Doylestown, PA (June 26, 2024) – At the conclusion of its fiscal year, Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) Board of Directors awarded $169,200 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations, including 15 Bucks Innovation and Improvement Grants (BIIG), seven Capital Improvement Grants, and two Nonprofit Growth Grants (NGG). Collectively, these organizations will help address the behavioral health and human service needs of 10,911 Bucks County residents.

 

BIIG grants recognize innovative programs and ideas to improve the lives of children, youth, and families in Bucks County, while Capital Improvement Grants support structural improvements to facilities, renovations, durable equipment, and technology upgrades. NGG grants intend to strengthen a nonprofit’s operations by offering support for professional and organizational development efforts.

 

“Since 2007, we awarded nearly $8 million to nonprofits serving Bucks County, and the Board is thrilled to continue the tradition of support and partnering with all of the grant recipients in support of their mission,” said Tracy Pasternak Willis, Chair, FCP Board of Directors.

 

BIIGs totaling $106,500 were awarded to the following nonprofits:

Organization	Grant Will Be Used
Bucks County Audubon Society	To provide horticulture therapy to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, many of whom are on the autism spectrum.
Bucks County Intermediate Unit	To establish an after-school robotics club, providing a world-class robotics competition experience for 10 teams of 4 children in grades 4-12 at no cost to families.
Bucks County Opportunity Council	To supplement the food budget for 150 families this summer for grocery purchases to provide healthy and nutritious meals.
Cancer Support Community Greater Philadelphia	To increase activities in its family program for the benefit of people who are facing a cancer diagnosis within their family.
Destined for a Dream	To combat many students’ learning setbacks over the summer and help meet grade-level expectations as well as gain practical skills to enhance their learning journey.
Education Law Center	To support families experiencing individual and systemic educational barriers at the intersection of race, gender, and disability.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania	To ensure each girl leverages their Gold Award, the highest and most prestigious award in Girl Scouting, for maximum benefit with public citations and scholarships.
Hands Holding Hearts	To subsidize counseling for those individuals and families that cannot afford to pay privately for grief support.
Heritage Conservancy	To engage the community in the planning and input phase in the revitalization of Humphrey’s Park.
Pride of Quakertown	To support extracurricular enrichment programs for eligible students in the Quakertown School District.
Rolling Harvest Food Rescue	To offer high-impact nutrition programming and produce distribution for children and their families at the YWCA Family Centers and Bucks County Intermediate Unit Head Start locations.
The Baby Bureau	To alleviate the costs associated with raising a baby in the first year of life for underserved, at-risk, and low-income families.
The Salvation Army Children’s Services	To expand its HALO® Project into Bucks County out of a need expressed by foster and adoptive families whose children struggle with attachment and extreme dysregulation resulting from childhood trauma.
Woods Services	To pilot a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports program, providing continuity in students’ learning and therapy from the classroom to their home environment, in partnership with Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health.
Youth Orchestra of Bucks County	To provide music education and performance opportunities not provided in the schools for children from low-income areas.

 

Capital Improvement Grants totaling $54,500 were awarded to the following nonprofits:

Organization	Grant Will Be Used
Christ’s Home	To undertake renovations and expansions to ensure that its Teen Mom Program serves the needs of its clients.
Doylestown Hospital	To purchase a patient crisis bed for its Emergency Department, maximizing safety in a clinical behavioral setting.
Family Service Association of Bucks County	To replace all light switches from standard to motion sensory ones at its Langhorne office.
Ivy Hill Therapeutic Equestrian Center	To purchase and install a generator to help keep its herd healthy and programs running without interruption or negative health consequences.
Libertae	To help replace all wooden bedroom furniture, washers, and dryers.
Peaceful Living	To establish a sensory room to enhance the well-being and quality of life for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Snipes Farm & Education Center	to install a low ropes outdoor nature course for children with low skills, behavioral challenges, and special needs.

 

A Nonprofit Growth Grant was also awarded to the James A. Michener Art Museum to train staff, docents, and volunteers to support its Art for All Program which engages adults with moderate stage dementia, as well as the Montgomery Theater to support its strategic planning process, focusing on developing program diversity and expanding accessibility offerings.

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Photo caption: Members of the Heritage Conservancy team accepting a grant in front of historic Aldie Mansion in Doylestown. From left to right: President and CEO Bill Kunze, Development Director Katie Paone-Kulp, Grants Manager Joe Ganguzza, Community Engagement Programs Manager Shannon Fredebaugh-Siller, and Vice President Kris Kern.

 

Media Contact:

Name: Tobi Bruhn, Ed.D., CFRE

Title: CEO

Phone: (267) 247-5584

E-mail: info@fcpartnership.org