FCP pledges to help solve problems related to the behavioral health and human service needs of children, young adults and their families, inspire youth, and create partnerships to enhance the quality of life in Bucks County. Therefore, we pledge our resources to fulfill our mission, vision, and values.
About Us
Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) is a non-profit, private grant-making foundation established to support the behavioral health and human service needs of children, young adults, and families in Bucks County, Pa. In response, the organization provides grants, scholarships, professional development, and service-learning opportunities through collaborative partnerships.
Our Pledge of Service
Our Goals & Objectives
- Respond to behavioral health and human service needs
- Encourage development of innovative services and collaboration through grants and educational support
- Engage the nonprofit community in resolving issues of concern
- Offer service learning opportunities to qualified young adults to help meet community needs
- Support research efforts to identify practical and effective treatment guidelines and share this knowledge with stakeholders
Grantee: Cancer Support Community Greater Philadelphia
Our mission is to support the behavioral health and human service needs of children, young adults, and families in Bucks County, Pa.
Vision
To be a catalyst for improving the quality of life in Bucks County, Pa. We believe that:
- Human services concerns can be identified and resolved within the local community.
- Private and public organizations working together can address unmet service needs and other underlying community problems, and provide creative solutions to improve the quality of life for all residents.
- Service-learning partnerships pairing young adults with non-profit organizations provide lasting benefits to the community.
- Scholarships and grants-in-aid to young adults showing interest in and aptitude for careers in human services will reflect their individual interests and be a positive influence in the community.
- Grants and other financial support of selected non-profit organizations encourage innovative problem-solving.
- Communication of outcomes through research, education and seminars motivates others to act as change agents.
Values
As a member of the Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, we share these values:
- Commitment to the public good
- Responsible stewardship of resources
- Effective governance
- Compliance with the law
- Personal and professional integrity
- Respect for diversity
- Acting with honesty and openness
- Commitment to excellence and to maintaining the public trust
History
Foundations Community Partnership traces its roots to a pioneering facility established to provide behavioral health services in the region. In 1964, the Delaware Valley Mental Health Foundation founded a small psychiatric hospital in Doylestown, Pa. By 1996, the hospital became known as Foundations Behavioral Health and its scope expanded to encompass a full range of behavioral health services for children and adolescents. In 2007, a for-profit organization acquired Foundations Behavioral Health. As a result of the sale, FCP was established as an independent operating foundation under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code to continue the grantmaking, community education, internship, scholarship, and research activities of the hospital.
Progress & Impact
In August 2013, FCP hired Drexel University’s School of Public Health to independently evaluate the foundation’s grant making efforts. The survey was designed to assess grantees’ experiences and perceptions as well as the impact of grant(s) on grantees’ work. Drexel completed the study through a quantitative online survey and qualitative interviews. Results from this study can be viewed here:
Partnership YeS Luncheon
Board of Directors
Tracy Pasternak Willis, M.A., LPC - Chair
Regional Director of Business Development
Philadelphia & Eastern PA
Haven Behavioral Healthcare
Sean M. Schmid, M.S. - Vice Chair
President
Penn Advisors Financial Resources
Falesha R. Grasty, B.S. - Treasurer
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer & Assistant Vice President
Penn Community Bank
Michael W. Mills, Esq. - Secretary
Partner
Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP
Tobias Bruhn, Ed.D., CFRE
Ex-Officio
CEO
Foundations Community Partnership
Tanya Casas, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Business, Arts and Sciences
Delaware Valley University
Morgan Q. Clark, M.S.
Sr. Manager, Partnerships & Grants
Travis Manion Foundation
Kristyn DiDominick, MSW
Executive Director
Bucks-Mont Collaborative
Sally Fabian-Oresic, M.S.
Retired Executive Director
Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic
Judith Stern Goldstein, ASLA,
R.L.A.
Senior Project Manager
Gilmore & Associates, Inc.
Rachael Neff, LSW
Human Services Director
County of Bucks
Patricia Stern Smallacombe, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Academic Partnerships
Bucks County Community College
Christine Hensel Triantos, M.A.
Director of Marketing and Communications
Peddler’s Village
Emeritus Members:
Ronald T. Bernstein
Abigail Halloran, M.A.
Thomas M. Hanna, P.E., LEED®, AP
Karen Lasorda
Joseph Stella, M.D.
Honorary Members:
William E. Boger, CPA*
Albert M. Honig, D.O.*
Dr. Harry Klein*
Daniel P. Weldon, Ed.D.
*deceased