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About Foundations Community Partnership Foundations Community Partnership Helps Struggling Red Cross Shelter with Funding Doylestown/Levittown, PA (December 21, 2007) – When Ron Bernstein, Executive Director of Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) read that the American Red Cross of Lower Bucks County was going to lose $100,000 of its homeless shelter’s funding, he decided to do something about it. Spurred by a recent article in the Doylestown Intelligencer indicating that the American Red Cross may have to cut its services, Mr. Bernstein approached his board of directors with the idea of offering the Red Cross an emergency grant and they immediately stepped up to the plate with a check for $10,000.
“Helping to fund the Red Cross homeless shelter in our community fits into our mission of supporting the behavioral health and human service needs of children and young adults in Bucks County,” says Ron Bernstein, executive director, Foundations Community Partnership. “Since half the population served by the shelter is children, we felt compelled to offer our financial support.” “We are delighted and overwhelmed by FCP’s generous donation,” says Kathleen Marsh Chief Executive Officer, American Red Cross - Lower Bucks County Chapter. “It is always a struggle to find funds, especially when the state cut our funding by $100,000.” Every night over 800 people in Bucks County have no place to call home.The shelter in Levittown offers a wide array of supportive services, including case management, advocacy with government agencies, on-site workshops, education services for the school children in public schools, pre-school through Bucks County Head Start, recreational events for families, mental health, drug and alcohol treatment options and transportation. For more information, call Foundations Community Partnership, 267-247-5584 or visit http://www.fcpartnership.org About Foundations Community Partnership Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) is a new nonprofit foundation formed to support the behavioral health and human service needs of children and young adults in Bucks County. At the core of their endeavors is a partnership to create service-learning internships linking public agencies, nonprofit organizations, businesses and young adults from within our community. FCP also awards scholarships to high school seniors who demonstrate potential for careers in human services, and provides grants to outstanding nonprofit organizations that serve children and teens. About the American Red Cross Lower Bucks County Chapter The American Red Cross Lower Bucks County Chapter is where people mobilize to help their neighbors prepare for, prevent, and respond to life’s emergencies. Governed by volunteers and supported by community donations, the American Red Cross Lower Bucks County Chapter is dedicated to saving and improving lives. Led by over 1,300 volunteers, the Red Cross annually mobilizes relief to over 700 disaster victims, trains almost 18,000 people in lifesaving skills, exchanges more than one hundred emergency messages for U.S. military service personnel and their families, and collects nearly 12,000 pints of blood for local hospitals. The American Red Cross Lower Bucks County Chapter also has the country’s only 24-hour homeless shelter that serves over 400 adults and children each year. The Red Cross is the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the area and also assists victims of international disasters and conflicts at locations worldwide. ### |
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