Bloomsdale/Fleetwing Improvement Committee
P.O. Box 1513
Levittown, PA 19058

215-949-4580
Fax: 215-949-8760

Organization serving Bristol Township neighborhoods of Bloomsdale Gardens and Fleetwing Estates collaborates with other community organizations and agencies on issues, such as drug abuse prevention and crime prevention; recreation for children, youth, and young adults, ages 5 to 20; provides human services resource information to residents; meets first Monday of month; community facility in Humphreys Park, Mitchell Road. BFIC administers, with the Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc., Project A.C.T., a Communities That Care program (see "Children and Youth at Risk" ).
10:00am to 3:00pm, Monday to Friday (answering machine after hours).
Free.
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Bucks County Advocates for Youth Achievement
PO Box 1233
Bensalem, PA 19007

215-729-3377
Email: ata@n2education.com

Multiracial, multiethnic group of concerned parents, youth, professionals, and interested citizens working for equal opportunity for success for all Bucks County youth; provides information, education, and training on effective advocacy, the education system and education law, the juvenile justice process, and the rights and responsibilities of youth and their families.
9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday(answering machine after hours).
$20 yearly membership.
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Bucks County Coalition for African-American Concerns
PO Box 1137
Morrisville, PA 19067

267-987-4299
Email: jimmmckee@aol.com

Coalition is a representative group of all interested organizations to promote unity and synergy within Bucks County, with emphasis on African American culture, activities, and concerns.
8:00am to 6:00pm, any day.
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Bucks County Health Improvement Project (BCHIP)
c/o St. Mary Medical Center
1201 Langhorne-Newtown Road
Langhorne, PA 19047

215-710-2201
Fax: 215-710-6439 

Formed by the acute care hospitals in Bucks County, the Bucks County Medical Society and the Bucks County Department of Health, BCHIP’s mission is to provide a leadership role in Bucks County through a collaborative approach to address gaps in health services and to improve the health status of the community. BCHIP’s primary focus is the underlying problem of insufficient access to basic health services. Programs include: Adult Health Clinic, Children’s Dental Program, and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program which includes a Tobacco Cessation Program. BCHIP collaborates with many agencies through the Domestic Violence Task Force, Bucks County Wellness Partnership and Assurance of Health Care for Children. BCHIP improves health and enhances lives of hundreds of Bucks County individuals and families each year.
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Central Bucks Healthier Community Team/ CB Cares
252 W. Swamp Road Unit 5 Baliwick
Doylestown, PA 18901

215-489-9120
http://www.cbhct.org/

The Central Bucks Healthier Community Team is a nonprofit organization, working as a coalition with community leaders, agencies, businesses, schools and families for the purpose of improving the quality of life in Central Bucks. A healthier community is one in which every person experiences a remarkable sense of community where challenges become opportunities for collaboration and results in a feeling of well-being.

Citizens Crime Commission of Bucks County
PO Box C
Yardley, PA 19067

(Lower Bucks Chamber of   Commerce)215-943-7400
Fax: 215-943-7404
Email: info@lbccc.org

The Commission will assist Town and Neighborhood Watch Groups with training and provide limited financial assistance to such groups for training and equipment. Executive director will provide help to civic and community organizations in forming or linking to other community resources.
8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday (Chamber hours).
Free.
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Family Service System Reform (FSSR)

215-348-6924

Bucks County collaborative comprised of over 40 public/private agencies, educational representatives, and interested parents and citizens; developed a proposal in response to a State initiative addressing the needs of local communities; aim is to redesign the ways programs and services are delivered, coordinated, and managed given the diverse resources and needs of individual communities; strategy is to build enduring community-wide, integrated service networks that avoid duplication and fragmentation and build on family strengths, resources, and natural supports and address needs families cannot otherwise meet. In Bucks County, FSSR focuses on Bensalem Township, Bristol Township, and Morrisville Borough.
For information, contact the Bucks County Children and Youth Social Services Agency, 215-348-6924.
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Latino Leadership Alliance of Bucks County
227-229 Mill Street
Bristol, PA 19007

215-788-4452
Fax: 215-788-4623
Email: Latinoalliance@dynanet.com

Satellite office:
Warminster Heights Community Center
75 Downey Drive
Warminster, PA 18974

215-328-9234

Organization acts as advocate for the Latino community; a variety of programs, including English as a Second Language, life skills, and computer classes, are open to anyone in the community; provides assistance with translations, immigration issues, and referrals to appropriate service agencies; counseling staff assists families and children in securing social services; aims to strengthen partnership of private industries and community agencies.
9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.
Free.
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League of Women Voters of Bucks County
123 South Main Street
Doylestown, PA 18901

215-230-9986
http://www.palwv.org/bucksco/

Nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active citizen participation in government and influencing public policy through education and advocacy; acts after study to achieve solutions in the public interest on key community issues; builds citizen participation in the democratic process; four units in Yardley, Newtown, New Hope, and Doylestown are open to women and men and youth; monthly meetings.
Answering machine.
Membership fee $40 per year.
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P.S.A.L.M. (People Serving A Larger Mission)
1700 Wilson Avenue
Bristol, PA 19007

215-781-9861
(also a fax number)

A faith based multi-issue community organization with the goal of empowering residents to become participants in the decision making process in concerns that affect their lives; with help from the Regional Council of Neighborhood Organizations, based at St. Joseph's University, organizes citizens around issues identified by participating congregations and provides leadership and organizational training. Issues successfully addressed include opposition to the proposed riverboat gambling operation, expansion of D.A.R.E. prevention programs by working with area legislators to procure additional funding, and the problem of teen violence with the establishment of a regular Teen Night in collaboration with the Family YMCA of Lower Bucks County. Currently participating are Bethel AME Church, Zion Lutheran Church, and Harriman United Methodist Church, all in Bristol; Eddington Presbyterian Church, Bensalem; Kol-Emet Synagogue, Yardley; First United Methodist Church, Fairless Hills; and Volunteers for the Homeless, Inc.
Call or fax the above number for information.
One-time membership application fee; annual dues on a sliding scale, based on average worship attendance or number of members in the community organization.
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Tabor Children's Services, Inc.
601 New Britain Road
Doylestown, PA 18901

215-348-4071 ext 253
Fax: 215-348-9261              

Training and technical assistance from a prevention specialist to communities seeking to provide drug and alcohol prevention programs; helps communities to identify needs and identify resources; "community" is defined by the group itself (neighborhood, school, municipality). Prevention specialist is a Communities That Care technical assistant.
9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.
Free to communities addressing alcohol and other drug abuse and violence.
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TODAY, Inc.
P.O. Box 908
Newtown, PA 18940

215-968-4713
Fax: 215-968-8742

Training and technical assistance from prevention specialists to communities and community coalitions seeking to organize to provide drug and alcohol prevention programs; helps community to identify needs and identify resources; "community" is defined by the group itself (neighborhood, school, municipality). Prevention specialist is a Communities That Care technical assistant. Available training includes: Many Voices, One Choir: an inclusive planning model; Skill Builders: a primer or "tune-up" for groups in need of skill development; Community Visions: an experiential, learning opportunity that stresses cooperation and collaboration.
9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.
Free to communities addressing alcohol and other drug abuse and violence.
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United Way of Bucks County
413 Hood Boulevard
Fairless Hills, PA 19030

(Lower Bucks) 215-949-1660
(Central Bucks) 215-348-4810
(Upper Bucks) 215-538-1266
Fax: 215-949-0373

A community organizing agency identifying human care needs, raising funds to provide services for children, families, seniors, emergencies, substance abuse, violence prevention, and disabilities.
9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.
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Valley View Community Center
Box 292
Danboro, PA 18916

215-766-8604
Fax: 215-766-8509

Community mobilization spearheaded by the Plumstead Township Police Department has created programming by and for residents of the Valley View Mobile Home Park; provides recreation for children and youth and the entire community, tutoring and homework clubs, health, safety, and prevention programs for residents of all ages; Community Center donated by park management; monthly newsletter; scholarships for continuing education for teens and adults. Special events help to raise money for community activities. A collaboration of residents, police, Doylestown Hospital, the Bucks County Department of Health, also the Bucks County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc., and the Central Bucks Family YMCA.
Answering machine.
Free to community members.
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Venice Ashby Resident Council
5401 Beaver Dam Road
Bristol, PA 19007

215-785-7595
Fax: 215-788-3685

Organization helps residents of Venice Ashby to live in a safe and clean environment; Council works in collaboration with the Bucks County Housing Authority, Bristol Township Police Department, and a range of agencies including The Salvation Army, YWCA of Bucks County, the Girl Scouts, Planned Parenthood; life skills program, typing and computer classes; case management services; Green Thumb group for seniors 65 and over includes special training and community services.
10:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.
Free to residents.