FOUNDATIONS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP | WINTER 2017

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Supporting Youth Development

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Ron Bernstein joined students from Miss Bobbie and Miss Angela’s class at the Lower Bucks Family YMCA to present a grant check for the Unified Special Abilities Program, a joint program with the Central Bucks Family YMCA. In the back row, from left to right: Graham Smialowski, Jennifer Ritorto, Ashley Anderson, and Bobbie Enke.

SPRING AND SUMMER 2017 GRANT CYCLE DATES & DEADLINES! Bucks Innovation & Improvement (BIIG) – (grant award range: $10,000—$25,000) LOIs are due no later than April 1st, 2017. Following an LOI meeting with FCP, full applications are due no later than April 15, 2017.

Capital Improvement – (grant award range: $10,000—$25,000) LOIs are due no later than April 1st, 2017. Following an LOI meeting with FCP, full applications are due no later than April 15, 2017.

Partnership in Youth Services (PYS) – (grant award range: $3,000—$5,000) Application opens July 1st, 2017, and closes September 1st, 2017. Note: PYS applications do not require an LOI before starting a full application.

For full information on FCP grant programs and application requirements, go to www.fcpartnership.org/grants.

Fall 2016 GrantsFCP’s Board of Directors approved $86,287 in program grants, $57,500 in capital grants, and $7,500 in technical assistance at the December 8, 2016, Board meeting.

Bucks Innovation and Improvement Grants (BIIG) • Bucks County Audubon Society

Nature’s Healing Powers• The Conservatory: Music, Art, Theater

smArt Program• Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania

Funded Troop Initiative• Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Academy

Equine Assisted Therapy• Snipes Farm & Education Center

Farm Based Education Program• NOVA

Personal Safety for Children & Youth with ASD• Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic

Integrated Behavioral Health Services• Upper Bucks YMCA

7th Grade Initiative• LBFYMCA & CBFYMCA

Unified Special Abilities Program• Centennial School District

Arts Meets Commerce• Ivy Hill Therapeutic Riding Center

Freedom Haven Horses • YWCA

Reading to End Racism

Capital Grants• Bucks County Children’s Museum

Factory Works Exhibit• Children’s Developmental Program

Library Improvements• The Conservatory: Music, Art, Drama

Performance Hall Seating• Council Rock Education Foundation

Duraswings for Special Needs Students• Mercer Museum

Historic Cabin Rehabilitation• YWCA

Technology Upgrades• Kiwanis Foundation/Belmont Hills Elem.

Playground Rehabilitation

Technical Assistance Funding• James A. Michener Art Museum

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Catch Up with FCP Conversations Online!It’s been a year since FCP launched the online broadcast series on Youtube, FCP Conversations Online: Bucks County Nonprofit Leaders, and our library continues to grow. So far, we’ve welcomed 10 organizations to discuss their work in Bucks County.

Each episode runs about 15 minutes and features a community organization that shares FCP’s mission to better support the behavioral health and human service needs of children and young adults in Bucks County.

“We’re working to add about one interview per month and so far we’ve achieved our goal,” Ron Bernstein, executive director, says. “We’re involved in many efforts to help connect people and this is just one more way to move our mission forward.” To view the online series, go to www.youtube.com and enter “FCP Conversations Online” in the search bar.

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Foundations Community Partnership was formed in July 2007, as a result of the sale of Foundations Behavioral Health. Foundations Community Partnership is a philanthropic grant-making foundation supporting the behavioral health and human service needs of children and young adults in Bucks County. Foundations Community Partnership provides grants and technical assistance to non-profit organizations, awards scholarships to Bucks County high school seniors, subsidizes service learning internships for college students, underwrites community education programs and supports behavioral health education and research.

FCP’s Board of DirectorsKaren Lasorda - Board ChairTerence McGlinchey - TreasurerSteve DetweilerPeggy Hanselman, NCCNancy Miller, Psy.D.Thomas M. Hanna, P.E., LEED APAmy ConteAbigail HalloranStephanie Bunin, Psy.D.Brad Greenspan, Psy.D.

Nonvoting MembersRonald Bernstein FCP Executive Director

Caroline O’Connell Sinton, MAT FCP Associate Director, Board Secretary

Dr. Daniel Weldon FCP Senior Consultant for Program Education and

Development

William E. Boger, CPA

Dr. Albert Honig (deceased) Honorary Director

Dr. Harry Klein Honorary Director

SAVE THE DATES! SPRING 2017 WORKSHOPS

Roma A. Vasa, M.D.Wednesday, March 1, 2017 – 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Co-Occurring Psychiatric Conditions in Youth with Autism Spectrum DisorderPresented by Roma A. Vasa, M.D.

Wednesday, April 5, 2017 – 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Empirically Supported Assessment and Treatment of Conduct Problems in YouthPresented by Daniel A. Waschbusch, Ph.D.

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 – 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Assessment and Treatment of Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderPresented by Anthony Puliafico, Ph.D.

Visit the FCP Web Site at www.fcpartnership.org to view full information! Workshops are held at the Doylestown Health & Wellness Center

Anthony Puliafico, Ph.D.

Daniel A. Waschbusch, Ph.D.

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FCP Names New Board Chair, Appoints New Board Members

FCP was delighted to name Karen Lasorda the incoming Chair of the Board of Directors. Lasorda, who joined the board in 2013, said “I am honored to serve as Chairman of the Board for such a worthwhile organization.”

In addition, FCP recently welcomed Stephanie Bunin, Psy.D. and Brad M. Greenspan, Psy.D., to the Board for three-year terms.

Dr. Bunin, a resident of Doylestown, PA, has 12 years of experience as a psychologist in Bucks County. She is currently in private practice with the Center for Psychology and Counseling and provides therapy services at Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Newtown. She also served as a psychologist at Woods Services for seven years.

“Foundations Community Partnership supports so many amazing programs that make a difference in the lives of children and families in our community and I am thrilled to be part of this worthy organization,” says Dr. Bunin.

Dr. Greenspan serves as a Supervising Psychologist in the Pennsbury School District, working with students with emotional, cognitive and physical disabilities, along with those screened for gifted identification. He is also a Licensed Psychologist in private practice in Langhorne, PA.

“I am privileged to be a part of the Foundations Community Partnership Board of Directors and to play a part in supporting vital works in Bucks County,” says Dr. Greenspan.

Workshop at FCP!Join Dr. Dan Weldon on February 23rd for

“Writing Grants: The Grant Lifecycle” from 10:00 – 11:30 at our Doylestown office.

To RSVP and get directions, please email Caroline O’Connell at csinton@fcpartnership.org

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Brad Greenspan, Psy.D.

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Foundations Community PartnershipThanks its 2016 Donorsfor Supporting Our Partnership in Youth Services Program

Platinum Sponsors

Theodora B. Betz Foundation, Bishop & Associates, Inc., Davis Trachtenberg, Inc., The Carl Koenig Family, Merrill Lynch Doylestown Office

Gold Sponsors

AXA Foundation, The Bernstein Family, William E. Boger, CPA, Limor Goodman, PC, Penn Community Bank, Magellan Behavioral Health of PA, Inc., Charles H. Rose, CLU, CHFC, Ian Rose, FC, Dr. Joseph Stella & Family, The Center for Neuropsychology & Counseling, PC, Tilley Fire Equipment Company

Silver Sponsors

Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP, Bucks County Bank, Bucks County Commissioners, Bucks County Herald, Catalyst Center for Nonprofit Management, The Conte Family, Fulton Bank, New Britain Developers LP, J. Douglas Riva, Thompson Networks, The Zagerman Family

Bronze Sponsors

309 Office Supply, Advanced Micro Computer Specialists, Inc., Astro Dynamic Print & Graphic Services, The Alexander Family, Boucher & James, Inc., Consulting Engineers, Brody Public Rela-tions, Coalition to Shelter and Support the Homeless, Doylestown Deli, Doylestown Wealth Management, The Friedman Family, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hanna, In The Bag Catering, Kershner Office Furniture, Dr. Nancy Miller and Family, J. Carroll Molloy Realtor, Ninety-Five North Marketing, The Pasternak Family, The Present Company, LLC, Rutherford’s Camera Shop, Sportswear Plus, Stonewall Services, LLC, Streamline Payroll, LLC, The Weldon Family, Zateeny Loftus, LLP

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Doylestown Township Debuts “Sensory Trail”A new park feature opened last October in Doylestown’s Central Park, and it’s thought to be the first of its kind in Pennsylvania. Called the “Sensory Trail,” it is intended for individuals with a variety of challenges in the area of sensory integration and mobility, who can have a difficult time enjoying outdoor recreation facilities.

The trail features a series of nine “pods,” that offer different types of sensory stimulation along a 385-foot boardwalk, designed specifically for children and young adults with a wide range of disabilities, including individuals on the autism spectrum.

FCP helped fund its construction, along with the Pennsylvania Department of Economic Development, Doylestown Lions Club, and the Village Improvement Association of Doylestown.

Pooja Gandhi, a Central Bucks High School East graduate from Warwick Township, was awarded the Morris M. Davis Scholarship and a $1,500 scholarship during the 18th Annual Foundations Partnership in Youth Services Award Luncheon Ceremony held October 20 at the Doylestown Country Club.The annual Morris M. Davis Award and Scholarship recognizes the services and commitments of Morris Davis, Foundation’s long-term board member. In addition to being a veteran who served in World War II, Morris was committed to helping less fortunate children and youth in Bucks County. “He (Morris) established an annual scholarship, and with his passing, his family has continued his tradition and commitment,” said FCP executive director, Ron Bernstein.This award and scholarship in Morris Davis’s name is

given annually to a student intern who shows immense quality of character to community service and to an individual who displayed incredible growth and maturity in Foundations Summer Youth Corps Program in alliance with Bucks County Community

College (BCCC).This program provided Pooja, a sophomore majoring in Speech Pathology at LaSalle University, with a 10-week service learning internship this past summer at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bucks County in Jamison, Pennsylvania. A total of 16 interns, including Pooja, completed internships, each at different non-profits. In order to participate in this program, students must be Bucks County residents who have completed their

freshman or sophomore years at college. Successful applicants spent 32 hours in service activities with their host agencies each week and eight hours of academic, supervision and training activities.

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Pooja Gandhi Wins Morris M. Davis Award and Scholarship

(left to right) Ron Bernstein, Pooja Gandhi, and Deb Sedik, Associate Professor, Bucks County Community College

Rick Colello, vice chairman of the Doylestown Township Board of Supervisors, cuts ribbon at the new Sensory Trail at Doylestown’s Central Park.