Bucks County Pennsylvania Human Services Nonprofit Organizations

A Woman's Place

Doylestown, PA

A Woman's Place provides a full range of assistance and support services for victims of domestic abuse and violence and their children, including a free 24-hour confidential hotline, a full-service residential shelter, individual and group counseling, legal and medical advocacy, and a children's program. As domestic violence is a community issue, requiring community effort and support to successfully eradicate, A Woman's Place also provides comprehensive community-based domestic violence training, education, outreach, and advocacy.

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BARC Developmental Services

Holicong, PA

BARC Developmental Services was founded in 1951 by parents of children with developmental delays. These parents sought growth and achievement opportunities for their children. Today BARC serves over 900 individuals from birth through retirement.

BARC helps infants and preschool children develop a variety of skills through the Early Intervention Program. The family is central in planning supports for their child. BARC supports individuals in their homes through the Residential Program. BARC helps develop work skills needed by individuals to earn wages through the Vocational Services Program and the Production Services Program.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bucks County

Jamison, PA

Big Brothers Big Sisters matches children ages 6 through 18 with mentors in professionally supported one-to-one relationships.

Community-based mentoring is the traditional Big Brothers Big Sisters relationship, where Bigs and Littles get together on their own to share fun activities they both enjoy. Matches typically meet for one hour a week.

In school-based mentoring programs, Bigs and Littles meet for one-to-one mentoring in the classroom, school library, school computer room, neighborhood community center, or other set location. Bigs and Littles typically meet once a week to read together, play sports or computer games, or simply talk about life and personal issues -- just as friends do.

Visit the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bucks County website.

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Bucks County Foodshed Alliance

Wycombe, PA

Members of the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance -- farmers, landowners, restaurateurs, educators, environmentalists, and consumers -- work together to foster and expand a comprehensive, local, sustainable food supply in Bucks County.

Visit the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance website.

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Bucks County Housing Group

Doylestown, Morrisville, & Penndel, PA

Bucks County Housing Group is a private, nonprofit social service organization which provides a wide range of housing and related social services to homeless and low-income families. Their primary goal is to help families attain permanent housing and financial security

Visit the Bucks County Housing Group website.

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Bucks County Opportunity Council

Doylestown, PA

The mission of Bucks County Opportunity Council, Inc. is to empower low-income people in Bucks County to achieve their goals for sustainable improvement in economic self-sufficiency by a personalized case management approach founded on education and partnership with the community.

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Bucks County Women's Fund

Doylestown, PA

The Bucks County Women's Fund improves the lives of women and girls through advocacy, education, partnerships and grants. Managed by women, we build gender equity, create social change, and promote a culture of philanthropy among women and girls.

Visit the Bucks County Women's Fund website.

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Central Bucks Family YMCA

Doylestown, PA

Central Bucks Family YMCA is a charitable, nonprofit organization whose purpose is to improve the quality of community life. The YMCA strengthens the spirit, mind, and body of all people. They build character by promoting the values of caring, respect, honesty, and responsibility.

Visit the Central Bucks Family YMCA website.

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Charitable Foundation of the Bucks County Bar Association

Doylestown, PA

The Bucks County Bar Association strives to be the leader in providing excellent, innovative, and cost-effective services to members of the legal profession and the public.

Visit the Charitable Foundation of the Bucks County Bar Association website.

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Children's Home Society of New Jersey

(Serving Eastern Pennsylvania)

Founded in 1894, Children's Home Society (CHS) of New Jersey is a nonprofit organization that helps at-risk infants, children, youth, and families achieve their potential. They protect abused or neglected infants and children, strengthen families, and strive for stable, permanent, and loving homes. CHS of NJ gives parents the knowledge they need to help their children and themselves long after active services have ended.

In Bucks County, they provide adoption options, birth parent counseling, infant foster care, and post-adoption background and search services.

Visit the Children's Home Society of New Jersey website.

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Deserving Decor

Doylestown, PA

Deserving Decor is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 nonprofit organization of community volunteers who donate their time, passion, and talent to provide furnishings and decorating services for families in transition -- using community donated furniture, household goods, and home decor.

Visit the Deserving Decor website.

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Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania

Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania serves over 41,000 girls ages five through 17 in Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia counties. They are a volunteer-based, nonprofit organization with over 14,000 adult volunteers. Nationally, nearly 4 million girls and adult volunteers enjoy the Girl Scout experience.

Visit the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania website.

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Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County

Chalfont, PA

Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County brings individuals, families, and communities together to build affordable homes with those in need. They are a Christian ministry that calls on all people regardless of religious preference or cultural background to make safe, simple, affordable housing a matter of conscience and action in Bucks County.

Visit the Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County website.

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Interfaith Housing Development Corporation of Bucks County

Bristol, PA

Interfaith Housing Development Corporation of Bucks County is an interfaith partnership of 30 Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Quaker organizations created in 1987 to address the needs of the homeless and the lack of affordable housing within Bucks County. Their mission is to provide housing for sale or rent to low-income families and the homeless, and to assist them in becoming self-sufficient.

They create affordable housing by rehabilitating "blighted" homes or occasionally building new ones. These homes provide the right opportunity for low-income and homeless families to secure permanent housing. They can buy, rent, or lease-purchase one of the homes. Volunteers are used to do much of the work. They help keep construction costs low, so that the organization can pass on the savings.

Visit the Interfaith Housing Development Corporation of Bucks County website.

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The Ivins Outreach Center

Morrisville, PA

The mission of The Ivins Outreach Center is to work with community partners to serve individuals and families of the greater Morrisville area. The Ivins Outreach Center will:
- Provide staff and equipment to meet operational needs.
- Work with community partners such as educational institutions, social service agencies, faith communities and government and private agencies.
- Offer and support programs which educate and serve individuals and families.
- Meet immediate and evolving community needs.
- Recruit, train, and retain volunteers.
- Aggressively seek revenue through grants and fundraising.

Visit the Ivins Outreach Center website.

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Lower Bucks Family YMCA

Fairless Hills, PA

The Lower Bucks Family YMCA is a dynamic, growing organization meeting the needs of individuals and families throughout the Lower Bucks County area. They have grown to three permanent locations while also providing childcare services at a number of additional sites throughout the area.

They are a multi-faceted organization with programs and services for everyone. They are here to make a positive difference in your life -- and give you the chance to do the same for someone else. They believe that the long-term solution to many of the social problems facing our community today is to challenge individuals to accept and demonstrate positive values. Individual character development has been a cornerstone of the YMCA for over 150 years. The YMCA promotes Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility in all of their programs and services.

Visit the Lower Bucks Family YMCA website.

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Makefield Women's Association

Yardley, PA

The Makefield Women's Association consists of a diverse group of women dedicated to raising funds and providing services to individuals in need. They are actively involved in community service and have consistently supported programs that benefit both the local community and worthy humanitarian organizations.

Visit the Makefield Women's Association website.

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NGA New Clothes for New Tomorrows

Warminster, PA

NGA's mission is to improve the quality of life for economically disadvantaged individuals in the United States by collecting and distributing to them new gifts of clothes, linens, and personal care items.

Visit the NGA New Clothes for New Tomorrows website.

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Pearl S. Buck International

Perkasie, PA

Pearl S. Buck International is a nonprofit organization with three distinct functions that operate as one with the common mission of continuing the legacy and dreams of Pearl S. Buck: her commitment to improving the quality of life and expanding opportunities for children; and promoting an understanding of the values and attributes of other cultures, the injustice of prejudice, and the need for humanitarianism throughout the world.

Visit the Pearl S. Buck International website.

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Robert James Leonard Foundation

Lahaska, PA

The mission of the Robert James Leonard Foundation is to surround resilient and inspired foster care youth in Bucks County with a Community Hug of financial and nonfinancial resources, to give them the support they need at a critical time in their lives. The organization's goal is to empower these young adults with the tools they need to create opportunities, make wise decisions, and be successful in the career of their choice.

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Ted Lindeman Outreach Foundation

Jamison, PA

The Ted Lindeman Outreach Foundation was founded to help young families who find themselves in the horrible position of tragically or unexpectedly losing a spouse. Their goal is to assist with a grant to alleviate the immediate financial burdens encountered when such tragedy strikes.

Visit the Ted Lindeman Outreach Foundation website.

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Travis Manion Foundation

Doylestown, PA

The Travis Manion Foundation's mission is to assist wounded veterans and the families of Fallen Heroes. They will continue the service to community and country exemplified by these Fallen Heroes and veterans. In the spirit of the Fallen, they will foster strength of mind and body to create a generation of future leaders.

The Foundation operates three major programs that Honor the Fallen by Challenging the Living through Fellowships, a Character Does Matter Leadership program, and the 9/11 Heroes Run each September 11th -- while still funding Good Grief seminars, scholarships, and community service projects that benefit wounded and disabled veterans and Families of the Fallen.

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Twilight Wish

Doylestown, PA

The Twilight Wish mission is to enrich the lives of elders who have served others. Through wish granting and group celebrations, they give seniors unexpected "thank yous" for the time they have devoted unselfishly to their families, to charitable organizations, and to the communities we all share.

Visit the Twilight Wish website.

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YWCA Bucks County

Trevose, PA

The YWCA Bucks County is a nonprofit organization serving women, children, and families since 1954. The mission of the YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. The YWCA provides a wide and comprehensive array of educational programming to disadvantaged and vulnerable populations of Bucks County directly in their own neighborhoods and schools.

YWCA programming is built upon three pillars of program support: Self-Sufficiency Programs, Youth Services, and Family Centers.

Visit the YWCA Bucks County website.

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