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Venture Grant Awards
    
In addition to United Way of Bucks County's traditional two-year funding commitments for programs at our Member Agencies (Member Agency RFP process), special one-time grants were awarded to projects throughout Bucks County.
The Venture Grants program, is intended to: (1) fund programs that address identified community problems not funded or not adequately funded through the Member Agency RFP process, (2) encourage the development of innovative human service programs that demonstrate measurable outcomes, and (3) fund unanticipated demands for certain services.
Total Venture Grants awarded to date: $446,400
Total Community Grants to date: $61,000
Below is a summary of the one-time Venture and Community Grants:
| AGENCY NAME |
DESCRIPTION |
| Awarded Q4 2006 |
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| A Woman's Place |
Women's Economic Justice (WEJ) Project focusing on Affordable Housing. |
| American Red Cross Lower Bucks |
Purchase of a Disaster Services Vehicle to bring first responders to a disaster scene. (Matching Funds) |
| Big Brothers/Big Sisters |
Pennsbury HS Bigs Program to work with LYFT |
| Bucks County Housing Group |
Develop and Coordinate integrated approach to addressing homeless families. |
| Bucks County Opportunity Council |
Matching funds to purchase vehicle for food pick up and distribution to food pantries. |
| Child Home & Community |
Over 2 years to encourage self-sufficiency by bringing career services directly to teen and young adult parents (working with BCCC). |
| Credit Counseling Center |
One to One credit counseling at various agencies to work with clients who are referred. |
| Galilee Pavilion |
Provide a Breakfast Bar 7 days a week for 50 residents. |
| Just Community |
Integrative Youth Development - Creating a Village for Every Child. A social norms project for youth connectedness |
| NOVA |
Over 2 years - develop an outreach program for homebound older adults and people with disabilities. |
| Penndel Mental Health Center |
Provide funding for purchase of materials for library (DVD's, books, resource materials) for Family Resource Room. |
| William Penn Center |
Purchase 7 computer workstations in historic building. |
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| Bristol Borough |
Community Building Initiatives |
| Family Service Association |
FAST (Families and Schools Together) Early Childhood Program for Upper Bucks over 3 years (Funded as Success By 6 Project) |
| Bucks County Opportunity Council |
Circles of Support Program |
| Bucks Promise |
County Wide Coordinator to work with Communities That Care Mobilizers |
| Boy Scouts |
Foster Reach Program |
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| Community Grants |
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| Boy Scouts |
Scout Reach Program |
| BARC |
JOBS Program |
| Northwestern Human Services |
Respite Care Program |
| Kids Voting |
School based program |
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