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Our goal at Sixth Street Shelter, a program of Community Action Lehigh Valley, is to assist families experiencing homelessness to secure safe housing through family-centered services, in-house programming, and referrals to community resources while advocating that affordable housing is a human right.
We increase independence through self-sufficiency and support the navigation through many stages of positive change that take place during our programming. We help guests share their voices, grow as an individual and family unit, increase academic progress, and find work and affordable housing so they can be as successful as we know they can be!
In the Lehigh Valley, SPIN supports adults with disabilities through residential services, providing a safe, supported place to live in the community, employment services by assisting to find and maintain employment and community participation support to become more independent.
We discover and develop each person’s strengths, resources, and abilities while supporting them along their journey of living a life of possibilities. At SPIN, we ask each person and family to believe in those possibilities as we create an environment of inclusion and hope. We believe people thrive when support is person-centered and family-focused and always there when they need it.
SPIN Children’s Services—Nothing is more important to a child’s future than a caring, nurturing, early learning environment. At SPIN, we take our role in each child’s early development very seriously. Our services include education services for children and youth with neurodiverse care, behavioral health services, and Autism services.
SPIN Community & Fitness—Welcomes people of all abilities and seeks to provide a Life of Possibilities by offering physical, recreational, arts and educational activities to shape healthy and meaningful lifestyles. At SPIN Com Fit, friendships are made and barriers are broken as the people who gather celebrate life and feel at home.
Donations made to SPIN help provide high-quality services and every dollar counts!
Visit SPIN’s website (www.spininc.org) for more details.
Our center opened in 2012 at the former St. Simon and Jude Convent, and was named after Cay Galgon, a wonderful woman, community leader, and champion for pregnant women and their babies. The building was renovated into a beautiful group home with seven rooms for homeless pregnant women. From the beginning our focus has been on healthy pregnancies, educational/vocation support, and housing.
Over the years, our services have expanded to include services for pregnant women, mothers, and their families throughout our community, where we meet the needs of more than 500 women each year. Our services and case management provide urgent needs and relational support for women from pregnancy through their child’s first birthday,
Client Services, Housing, and Economic Empowerment are at the heart of our work and are woven into all aspects of our programs. We have established partnerships with other organizations that provide supportive services, and we collaborate with other local Lehigh Valley agencies to provide resources and the best outcomes for our clients.
Cay Galgon’s legacy was her tenacious, active fight for the most vulnerable in our communities, and this fight continues daily through our work as we prepare pregnant women and mothers of infants for a life of self-reliance.
Cay Galgon Life House, 714 W. Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018 • 610-867-9546
At The Neighborhood Center, we firmly believe that children are a precious gift, deserving of our unwavering support and dedication. We treasure, help, guide, and protect them, providing a safe and nurturing environment where they can flourish. Under the visionary leadership of our Director, Karen Berard, we are committed to fostering a positive future for every child who walks through our doors. We work tirelessly to implement innovative programs that not only address the immediate needs of our youth but also empower them with skills and knowledge for lifelong success. Through these initiatives, we create enriching experiences that promote personal growth, build resilience, and instill a sense of community, ensuring that each child is prepared to thrive and contribute meaningfully to a brighter tomorrow.
The Wildlands Conservancy’s main office is located at 3701 Orchid Place in Emmaus, Pennsylvani, was founded in 1973. Their mission is to “protect and restore critical natural areas and waterways, and educate the community to create a legacy of a healthy, sustainable, environment for future generations.”
Learn much more about Wildlands Conservancy by exploring their website at https://www.wildlandspa.org/
The Fund to Benefit Children and Youth provides abused, neglected, and at-risk children in Lehigh and Northampton Counties with the items and services that traditional community and government sources cannot provide. We provide funds for beds and cribs, dinette tables and chairs, utility assistance, summer experiences and more.
We are the last hope for those in need.
904 West Highland Street, Whitehall, PA 18052
The Food Bank is operated by the Grace Community Foundation, a 501 (c)3 organization whose mission is to reduce hunger in downtown Allentown by providing supplemental food and humanitarian services to inner city residents.
Founded by Rev. Donald H. Knapp, the former rector at Grace Episcopal Church located at 108 N. 5th Street. It started small—literally—in a closet at the church, where food was stored. Church members and Rev. Knapp contributed their own money to purchase limited amounts of food for struggling community members in downtown Allentown. The food bank grew from there. During the 1970s & 1980s, community needs increased. Word spread about the food bank and downtown residents flocked to Grace Church for assistance. The food bank operations expanded: Soon Grace Church was serving hundreds of families each month.
In 1994, Rev. Knapp retired from Grace Church, and at the same time, the thriving food bank recognized the need to form its own nonprofit, separate from the church. The Grace Community Foundation was born. In 1997, a dedicated volunteer, Patty McNamara, took over full-time operations and has run the food bank since that time. The Food Bank is open on Fridays, 9 to 11 a.m. and the third and fourth Saturdays, 9 to 11 a.m. and is located at Hadesty Hall in the basement of Grace Episcopal Church.
The mission of Communities In Schools [CIS] is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
CIS works to ensure that every child has these “five basics”: a one-on-one relationship with a caring adult, a safe place to learn and grow, a healthy start and a healthy future, a marketable skill to use upon graduation, and a chance to give back to peers and to community.
Community in Schools at Union Terrace Elementary.
A list of requested items to help the children and teachers start the 2025-26 school year off right follows below. We would like to deliver these supplies to the school on August 31st.
Needed items include:
glue sticks, Ticonderoga pencils, 12-16 box Crayola crayons, Crayola markers, dry erase board markers, colored pencils, disinfecting wipes, hand sanitizer tissues
Contact CIS to donate. For information on this valuable work, please see their website: https://www.ciseasternpa.org
What does it mean to you to change a life? Through our Changed Lives Champions program, you can provide extraordinary support for our men throughout their journey with the Allentown Rescue Mission. Your ongoing support will supply each guest with their every need whether it is clean clothes, al safe place to sleep, and nutritious meals in our Emergency Shelter, an introduction to the Gospel message and longer-term counseling in our Transformation Program, or workforce development training during their employment with the Clean Team Workforce, a program of the Allentown Rescue Mission. Thanks to you men in the greater Lehigh Valley will be rescued, rehabilitated, and restored to a renewed life influenced by the Gospel message of hope.
Bear Creek Camp’s Mission—Inviting all people to explore, celebrate, and grow in relationship with God, nature, and community. We value building inclusive community, caring for creation, promoting adventure and fun, sharing grace-filled faith, cultivating empathy, & developing leaders.
Many different opportunities are available, not just kids camp. Check out the web site for full information: https://bearcreekcamp.org
The St. Timothy focus is on Camperships for supporting children whose families can’t afford the full tuition.
Located in the former Lehigh Valley Social Club on Hamilton Street in Allentown with Berks satellite studio at GoggleWorks in Reading, CMS is a nonprofit charitable organization that provides inspiration and opportunity for anyone in our diverse community to achieve excellence in music education and to appreciate the transformative power of music.
CMS employs 25 professional teachers who provide private lessons and group classes annually to over 300 students of all ages.
CMS was founded in 1981 by Martha Maletz, longtime member of St. Timothy Church. It began with 7 students enrolled in piano and voice. Today it provides private and group lessons to over 200 students in piano, strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion and voice. Financial aid is provided for 55% of students under the age of 18.
The Allentown Area Ecumenical Food Bank is Allentown’s only daily food bank, assisting families in need from Monday through Friday. Every dollar of your support helps provide this crucial support to approximately 7,000 people or more each month.
The Allentown Area Ecumenical Food Bank exists solely to provide relief to those who are food insecure in Lehigh County through the support of foundations, local congregations, businesses, organizations, and individuals. Persons living outside Lehigh County are referred to food banks in their respective areas.
For more information, please visit the website, https://allentownfoodbank.org/
The Refugee Center functions as a safe space for new refugee and asylum neighbors to find hospitality, connection and friendship. The Center focuses on adult ESOL education, intentional children’s programming, advocacy and hospitality.
