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
info@helplehighvalleychildren.org
facebook.com/HelpLehighValleyChildren
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.
