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QPR for Suicide Prevention - Free Training

The Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training.  Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can s...

Code Blue Shelter Information

Bucks County residents experiencing homelessness should call the Bucks County Housing Link:  800-810-4434

CSSH is gearing up for our Code Blue Shelter Season beginning December 1.  It takes many volunteers to staff the shelter. If you are...

Coming Together for Kids 2023-24 Workshop Schedule

Sponsored by the Bucks County Local Interagency Coordinating Council whose mission it is to promote community linkages with existing resources for children
with special needs, their families and caregivers.

HOME: Homebound Medication Disposal Program

The Homebound Medication Disposal Program (HOME) is a FREE monthly medication pick-up service occurring on the fourth Wednesday of the month for eligible Bucks County residents who cannot access a public drop site because of physical, medical, or transpor...

Farmers Market Vouchers Available at Senior Centers

The Bucks County Area Agency on Aging (BCAAA) has once again partnered with the state Department of Agriculture to help stock seniors’ pantries with fresh, locally grown produce. 

Through the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), eligib...

Bucks County Conversations, Ep. 8: Veterans Affairs: “We’re very proud of our memorial park”

The Bucks County Administration Building’s courtyard is filled with memorials dedicated to the fallen heroes of nearly every American war. In this episode of Bucks County Conversations, we chat with Tim Wynn, the Director of Bucks County Veterans...

Bucks County Conversations, Ep. 7: Foster Parent and Volunteer Program: “These are Bucks County kids

In this episode of Bucks County Conversations, we talk about Buck County’s Foster Parent and Volunteer Program. The Bucks County Children and Youth Social Services Agency currently has close to 200 children in its foster care system, whi...

Commissioners Call on State to Increase Mental Health Funding

The Board of Bucks County Commissioners this week called on state lawmakers to boost funding for mental health services to help counties fortify the state’s strained mental health treatment system.

The commissioners’ call came in the form a resolution, app...

Commissioner Harvie Announces Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee

Bucks County Commissioner Chair Bob Harvie today announced the Chairman’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee to advise him on appropriation of opioid settlement funds. 

Commissioner Harvie has selected members of the Bucks County community repre...

Bucks Co-Responders Program Expands to Three More Police Departments

Two more social workers began working last month alongside police in Lower Bucks, growing the county’s efforts to divert people in need of social services away from the criminal justice system.

The appointments of Fetiye “Tia” Kazee and Keevon Johnson as c...