Resources

Careers and Unemployment
Credit Reports and Disputes
Emergency Services / Relief Organizations
Federal, State and Local Agencies
Food
Housing and Utilities
Insurance
Legal Assistance
Military and Veterans
Money Management & Tips
Retirement
Seniors
Student Loans


Careers and Unemployment

  • PA Careerlink – a user-friendly, premiere job-matching system has been created to help bridge the gap that currently exists between job-seekers and employers.
  • National Unemployment Help – earn how to apply for unemployment benefits, workers’ compensation, welfare or temporary assistance, and other programs and services that can help if you lose your job.

Credit Reports and Disputes

Emergency Services / Relief Organizations

Federal, State and Local Agencies

Food

  • Bucks County Opportunity Council Food Program –Provide leads for food assistance, food pantries, community meals, senior food box program and fresh connect
  • National Food Assistance – Find out how to get food in case of an emergency, apply for food stamps and what free or low-cost food programs are available for infants, children and seniors.
  • Hunger Hotline – 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479)

Housing and Utilities

Insurance

Legal Assistance

  • Legal Aid of Southeastern PA – Providing quality legal representation to low-income and vulnerable people in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties.
  • Bucks County Bar Association – Lawyer Referral & Information Service assists persons willing and able to pay usual and customary attorney fees to participants in the BCBA LRIS program

Military and Veterans

  • Military Programs and Benefits – Get info about military benefits like health care, housing, and education. Discover programs that help with military life, like job search help for spouses and dealing with deployments. Access free family counseling. Get tax filing help geared for the military.
  • Housing help for Veterans – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers home loans and grants. These programs help service members, veterans, and surviving spouses buy, refinance, or modify their home.

Money Management & Tips

  • Bucks County SavesAmerica Saves is a campaign coordinated by the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and is dedicated to helping individuals save money, reduce debt, and build wealth.
  • The Bucks County Redevelopment Authority – Program to help low to moderate income families make home improvements, weatherization projects etc.
  • Bankrate – Use their financial calculators for mortgages, car loans, student loans, credit card payoff
  • Bucks County Opportunity Council – community-based Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
  • Bucks County Habitat for Humanity – Habitat works toward our vision by building strength, stability and self-reliance in partnership with families in need of decent and affordable housing.
  • Oil Heat Program – provide either free or low priced deliveries of home heating oil to those who need, ranging from low income families to senior citizens and others. Call 1-877-JOE-4-OIL (1-877-563-4645)

Retirement

Seniors

Student Loans