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Manna on Main Street’s Non-COVID Emergency Financial Assistance Program is currently accepting applications.

If you have received financial assistance from or are on the waitlist for the Emergency Rent and Utility Coalition (ERUC) Program, you may not be eligible for financial assistance from Manna’s Non-COVID Emergency Financial Assistance Program.

Due to the large number of applications to Manna’s Non-COVID Emergency Financial Assistance Program, there may be a delay in response to your application. We will reply to your application within 2 weeks. If approved, checks generally take an additional 7-10 days to be processed. Also, if approved, you must be able to provide copies of photo ID, proof of income, housing lease and landlord contact information.

Requirements:

  • Must be a North Penn School District resident
  • Must have not received assistance from Manna in the last 12 months
  • Must currently have a steady income

Maternal and child health support

Call Us for Services Today: (215) 972- 0700

Where do you live?

The Ambler Cupboard is open to anyone in Ambler and the surrounding towns in these zip codes: 19002, 19025, 19034, 19031, 19048, 19075, 19422, 19424, 19437, 19477, and 19038.

The North Hills Cupboard only serves the 19038 zip code.

To become a client, call (215) 628-3002 to confirm that your zip code is in our service area. If you live outside of our service area, we will help you find another food pantry.

Office: M-F 8:30-3:30 and by appointment

Food (Ambler): Mon & Wed 9:00 -11:15 am

Boutique: Mon & Wed 9:00 am-11:30 am

by appointment – Please call ahead

Mattie’s Produce Shed

Mattie’s Produce Shed is a space we use to share produce and baked goods with our clients and the entire community. It is located at our Ambler Food Pantry.

Monday and Wednesday:  

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CLIENTS ONLY 

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Open for the community                                        

Thursday and Friday:            

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (or while supplies last) Open for the community

If you see the blue sign out on the sidewalk, stop in and help yourself to the produce/baked goods. Please only take what you need for your family and leave the rest for others in the community.

Meals on Wheels

Family Services is a proud provider of Meals on Wheels, a program that offers two nutritious meals up to seven days a week for adults over age 60 at significant risk of malnutrition. Community volunteers deliver meals Monday through Friday. Frozen weekend meals are available.

For more information, contact Hannah Gruen at hgruen@fsmontco.org.

If you need immediate assistance, please contact Madison Bowman at 610-367-6957 Ext:223 or email her at mbowman@boyertownareamulti-service.org
610-367-6957.

Do you or someone you know live in the Upper Perkiomen Valley and need help with meals? Meals on Wheels can help at no cost to qualified participants! Meals on Wheels provides:  Home-delivered, nutritious, well-balanced meals  Friendly daily visit  Ability to stay in your home  Short-term or long-term service Qualifications vary, but individuals typically are 60 or older, and unable to shop for themselves or prepare meals. Other needs are taken into consideration – see if you qualify now! For more information, please contact The Center at The Open Link: 215.679.6550 or email centermanager@theopenlink.org.

  • To apply, call 610-275-1960, or email slee@montcosaac.org

  • To receive Meals on Wheels, Contact Montgomery County Senior Services at 610-278-3601.

Mom’s House provides a unique family support system, including free state-licensed childcare, for low income, single parents while they are pursuing their full-time education and becoming independent members of society.

  • Call 610-275-1960 and ask to speak with an available social worker.

  • For more information about our Ambler social services, call 215-619-8863 and ask to speak with an available social worker.

Are you struggling with a need – but don’t know where to turn? Call Community Connections at 610-278-3522 to speak to a trained, courteous, and experienced professional who can connect you to resources and services in Montgomery County.

Are you or a loved one looking for…

  • Help in finding affordable housing or maintaining housing?
  • Assistance in locating mental health or addiction services such as in-patient or out-patient rehab?
  • Help in searching for affordable legal services?
  • Food pantries and soup kitchens in your area and other ways to supplement your family’s food/dietary needs?
  • Supportive services for educational needs like in-school supports, adult literacy, or career development?

The Montgomery County Housing Authority (MCHA) provides affordable housing to low-income families, senior citizens, veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Mobile Crisis

Montgomery County Mobile Crisis provides immediate support for crisis situations, as well as assistance with managing recurring or future crises.

Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-855-634-HOPE (4673). This service is available to anyone in Montgomery County, including children, teens, adults, and families. There is no fee and everyone, regardless of insurance, is eligible for assistance.

STAGES OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Before a crisis…
When you start to recognize the stressors that you or a loved one have felt during previous crises, please call Montgomery County’s Peer Support Talk Line at (855) 715-8255. It is available free of charge, 7 days a week, 1:00pm to 9:00pm.  Montgomery County also has a Teen Talk Line that can be reached by calling 866-825-5856 or texting 215-703-8411. It is available Monday through Friday, 3:00pm to 9:00pm.

To talk with a NAMI HelpLine specialist, please call

1-800-950-NAMI (6264)

Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m., ET.

 

Connect with a HelpLine specialist when you need support, information and resources over text

Text “HELPLINE” to 62640

Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m., ET.

 

Go to NAMI.org/help to chat with a HelpLine specialist

Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m., ET.

The Arize Program brings confidence and financial self-sufficiency to participants through education, coaching, and support at every step. Employment stability serves as the base from participants will build momentum towards their aspirations, even if they have no prior work history.

Prior to entering the program, potential participants are interviewed to make sure they are ready for full-time employment. Once we have identified appropriate participants, they go through a week-long training course that focuses on equipping them with the most critical employment skills. Following the course, participants should aim to secure and maintain employment to further advance toward financial sustainability. The Arize Program ultimately looks to bring local community members out of poverty by helping them overcome barriers to entering the workforce.

If you or someone you know would like to participate in our next Arize program, please email heather@hospitalitycenter.org or call Heater at 610-277-1322.

All services are provided free of charge. 

Food: The Center offers a hot nutritious breakfast every morning Monday – Friday ensuring that there is always protein and fruit included in the serving.

Shower Services: Shower facilities are provided every morning 8.00 am-noon, Monday – Friday.

Toiletries: Toiletry kits are regularly provided every Wednesday to anyone who needs them.

Sleeping Bags: Sleeping bags are provided to clients who are street homeless.

Daytime Shelter: Clients are able to use the facility as a drop-in center for about 8 hours a day, from 8:00 AM-4:00 PM. (COVID Update: Visitors are only permitted inside to receive case management or use the bathroom & shower facilities. Otherwise, all clients must remain outside the Center.)

Laundry Services: The Hospitality Center provides laundry services at the local laundry every first and third Thursday of the month.

NMI Hospitality Center
530 Church Street, 1st floor
Norristown, PA 19401

Ph: 610-277-1322
Fax: 610-277-6463

Monday through Friday
7:00 am-4:00 pm

When a Code Blue Emergency is declared, the Norristown Hospitality Center offers a 25 bed Code Blue Shelter.  We offer the shelter at St John’s Church at Diocesan Center in the same location as the Cecil and Grace Bean’s Soup Kitchen (520 Church Street in Norristown).

The shelter will open at 8:00 PM and close at 6:30 AM during the emergency declaration. The shelter often fills to capacity, so if you need shelter, please get there early to ensure space is available.
Please note that there is a new phone number to call if you or someone you know is in need of emergency shelter during the Code Blue Emergency. Please call 610-278-3522 if you are experiencing homelessness, or know someone who is.
NMI Hospitality Center
530 Church Street, 1st floor
Norristown, PA 19401

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