Fresh Connect
Fresh Connect Warminster is canceled for Tuesday, February 12.
FRESH CONNECT operates all year round! Winter, spring, summer and fall. Kick off 2019 by visiting one of our 3 Bucks County locations, or volunteering! In cases of extreme weather, BCOC will cancel Fresh Connect.
To Volunteer: Sign up below, or contact Eileen Albillar to reserve a spot for your business group in 2019!
You can find a copier of our flyer here.
In case of severe weather, please call 215.345.8175 for cancellations and additonal information.
Three Great Locations in the Bucks County Area!
Every Tuesday in Warminster:
12 PM Every Tuesday
Warminster Community Park, 1100 Veterans Way, Warminster 18974
Every Thursday in Ottsville:
11 AM Every Thursday
Intersection of 611 & 412 (Previously Thompson Auto), Ottsville, PA 18942
Every Friday in Bristol:
12 PM Every Friday
Lower Bucks Campus of Bucks County Community College, 1304 Veteran's Highway, Bristol, PA 19007
How Can I Receive Produce?
Registration is on site. All residents of Bucks County are welcome; there is a limit of one sign up per income eligible household. Income eligibility is 200% of the federal Poverty Guidelines; Click here for 2018 guideline. Please bring your own bags. No ID or verification needed. Participation does not affect your government benefits. For non-Bucks County residents, please see Fresh For All by Philabundance for a list of locations to obtain free produce.
What is the Weather Policy?
Fresh Connect operates every week, rain or shine, except during severe weather. This includes actual temperatures below 32 degrees or feels like temperatures below 32 degrees, heat advisories or excessive heat warnings, heavy rain or snow, and thunder and lightning storms. It is our obligation to make the safety of our clients, volunteers, and staff our top priority. Closure announcements will be posted on our website, social media, and on the Fresh Connect phone line no later than 7 AM of the day of the distribution which is being cancelled. Please visit www.bcoc.org or call 215.345.8175 for Fresh Connect up to date closure information.
How Can I Volunteer?
Fresh Connect offers volunteer opportunities allowing a hands-on and interactive experience with communities benefiting from the program. Volunteers are needed to help set up and distribute produce, among other tasks. Each weekly location requires 10-15 volunteers, whose involvement is an integral part of not only distribution, but also community building.
To volunteer in Bristol (Fridays) click HERE
Tp volunteer in Ottsville (Thursdays) click HERE
To volunteer in Warminster (Tuesdays) click HERE
For more information on volunteer contact Eileen Albillar, Volunteer and Community Connections Manager, at ealbillar@bcoc.org. All volunteers will be asked to submit an application and background clearances.
Need recipe ideas? Click HERE!
