Thursday, February 14, 2013
The United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey unveiled the new and improved 2-1-1: a free phone number that locally connects people with essential health and human services
You are a single father with two children living in Lansdale, and you desperately need daycare services — now. You are the parents to a teen son and he desperately needs a good mentor in the Pottstown area — ASAP. You and your husband live in Harleysville, and there's a challenge in finding a home for your aging parents — the clock is ticking. Don't fret — there's no need to stress and scour the Internet for local and government services to meet your health and human services needs. Just dial 2-1-1. One call. That's all. On Monday, Feb. 11, the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey launched a new and improved free telephone service called 2-1-1 in southeastern Pennsylvania. It's promoted as the one-stop phone call …
Friday, January 18, 2013
For the third year, Bridle Path Elementary students in the North Penn School District collected, bagged and donated breakfast meals for clients at Manna on Main Street and Lamb Foundation, and winter coats for North Penn Boys and Girls Club
They took a small piece of their day to make a big difference. For the third year in a row, and in the 50th anniversary year of the March on Washington, Bridle Path Elementary students on Thursday improved the lives of clients of Manna on Main Street in Lansdale and Lamb Foundation in North Wales, and the lives of members of the North Penn Boys and Girls Club in Lansdale. Students and their parents collected breakfast items, such as oatmeal, hot chocolate, raisins, granola and the like, bagged them and donated them to the Lansdale food pantry and soup kitchen, and the North Wales Borough supportive housing organization. The student council at Bridle Path also banded together to collect winter coats for the young members of the North Penn …
Friday, November 2, 2012
Jim McFalls thanks the staff of two area nonprofits for their efforts during Hurricane Sandy
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Friday, November 2, 2012
In light of the recent super storm, Hurricane Sandy, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank the hundreds of staff working for both KenCrest and Lynch Services, two large nonprofits supporting people with special needs and autism in the Delaware Valley, Delaware State, and Connecticut. In bad weather, we often hear tales of heroism. Some of the most intriguing stories of heroism are only told amongst each other, and not to the general public. Working in human services organizations, the supports we provide are around-the-clock, through bad weather, 24/7, empowering the lives of people with disabilities. Together, about 50 KenCrest and Lynch community living homes and facilities supporting people with special needs lost power. Our staff …
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Each Thursday at 3 p.m., we check out the five best, the five hottest, the five newest, the five tastiest ... you get the picture
This week's Patch Picks ... The Five Nonprofits Making a Difference
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Manna On Main Street
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