Photo: Justine Dawson (left), Program Manager at the KidsPeace Foster Care office in Chalfont, receives the Bucks Innovation and Improvement Grant from Tobias Bruhn, Executive Director of Foundations Community Partnership.

CHALFONT, PA (August 10, 2023) – KidsPeace announced it has received a $7,500 grant to fund youth and family activities through its foster care office in Chalfont, Bucks County, PA.  The grant is part of the Bucks Innovation and Improvement Grants (BIIG) program administered by Foundations Community Partnership.

The grant will fund a variety of efforts to provide kids in foster care in Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery counties with recreational experiences which are common among their peers but often not available to children in care.

“Such experiences are especially important for kids in our program, because through them the kids are able to build social skills that help them achieve their treatment goals,” said Justine Dawson, KidsPeace FCCP program manager at the Chalfont office. “Age-appropriate activities like these also address the kids’ mental health needs by reducing anxiety and improving their interactions with others.”

“And just as important, they give our kids the opportunity to just be kids!”

KidsPeace’s foster care program in Chalfont recruits, trains and licenses foster families, matches them with kids needing care, and provides ongoing support to both the children and the families.  The program opened in 2000 and serves approximate 25 youth from the three counties each year.

Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) is a non-profit, private grant-making foundation established in 2007 to support the behavioral health and human service needs of children, young adults, and their families in Bucks County, Pa. In response, the organization provides grants and technical assistance, scholarships, and professional development as well as service-learning opportunities through collaborative partnerships.

Since 1882, KidsPeace has been building on its expertise to give hope, help and healing to children, adults and those who love them. Through its comprehensive range of residential treatment programs; accredited educational services; unique psychiatric hospital and foster care and community-based programs, KidsPeace is dedicated to helping people connect, transform and overcome their challenges to ensure a stable future, transition to adulthood and gain independence. Since its doors opened, nearly 300,000 children have participated in one of the multitude of programs KidsPeace offers.

For additional resources or more information on how to get involved, become a foster parent or make a donation, please visit www.kidspeace.org. Follow us at www.facebook.com/kidspeace.org or on Twitter @KidsPeace.

 

Information Provided By:
Robert Martin
Director of Communications

 

 

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