Treanor noted that Family Service Association of Bucks County holds an annual Giving Tuesday initiative that helps generate revenue.

вЂњIn the past year, we provided over 330 people with shelter, 1,200 families with nutrition from our food pantry, over 19,000 individuals with crisis support via our Contact Help Line and Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and over 1,600 folks with counseling for substance use and mental health disorders.вЂќ вЂњThe majority of our clients are living well-below the national poverty line,вЂќ said Treanor. The money is used to help locals in desperate need of need a leg up - which is also the goal of the Bucks County Courier Times' and Bristol-Levittown Kiwanis' annual Give A Christmas fund. вЂњBeyond these events, monetary donor support appears to be on pace with past years, but the year is not over yet and continued support is so important, as donor support and grant funding are our financial lifelines,вЂќ said Brian Treanor, Family ServiceвЂ™s grants and communications manager. In April, Family Service Association raised about $377,000 through an annual benefit, held virtually due to COVID, for its Bucks County Emergency Homeless Shelter. That includes generating about $84,500 from an annual golf outing in October the total was a record for the event. Reliant on community support to advance its mission, the organization has scored some notable success with fundraising of late. The nonprofit offers a variety of programs and services focused on increasing opportunities for adults, protecting seniors, reducing substance use, improving the lives of people with mental illness and those living with HIV/AIDS, and more. ItвЂ™s important that continues this holiday season.вЂќДЇamily Service Association of Bucks County is hoping for the same. вЂњPeople in Bucks County have been very generous and respond to people in need. вЂњIf someone wants to make the world a better place, they have to give their time, their talent and/or their treasure,вЂќ says Cuozzo. 14, for instance, the council had received more than $1 million in donations thanks to 1,488 gifts - a 27% increase in the number of donations and 48% increase in the amount relative to the comparable period the year prior. He said that donations of both money and essentials like food supplies are the marrow of the organization.ДЇortunately, Bucks Countians have continued to provide BCOC with robust support. He's director of development at Doylestown-based Bucks County Opportunity Council, the lead anti-poverty agency in Bucks County, focusing on combatting poverty and promoting economic self-sufficiency. вЂњWe count on those end-of-year gifts so that we can feed people who are hungry, provide a path home for those experiencing homelessness, ensure that all children enter school ready to learn, and give hard-working families the opportunities they need to thrive, now and in the future.вЂќ вЂњWe canвЂ™t serve the people we need to serve without donations from our friends and neighbors in Bucks County,вЂќ Christie said. United Way is orchestrating a similar initiative with the Halletts through Giving Tuesday this year. Some 276 donors contributed during the campaign in 2020. On Giving Tuesday last year, United Way of Bucks County experienced a вЂњbig bumpвЂќ in donations thanks to a weeklong fundraising campaign that included a matching gift from locals Simon and Jane Hallett. Need is growing: Bucks County nonprofits are seeing increased needs in community.

But do you know our partner, the Levittown-Bristol Kiwanis Club? More about our partners: You may know Give A Christmas. вЂњMore than 30% of all annual giving happens in December.вЂќ вЂњOur community support remains very strong, but most nonprofits - including ours - wonвЂ™t know how 2021 really went until Dec. It all helps strengthen our entire community.вЂќД¬hristie noted that December is a crucial time for nonprofits in their efforts to continue generating the funds necessary to operate their missions. вЂњWe have donors who give a little and donors who give a lot. вЂњI think folks would be surprised to see what a difference every gift makes to us,вЂќ said Marissa Christie, president/CEO of United Way of Bucks County. It presents an excellent opportunity to jumpstart the altruistic outreach to Bucks County nonprofits in the run up to Christmas. Giving Tuesday, an annual global initiative that encourages donating money, time and/or resources to worthy organizations and causes, falls on Tuesday, Nov.

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