Dear Friends and Neighbors,

The Jenkintown Food Cupboard (Located in the Happich Annex of Jenkintown United Methodists Church at Summit and Walnut) needs the following help:

• Large Grocery Bags (paper and plastic)- please drop off in the first floor lobby area between the hours of 10-12, Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday). Please look for a sign indicating where to leave the bags.

• Does anyone in the community have a connection to a meat supplier or grocery manager? Our regular meat suppliers are unable to help during this challenging time. Unfortunately, we cannot accept meat donations from individuals due to safety rules and regulations. We were serving 100 families weekly before Coronavirus and we expect our numbers to increase dramatically. If you have a specific, individual contact person who is willing to help, please email sandragold5@yahoo.comcreate new email

• Financial donations would also be greatly appreciated! Please visit our website at www.jenkintownfoodcupboard.net to make a donation.

Thank you!!!!!!

Parents and Guardians,

These are certainly unprecedented times and there is much confusion and uncertainty around our daily operations. Our routines have been interrupted and our sense of normalcy shaken. However, please know that we are here for our families as we navigate these next few weeks together. If your child is struggling academically or emotionally, please reach out to one of our administrators or teachers who can provide resources and guidance.

If your child/ren receive free and reduced breakfast and lunch, we have set up the following provision. With the assistance of the Jenkintown Home and School Association and our food provider (METZ), we will be distributing bagged food for a week’s worth of meals for breakfasts and lunches on each date below.

When: Wednesday, March 18th and Wednesday, March 25th
Time: Between the hours of 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM. If you cannot pick up during this time frame and you would still like groceries, please email Maya Cheek, Board President at: cheekm@jtowndrakes.orgcreate new email to make alternate arrangements.

Where: Rear car loop on Highland Avenue behind our school building.
A car line will be set up. If your child/ren receive free and reduced lunch, please proceed through the car line and you will receive bagged groceries for the week. We ask that you stay in your vehicle and we will bring the groceries to you. We are not permitted to offer sit down meals; however, we wanted to provide families with as much assistance as possible. Read More »

Jenkintown Borough is a caring and close-knit community whose residents have always looked out for one another and come together in times of need. During this unprecedented time please remember we are all in this together. Please check in on your neighbors, family and friends over the phone. If anyone is suffering from food insecurity please contact the local food cupboard http://www.jenkintownfoodcupboard.net/ or contact the Jenkintown Police Department non-emergency number at 610 635-4300. The JPD will be there for anyone in distress. The Borough Administration is monitoring phone (2158850700) and email messages regularly and will route your message to the proper Department for handling.

Please continue to take precautions by washing your hands, staying home as much as possible and practicing social distancing.

To receive the latest information and updates regarding COVID-19, please visit the Montco COVID-19 Data Hub at www.montcopa.org and click on “Corona Virus Update”. Read More »

Borough Offices to be closed for the next two weeks. All non-essential Personnel will be working remotely from home during this time.

This afternoon, Governor Wolf announced that he will be closing all non-essential travel, services, and activities within Montgomery County. This decision was not made lightly but was made in an abundance of caution, as the public health benefits outweigh the challenges this decision presents us.

Mayor Dobbs and Borough Council are monitoring this crisis closely and want to protect the citizens of the Borough and staff as best they can. In response to Governor Wolfs announcement, Jenkintown Borough has taken precautionary measures to reduce the transmission of the Coronavirus to staff and residents. Effective immediately, Borough Offices including the Police Department’s office desk will be closed for the next two weeks in an effort to reduce person to person contact.

Routine Police patrols, calls for the Police, all Emergency services and the Public Works Department will not be a affected and will continue to serve the public as normal.

Borough Hall will be closed for two weeks, beginning tomorrow March 13, 2020. As of this most recent guidance, the Borough anticipates reopening on Monday, March 30, 2020 at 8:00 AM.

We understand that this circumstance may be challenging for residents and businesses; however, the primary concern is for safety of the general public, administration and staff.

Please be advised that ALL Public meetings previously scheduled and advertised to be held during this time period have been canceled, including the Committee meetings, Administration & Finance and Building, Zoning & Revitalization, Wednesday, March 18, and Borough Council meeting Wednesday, March 25th. Any change to this proclamation will be announced and advertised.

Curbside pickup of trash and recycling will still be collected tomorrow, Friday March 13 and there are no current plans by the Borough’s contracted trash hauler Republic Services to make changes to that schedule. Read More »