Help Give A Christmas to Central and Upper Bucks County neighbors in need
During the holiday season, The Intelligencer and Bucks County Opportunity Council partner to collect and distribute monetary donations to assist struggling families in Central and Upper Bucks County and eastern Montgomery County.
This year's campaign began accepting donations on Nov. 5.
The 2023 holiday season marks the 36th year of the Give A Christmas fund. Over that time, the community has contributed over $3.8 million to help those less fortunate.
This year’s Give A Christmas fund goal is $165,000.
Click here to donate online via credit card, Paypal or Venmo.
In 2022, the community contributed over $176,000 to Give A Christmas, which allowed the Opportunity Council to provide assistance to over 500 families (1,500 individuals) with the average assistance per family of $220. Of the families served, the average family income was $23,867.
Scroll down for the updated list of donors for the 2023 season.
How Give A Christmas works
The Give A Christmas fund is administered by the Bucks County Opportunity Council with 10 percent of the proceeds shared with Keystone Opportunity Center. The two nonprofit agencies work on behalf of Give A Christmas to identify individuals and families needing financial assistance during the holidays.
The fund provides for a variety of assistance — from traditional help buying gifts and groceries to rental assistance, medical bills or utility needs. After the program satisfies eligible requests for assistance during the holidays, the remaining fund balance may be used by the agencies to provide similar types of assistance needed at other times of the year.
The Intelligencer's Give A Christmas fund provides assistance to families in Central and Upper Bucks County as well as Eastern Montgomery County and the North Penn and Indian Valley communities.
All donations will be acknowledged in the newspaper unless anonymity is requested. Please note that we cannot guarantee publication on a given date; donations are published in the order they are received and processed.
To get help from Give A Christmas
If you wish to inquire about eligibility for Give A Christmas assistance, call the Bucks County Opportunity Council at 215-345-8175 ext. 200 if you reside within the following Bucks County school districts: Centennial, Central Bucks, New Hope-Solebury, Palisades, Pennridge or Quakertown Community, as well as the Montgomery County school districts of Upper Moreland and Hatboro-Horsham and their adjoining communities. Call the Keystone Opportunity Center at 215-723-5430 if you reside within the Souderton or North Penn school districts.
To give help to Give A Christmas
To mail a donation, use the donation coupon printed in the daily newspaper or download a copy by clicking here. Make checks payable to BCOC-Give A Christmas and mail them in care of The Bucks County Opportunity Council, PO Box # 1807, Doylestown, PA 18901.
Click here to donate online with a credit card, Venmo or Paypal. Check the box for "Share the Warmth" through November.
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Questions about Give A Christmas?
To contact the Bucks County Opportunity Council with an inquiry about Give A Christmas help, call 215-345-8175.
To contact the newspaper for a question about publication of a donation, contact Editor Danielle Camilli at dcamilli@theintell.com. Please note that while we do publish all donations, we do not guarantee publication on a certain day. The lists will run on Sundays only in our print newspaper.
Looking to help neighbors in need in Lower Bucks County? Click here to donate to the Bucks County Courier Times and Levittown-Bristol Kiwanis' Give A Christmas campaign, which is run independently of The Intelligencer's campaign and serves residents in the lower part of Bucks County.
Donors to Give A Christmas
We will start running the 2023 donors once we start to receive funds. Here is the 2022 list. Thank you to all!
This article originally appeared on The Intelligencer: The Intelligencer's Give A Christmas
