An Urgent Virtual Call in Support of the Lehigh Valley Emergency Shelter System

The Community Foundation hosted a special virtual program An Urgent Virtual Call in Support of the Lehigh Valley Emergency Shelter System.

LVCF’s Megan Briggs, Director of Community Investments, helped facilitate a discussion focused on the immediate needs of our emergency shelter safety net that many people need to get through another harsh winter season. articipants learned about the greatest challenges and from representatives from the Lehigh Valley Regional Homeless Advisory Board (RHAB), the shelter system providers, and grassroot organizations explained how different parts of the sector are addressing and experiencing different pieces of this issue.

Below is the list of organizations who participated in the call.

Allentown Rescue Mission
https://www.allentownrescuemission.org/

6th Street Shelter
https://sixthstreetshelter.caclv.org/

Change Now LV
https://changenowlv.org/donations

Christ Church United Church of Christ
https://www.christucc.org/
https://www.bethlehememergencysheltering.org/

Family Promise of the Lehigh Valley
https://fplehighvalley.org/

Lehigh Conference of Churches
https://lehighchurches.org/what-we-do/pathways-housing-services/

Neighborhood Center
https://www.theneighborhoodcenterallentown.com/

New Bethany Ministries
https://newbethanyministries.org/

Operation Address the Homeless (OATH)
https://www.operationaddressthehomeless.org/

The Ortiz Ark Foundation
https://theortizarkfoundation.org/

Ripple Community Inc.
https://www.ripplecommunityinc.org/