BCOC's Community Connections: October 23, 2020

Community Connections for October 13

Community Connections is the e-newsletter of the Bucks County Opportunity Council. From volunteer opportunities, to success stories, from food drives to Adopt-A-Family, we want to share the good work you support. After all, we are all #CommunityAction! #BCOCProud

What's inside:

Case Management Training October 27 & 28
BCOC in the Community
Food Box Drivers Needed
Fresh Connect Volunteer Opportunities
Support the ES Program

BCOC in the Community

Our amazing Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Erin Lukoss, joins Jake Iampietro, Director of Retail Banking at Penn Community Bank and BCOC board member, to discuss the group’s Economic Self-Sufficiency program, the impact of COVID-19 on those in need, and the years-long partnership between Bucks County Opportunity Council and Penn Community Bank. #bcocproud

Click here to listen!

Case Management Training October 27th & 28th

There are still spots available!

Click the Flyer to register!

Emergency Food Box Delivery Drivers Needed!

Our volunteers deliver food to home-bound Bucks County residents, sort & pack food at the HELP Center, distribute produce to needy families and more. To volunteer with #teambcoc, click HERE

Fresh Connect Volunteer Sign-Up!

Tuesdays in Warminster from 10:30 – 1:00 – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e44a4af2ca6f49-fresh2

Thursdays in Ottsville from 9:30 – 12:00 – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e44a4af2ca6f49-fresh1

Friday in Bristol from 10:30 – 1:00 – http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e44a4af2ca6f49-fresh

To learn more about Fresh Connect, you can visit our Fresh Connect page.

Support the ES Program

Our Economic Self-Sufficiency Program is to empower low-income families with the education, skills and resources necessary to achieve and maintain economic self-sufficiency without any future need for government subsidies.

This year we graduated 14 families into self-sufficiency. Watch our Virtual Graduation below!

2020 Economic Self-Sufficiency Virtual Graduation

Private donations make up over 60% of the financial assistance invested in helping participants become self-sufficient.

Your help makes a difference, click the button below to help change someone's life!

Make a difference!

Bucks County Opportunity Council is a proud member of the National Community Action Network. Learn more about the National Community Action Partnership at communityactionpartnership.com.

The Bucks County Opportunity Council is the designated Community Action Agency (CAA) for Bucks County. We are one of 42 Community Action agencies in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and one of 1,000 across the nation! Each CAA is responsive to the needs of their own local community, and is tasked with providing targeted solutions to the issues around poverty in that community.

BCOC provides a wide range of services to enable residents to achieve Economic Self-Sufficiency, through case management, Rapid Re-housing, emergency crisis stabilization services, Street Outreach, free tax preparation, food resources, Fresh Connect, weatherization and more to Bucks County residents in need. We hope you will stand with us as our partners as we navigate the challenges of 2020, and #BeCommunityAction!