Get Help: 5 key program areas
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to reduce poverty and partner with our community to promote economic self-sufficiency.
Our vision is to elevate the awareness of poverty, and to create and lead partnerships to make our community a “Bridges Out of Poverty” community. We strive to be a model of seamless case management and influence our community to make reducing poverty one of its priorities.
WHAT WE DO
Our Partners
DRIVING COMMUNITY IMPACT: 2022-2023
CALENDAR
IMPORTANT INFO
Volunteer Opportunities:
At the Help Center, Fresh Connect farmer’s market and Community Events
Application for Fresh Connect Food Support:
Apply here
Important Agency Documents:
Annual Report
Strategic Plan
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Food Friday at Hope of the Harvest!
Together our volunteers picked 385 ears of sweet corn, and 25 lbs of peppers, and 12 lbs of eggplant that will be distributed to local food programs. Great job everyone! Looking to get involved? Head to the link in our bio and click on “Volunteer Opportunities”.
We 💚 Our Interns!
Thank you for all of your hard work, contributing behind the scenes in a number of ways. BCOC loves fostering the next generation of Community Activists, and today we celebrate you! #nationalinternday
We are #bcocproud of our community, and honored to play a role in breaking the cycle of poverty. For more information on how you can support our mission, head to our website. #nonprofit #buckscounty
You can make a big difference with a regular monthly gift to BCOC. Monthly donors can directly support our Economic Self-Sufficiency Program, our Food Program, or any other work BCOC does. Monthly donors get regular quarterly special communications about our clients who are moving forward on their journey to self-sufficiency.
Last Chance to sign up! This free seminar from PNC bank will help with tools to help secure your financial future. The zoom link will be sent out tomorrow. Register today!!!
Happy Pennsylvania Day!!!
Everyday, our team works with government agencies to promote policies that further our goal:
Reduce poverty and partner with our community to promote self-sufficiency.
We are proud to be serving this county, and the state of Pennsylvania, as we connect people with the resources they need to thrive. #pennsylvania #buckscounty #nonprofit
Happy Food Friday!
It’s been a few weeks of heat advisories, and cancelled Fresh Connect Markets. But today we had fun in Bristol while our @fcpartnership intern Sam captured some fun content! We want to say THANK YOU to our community for your patience during this very HOT summer! And stay tuned for some fun posts in the future!
🥒 Head to our LinkTree and signup for a volunteer slot Hope of the Harvest! @delvalhoh @unitedwaypa @stmarymedicalctr @philabundance @rollingharvestfoodrescue_
Don’t worry, there’s still plenty of summer left! But it’s time to start thinking about back to school!
BCOC works with many families who have school-aged children. Preparing for the new school year takes financial resources that these families often don’t have. We match you with a student so you can provide them with what they need to have a great start to the year!
We ask sponsors to provide a $100 in gift cards, or a mix of items and gift cards, allowing students and their families to shop on their own. Donations should be dropped off at one of our 4 offices no
later than Friday, August 16th. Head to our Link Tree for the signup Link!
*Details will be provided with your sign up*
Take your donation further!!!
Many employers sponsor Matching Gift Programs and will match charitable contributions or volunteer hours made by their employees.
Please contact your Human Resources Department for more information on how your company matches gifts!
#nonprofit #communityactionworks #donate
We’re feeling Peachy-Keen 🍑 after the Hope of the Harvest season kick-off! Produce picked gets distributed to the community through Fresh Connect. Head to our website to sign up yourself, or your company to volunteer!
@delvalhoh @uwbucks @stmarymedicalctr @rollingharvestfoodrescue_ @philabundance
Weatherization Wednesday: Staff Shoutout!
Everyone, meet Chris Kroszner
Senior Home Energy Auditor
Chris is part of the Weatherization Services team and has been working as an energy auditor with BCOC for over 20 years. He has also worked as the weatherization program manager & trainer for other auditors over the years.
“As energy auditors, we inspect entire homes looking for anything that may be causing uncomfortable areas of the home and where there are energy losses. We also look for any health and safety issues that may affect the people in the home. There are several tests we perform to determine the level of energy loss in the home as well as for carbon monoxide, gas leaks, etc. We give contractors a list of work to be done in the home and then monitor and inspect their work.
It is most satisfying as an energy auditor to make improvements to homes and know that the homeowners will be more comfortable, safer, and the fuel and electric bills will be less. A side benefit of the program is being able to pass on information to the homeowner about their home and how to make it work better for them, whether it is heater maintenance, thermostat use, or just habits that will save energy year-round.”