Funded Programs
Thanks to our donors and volunteers, over 50 programs will receive United Way of Bucks County funding during this funding cycle (2012 – 2014). Funded programs focus on the building blocks of a good life: a quality education, a stable income, and good health. They meet critical needs in Bucks County, as determined by our biennial Needs Assessment. They are devoted to creating sustainable change in our community. They are a hand up – not a hand out. We are extremely proud of the work being done.
The programs listed here represent the the people and organizations who bring the passion, expertise, and resources needed to get things done. Together, we address the issues that destabilize our community.
Thirty-one agencies received funds for 52 programs. Below is a listing of programs by agency:
A Woman’s Place
Medical Advocacy Project
Aldie Foundation, Inc.
Outpatient Treatment Program
American Red Cross SEPA Chapter
Emergency Services
BARC Developmental Services
JOBS Program (Joint Opportunities for Business and Society)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of BC
Bristol Community Based Mentoring
High School BIGS Program
School Based Mentoring Program
*Empowerment Workshop Series
Boy Scouts Of America, Bucks County Council
ScoutReach
Bucks County Head Start, Inc.
Summer Enrichment Program
Bucks County Housing Group
*GROW! A Day for Women and Girls
Comprehensive Housing Counseling Program
Bucks County Opportunity Council
Economic Self-Sufficiency Program
Emergency Services Program -
Crisis Prevention for Self- Sufficiency and Independence (CPSI)
*Getting Ahead Workshop Series
Child, Home & Community
Taking Charge – Adolescent
Parenting and Career
Development Program
*Taking Charge – Adolescent
Mothers Educational Summer Retreat Program
Children’s Developmental Program
Family Support Program
CONTACT of Greater Philadelphia
Warm, Crisis Suicide Prevention Lifelines
Reassurance Contact
Credit Counseling Center
Certified Credit Counseling
Foreclosure Prevention & Loss Mitigation Program
Family Service Association of BC
Bucks County Emergency Homeless Shelter
Behavioral Health Program (BHP)
Early Childhood Services/Parents as Teachers
Ways to Work/Drive To Success Program
The Teen Center
HIV/AIDS Case Management and Prevention
Case Management for Older Adult and Disabled Residents of Bucks County Housing Authority
Girl Scouts Of Eastern Pennsylvania
Youth Leadership for At Risk Girls
Good Friends, Inc.
Addressing Employment & Psychiatric Functioning within a Drug & Alcohol Halfway House
Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County
A Brush With Kindness
Interfaith Housing Development Corporation of Bucks County
Lending A Hand
justCommunity, Inc.
Strengthening Families Program
Legal Aid Of Southeastern PA
Legal Resources for Financial Stability
Protection From Abuse Pro Bono Program
Libertae
Essential Life Skills Support
Clinical Life Strategies Program
Lifespan Senior Support Services
Comprehensive Home Assessment Program
Lower Bucks Community Center, Inc.
Low Income and Special Needs Early Children Education Scholarship and Family Support Program
Lower Bucks Family YMCA
Special Needs & At Risk Early Childhood
School Age Special Needs and At-Risk Youth Care
Network Of Victim Assistance
Abuse and Violence Prevention Education Programs
Direct Services to Victims of Crime & Violence
The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc.
AIM – Youth Intervention Program
Gateway to Work
*Money Matters for Women in Recovery
The Peace Center
Project Peace for Schools
TODAY, Inc.
Gang Awareness
Upper Bucks YMCA
Upper Bucks YMCA Childcare
Vita Education Services
English as a Second Language For Immigrants
*Decisions for Living for Incarcerated Women
YWCA Of Bucks County
Women’s Employment Initiative
YWCA Prevention Programs
* Funded Through United Way of Bucks County’s Women’s Initiative
