"BCOC is an organization designed to meet low-income residents of Bucks County right where they are. While a great number of organizations exist to help people, BCOC is the only one I know of that addresses housing, weatherization, food distribution, emergency services, transportation, disaster relief support, tax preparation, etc.
BCOC then does them one better by taking on the root causes of poverty. It does this through its Economic Self Sufficiency Program which educates, coaches and trains participants in life skills such as planning, budgeting, etc. This unique and life altering approach is hands on and highly labor intensive and as a result requires a big investment in resources. I use the word investment because that is what it is- an investment in human potential.
For every dollar BCOC spends it saves $4.60 in government subsidies. More important than the monetary savings though, is the saving of lives both figuratively and in some cases literally.
This is why my wife and I donate to both the general BCOC funds and the Economic Self Sufficiency Foundation.
BCOC provides not only resources and opportunity but perhaps most importantly HOPE.
We give and I hope you will join us by giving as well."
- Charlie Q, BCOC Supporter
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