School Closure News & Updates
- Central Bucks School District
- Community Resources
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Community Action Agencies
Emergency help including food, fuel oil, medicine, emergency shelter.
Doylestown Area FISH
PO Box 196
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: 215-348-7172
Serving Central Bucks School District residents only.Bucks County Opportunity Council
100 Doyle Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: 215-345-8175
Fax: 215-345-8573
Website: http://www.bcoc.orgSt. Vincent DePaul Society
Chalfont - 215-822-2707
Doylestown - 215-348-4190
St. John Bosco - 215-672-7280Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
LLS has established the LLS COVID-19 Patient Financial Aid Program to help eligible blood cancer patients experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic. For more information and for patients to apply, click here.
Community Meals - Upper Bucks
First United Church of Christ
151 S. 4th St. & Park Ave., Quakertown, PA 18951
215-536-4447
3rd THURSDAY of each month, 5:30 p.m.Presbyterian Church of Deep Run
16 Irish Meeting House Road, Perkasie, PA 18944
215-249-3689
3rd MONDAY of each month, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
*Please call before 3 p.m. with any questions or transportation needs.*Food for Friends
(Richland Friends Quakers Meeting)
Mill Road & Main Street, Quakertown, PA 18951
215-538-7555 or 610-346-9708
2nd, 4th & 5th WEDNESDAY of each month, 6:00 p.m.Trinity Lutheran Church
102 N. Hellertown Ave., Quakertown, PA 18951
215-536-3193
1st Thurs of each month (OCT - JUNE), 5:45 p.m.Revivals
4 South N. Ridge
Perkasie, PA 18944
Every Tuesday-Take out only currently.
215-257-3375
Seating 1: 5 p.m.-6 p.m.
(Seating ends at 5:30 p.m.)
Seating 2: 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
(Seating ends at 6:30 p.m.)
Other Supports
Unemployment
To apply for unemployment during the shut down visit - https://www.uc.pa.gov/unemployment-benefits/file/Pages/File%20an%20Initial%20Claim.aspxChildcare Resources Approved to Operate During COVID Crisis
Apply for Benefits - PA Department of Human Services
Free WiFiInternet Essentials - Comcast is offering to help connect low-income families to the internet at home. Effective Monday, March 16, 2020, new Internet Essentials customers will receive two free months of internet service. Comcast is also increasing the speed of the program to 25 Mbps downloads, and 3 Mbps uploads for all new and existing customers. Families who qualify for the Internet Essentials program may apply online at https://www.internetessentials.com/covid19
Free Broadband - Altice Usa For households with K-12 and/or college students who may be displaced due to school closures and who do not currently have home internet access, Altice USA is offering Altice Advantage 30 Mbps broadband solution for free for 60 days to any new customer household within their footprint. More info at https://www.alticeusa.com/news/articles/feature/corporate/altice-usa-brings-free-broadband-k-12-and-college-students-during-coronavirus-pandemic
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Food Pantries and Hours
*Please call to confirm the dates and times of operation as they may change*Central Bucks County
New Britain Baptist Church
22 E. Butler Ave.
Tamanend Ave. & Butler Ave.
New Britain, PA 18901
M & W 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (no admittance after 11:30 a.m.)
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. (no admittance after 3:30 p.m.)Doylestown Area FISH
215-348-7172 (available 24 hours a day)
www.doylestownfish.comBucks County Housing Group Food Pantry
470 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA 18901
215-345-4311 Ext. 101
W 5:30-8 p.m.
Th 10:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
Sun 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.Fisherman’s Mark
37 S. Main Street
Lambertville, NJ 08530
https://fishermansmark.org/Upper Bucks County
Christ’s Cupboard Food Pantry
Providence Presbyterian Church
2200 Krammes Rd. (Milford Township)
Quakertown, PA 18951
3rd Saturday of Month: 9-11 a.m.FEAST Pantry
One Luther Lane
Trumbauersville, PA 18970
215-536-3193
Tuesday: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Thursday: 6 - 8 p.m.
3rd Saturday of month: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.Fresh For All - Grace Bible Church (parking lot)
423 Main Street
Souderton, PA 18964
Ph: 215-220-1920
Tuesday 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Heaven's Bounty
Quakertown First Church of the Brethren
455 Trumbuersville Road
Quakertown, PA 18951
Ph: 215-536-1317
Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
For hours not listed, call for an appointment.