forces with students and staff from Klinger Middle School and Giant to hold a food drive. Staff writers at Fox 29 wrote about the recent partnership to combat hunger. In just one day, the group managed to collect close…
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Several Bucks County College Students are Using Their Summers to Serve Their Communities
A group of nine college students from Bucks County will spend their summers aiding their communities through nonprofit organizations. Staff members of the Bucks County Herald wrote all about the charitable students. The students recently been chosen to participate in Foundations Community Partnership’s 2022 Summer Youth Corps program. The program puts the students into paid internships…
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Area Pet Rescue Welcomes Beagles Liberated from Virginia Breeding, Research Facility
Brandywine Valley SPCA in West Chester is the first in the region to step up and help some of the thousands of beagles that were rescued from an Envigo breeding and research facility in Central Virginia earlier this month, writes John McDevitt for KYW Newsradio. The Humane Society of the United States is currently securing…
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Pottstown Borough Citations Beg the Question: Isn’t a Church Doing Church Work a Church?
Pottstown Borough’s zoning board seems to believe that when churches stray beyond preaching, scripture, and hymn singing, their activities deserve official oversight. That’s the apparent reason behind two High Street churches — First United Methodist and Christ Episcopal — recently receiving zoning citations for their community outreaches. Using divine inspiration, Emily Rizzo covered the story…
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Quakertown Nonprofit Builds Kids’ Confidence Right off the Bat
Pride of Quakertown (POQ) is a nonprofit community service organization that funds local kids’ extracurricular activities. Whether it’s playing a musical instrument, learning to horseback ride, or gaining karate skills, its leadership believes there is value in stretching kids physically, creatively, and competitively. Or at least in not allowing financial setbacks to keep preteens from…
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State Rep. Tina Davis Announces Approval of $1.1M in Funding to Counter Rising Housing Costs
State Rep. Tina Davis announced the approval of over $1.1 million in funding for numerous Bucks County organizations for much-needed programs and services, according to a staff report from the Lower Bucks Times. “Our state and national economy suffered greatly in the months and years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while there…
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United Way of Bucks County Increases Education Scholarships for Veterans’ Children
Bucks County’s military families can access additional education funding, thanks to an increase in available scholarship support from the United Way. The Lower Bucks Times mustered the details on these additional resources. The help targets families that reside in Bucks County that also need help covering Pre-K or childcare costs for the 2022–2023 scholastic year.…
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200 Motorcyclists to Traverse Bucks County’s Scenic Covered Bridges for Charity
Bucks County’s historic covered bridges may rattle a little in a June 26 event. but given what they’ve endured thus far, a little shake should not matter much. Besides, the source of the tremors is a good one: the 2022 Livengrin Ride, as reported in the Lower Bucks Times. The 200-cyclist road trip is a…
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