800 West Chestnut St.. - PO Box 9 Perkasie, PA 18944 Phone: 215-257-7616 - pantry@pennridgefish.org
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FINANCIAL AID
Administration of Financial Aid
Often in life, we find ourselves facing difficult financial challenges brought about by job loss, disability, illness, or other misfortune. At FISH we do offer some limited assistance to our Pennridge neighbors that can help ease financial burdens one might be encountering. This program is funded entirely by the generosity of those in the community who donate to FISH and is, therefore, limited. Thank you for your understanding.
Click on the FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION link to download a pdf form for printing on your computer. You must meet with a financial aid officer prior to being considered for financial assistance. Proper identification, including photo ID and last four digits of your SS#, is required for financial assistance. A current bill must also be presented during your office visit. Come to the office prepared for best results. All financial aid appointments are walk-in only.
PURPOSE Financial Aid is intended to be a ONE TIME Emergency Help or BRIDGE to residents in the Pennridge Community. The intent is to help residents with emergency help until they find alternative sources.
The Financial Aid is limited to help with:
SECURITY DEPOSITS and UTILITIES (where shutoff notices have been issued and shutoff is imminent):
Electric
Gas
Heating Oil
Water & Sewer
Consideration will be given where the rent includes electric utilities. (This includes rooming houses.)
FUNDING The budget/funds for these services come from the generosity of the people (businesses, churches, individuals and social/fraternal organizations) in the Pennridge Community. No funding for financial assistance comes from Government sources. The funding is very limited; therefore the amount of aid is limited.
CLIENTS Clients must be residents of the Pennridge community as defined by the boundaries of the Pennridge School District.
If you have previously received financial assistance, you may no longer be eligible.
OTHER HINTS AND TIPS:
When you meet with a financial aid officer at FISH, please try to be understanding. We receive hundreds of requests for help and it can be overwhelming for the volunteers who are meeting with you, just as it is overwhelming for you to have to ask for help.
Please come prepared. Make sure you have your current bill, and all identification with you when you meet with our financial aid volunteers.
Understand that funding is limited - FISH is not a public welfare office and we do not have paid social workers on staff. All financial aid funds come from donations we receive from people in our community. We need to be good stewards of those limited funds and, therefore, we cannot honor every single request we receive for financial help.
Please see rules above for what we can and cannot assist with.
FISH is staffed almost entirely by volunteers. We have only one part time operations director as paid staff. Please be considerate of this fact. We cannot "do it all". :^)
AND LAST - Thank you for trusting us to try to help you and your family! It is a blessing to serve the community in this way. We really do try our best and we really do care.