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Funding will help low-income individuals and families in Bucks County who are striving for financial independence. Bucks County Opportunity Council (BCOC), a local non-profit organization dedicated to reducing poverty has received a $10,000 grant from Bank of America. The grant will help support the Economic Self-Sufficiency (ES) Program, which works to improve economic mobility in Bucks County by empowering low-income families with the education, skills, and resources necessary to achieve and maintain economic self-sufficiency without any future need for cash welfare subsidies. Last year, BCOC provided shelter, food, educational opportunities, and job placement for more than 56,000 residents in Bucks County. “We understand that poverty is not just a lack of financial resources, but a complex web of interconnected challenges. It encompasses the social determinants of health, including access to adequate housing, nutritious food, employment opportunities, and education. By addressing these fundamental needs, we not only alleviate immediate suffering but also lay the foundation for long-term stability and prosperity,” says Erin Lukoss, Executive Director. “We appreciate Bank of America’s generous support and continued investment in our Economic Self-Sufficiency Program.” The grant is part of Bank of America's philanthropic giving efforts in local communities. Awardees were selected for their commitment to address basic needs and workforce development for individuals and families. “For more than 55 years, Bucks County Opportunity Council has been the county’s leading non-profit organization serving low-income families,” said Jim Dever, President, Bank of America Greater Philadelphia. “We stand behind BCOC’s work to end poverty by connecting families to the resources they need that will help individuals and families find financial stability and advance.” BCOC is the lead anti-poverty, non-profit organization in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, dedicated to ending poverty by connecting people with the resources they need to thrive. BCOC has five major program areas: Housing, Food, Weatherization, Volunteer Income Tax Preparation (VITA) and the Economic Self-Sufficiency (ES) Program. Housing includes street outreach, rental and move in assistance and utility shut-off prevention. Food services distributes food directly to families through a network of over 70 food pantries and distribution sites. Weatherization services assist families in reducing their energy costs. VITA provides free income tax preparation assistance. The ES Program assists individuals and families to leave poverty permanently through case management, education, and employment. For over 59 years, the Opportunity Council has served low-income families in Bucks County by helping them to stabilize when in crisis, garner resources to achieve a livable wage, gain additional education and training, and work towards economic self-sufficiency. Bank of America Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 69 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 3,800 retail financial centers, approximately 15,000 ATMs (automated teller machines) and award-winning digital banking with approximately 57 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 4 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and more than 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BAC).
Funding will help low-income individuals and families in Bucks County who are striving for financial independence.
Bucks County Opportunity Council (BCOC), a local non-profit organization dedicated to reducing poverty has received a $10,000 grant from Bank of America.
The grant will help support the Economic Self-Sufficiency (ES) Program, which works to improve economic mobility in Bucks County by empowering low-income families with the education, skills, and resources necessary to achieve and maintain economic self-sufficiency without any future need for cash welfare subsidies. Last year, BCOC provided shelter, food, educational opportunities, and job placement for more than 56,000 residents in Bucks County.
“We understand that poverty is not just a lack of financial resources, but a complex web of interconnected challenges. It encompasses the social determinants of health, including access to adequate housing, nutritious food, employment opportunities, and education. By addressing these fundamental needs, we not only alleviate immediate suffering but also lay the foundation for long-term stability and prosperity,” says Erin Lukoss, Executive Director. “We appreciate Bank of America’s generous support and continued investment in our Economic Self-Sufficiency Program.”
The grant is part of Bank of America's philanthropic giving efforts in local communities. Awardees were selected for their commitment to address basic needs and workforce development for individuals and families.
“For more than 55 years, Bucks County Opportunity Council has been the county’s leading non-profit organization serving low-income families,” said Jim Dever, President, Bank of America Greater Philadelphia. “We stand behind BCOC’s work to end poverty by connecting families to the resources they need that will help individuals and families find financial stability and advance.”
BCOC is the lead anti-poverty, non-profit organization in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, dedicated to ending poverty by connecting people with the resources they need to thrive.
BCOC has five major program areas: Housing, Food, Weatherization, Volunteer Income Tax Preparation (VITA) and the Economic Self-Sufficiency (ES) Program. Housing includes street outreach, rental and move in assistance and utility shut-off prevention. Food services distributes food directly to families through a network of over 70 food pantries and distribution sites. Weatherization services assist families in reducing their energy costs. VITA provides free income tax preparation assistance. The ES Program assists individuals and families to leave poverty permanently through case management, education, and employment.
For over 59 years, the Opportunity Council has served low-income families in Bucks County by helping them to stabilize when in crisis, garner resources to achieve a livable wage, gain additional education and training, and work towards economic self-sufficiency.
Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 69 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 3,800 retail financial centers, approximately 15,000 ATMs (automated teller machines) and award-winning digital banking with approximately 57 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 4 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and more than 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BAC).