The Ivins Outreach Center
Assists the Morrisville Fire Victims
The Ivins Outreach Center reached out to community organizations, local businesses, churches, Morrisville Borough Council, Code Enforcement Officer/Fire Marshall Bob Seward, Police Chief Jack Jones, Superintendent of Morrisville School District William Ferrara, Intermediate and Elementary School Principal Laurie Ruffing and the American Red Cross for assistance. We are proud to announce that to date, over $11,000 in donations and gift cards have been received.
With the assistance of the American Red Cross, families were initially housed with friends and family, the Morrisville Comfort Inn, and the Red Roof Inn and McIntosh Inn in Langhorne. Unfortunately, the majority of families were renters with no renter’s insurance. The number of family units affected by the fire met the number required for FEMA assistance, and through the assistance of The Ivins Outreach Center, the families were provided with the information needed to apply for FEMA assistance.
The Fraternal Order of the Eagles kindly agreed to be the drop-off location for all donations of clothes, toys, appliances, household items, cleaning supplies and toiletries. Collections sites were the Morrisville YMCA, the Fairless Hills YMCA, and Morrisville’s Italian Social Club. The Italian Social Club hosted a dinner for the families on Thursday, March 1st. Old Country Buffet in Langhorne sponsored each family for five meals. Parents will be able to eat for free with a small fee per child. Families pre-registered for these meals with The Ivins Outreach Center.
Executive Director, Darletta Berry-Johnson, is meeting with Wanda Kartal from the Morrisville School Board to plan a community fundraiser. All assistance received will be divided equally among all families affected by the fire.
Important Facts
The Ivins Outreach Center supports and helps to coordinate existing services and programs offered by area social agencies in Morrisville, PA and surrounding communities.
More than 1,000 clients were served at or in sponsorship with the Ivins Outreach Center in 2010.
Faith in Action is a major program at the Ivins Outreach Center. Faith in Action. This program matches the frail, elderly, homebound and others needing assistance with volunteers who will take them to medical appointments or periodically assist them with small tasks, visits, or calls. Click on the link above for more information about Faith in Action
Volunteers are needed as part of the Faith In Action program, to take the frail, elderly, homebound and others needing assistance to occasional medical appointments or to assist periodically with small tasks, visits or calls. Please call Dave Sample at 215-428-0500 ext. 103 for more information or to volunteer.