The Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley's take on poverty, how it affects our communities, and what we're doing about it.
Thirty Grants Given to Celebrate BJ’s Wholesale Club’s 30th Anniversary and Increase Local Capacity Allentown, PA. – September 11, 2014 – Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania announced Monday they’ll be one of 30 food …...
By historical standards, Charlie Dent is a conservative; make no mistake about that. Look at his voting record: he votes for cuts in many domestic social programs, against regulation of business that might improve safety or consumer protections, he gets …...
Pennsylvania Representatives Ryan Mackenzie and Mike Schlossberg are finishing their rookie years as legislators. These two talented, smart, hard-working twenty-somethings are rare among partisans these days: they get along, they work together, and they want to get something accomplished. Representatives …...
From wide-eyed children to a homeless child, this is the season for and about children. The real test of our humanity is how we as a society treat the little innocents. On Lehigh Valley Discourse this Thursday, Jane Ervin, CEO …...
Esther Guzmán, Director of CACLV’s West Ward Neighborhood Partnership, has been an activist for many years, working with Bethlehem’s Police Department, assisting many other non-profits and training the community in cultural sensitivity. As National Hispanic Heritage Month wraps up, Esther …...
Ron Swinfard is the CEO of the largest employer in the Lehigh Valley, Lehigh Valley Health Network. The pressure of implementing the Affordable Care Act, also known as “ObamaCare,” falls on him more than, perhaps, any other individual in the …...
The Friday before Mother’s Day our country celebrates National Public Gardens Day to increase awareness of public gardens, community gardens, arboretums and botanical gardens. The West Ward Neighborhood Partnership is doing our part in Easton, where we have the largest …...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Alan L. Jennings 610-248-9900 Volunteer Effort Will Make Repairs up to $1,000 per Affected Home The task force that came together to coordinate the outpouring of good will following the February, 2011, gas explosion in Allentown …...
How do you ENVISION the future of Bethlehem? Join Envision Lehigh Valley, tonight, October 9th at 6PM to 9Pm. Location: Liberty High School 1115 Linden Street Bethelehem, PA *** Free Childcare and refreshments available. To RSVP call 610-849-7825 …...
Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski has a problem. Actually, like all mayors trying to make their cities viable in Pennsylvania, the mayor has big problems. Having cut city spending to the bone, he still has major obligations such as meeting its …...
What will the Lehigh Valley be like in 5, 10, or 20 years? Whether your live or work in the Lehigh Valley, the answer will directly affect you. Join Envision Lehigh Valley, a three year visioning project, and help …...
It all fell into place at the grocery store tonight. Have you ever wondered why people who just aren’t very nice through much of the normal course of the day are so polite, patient, deferential and even friendly when they …...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (BETHLEHEM, PA) – Lehigh Valley Community Land Trust (LVCLT) will announce the sale of its first homes and introduce its first homebuyer during a press conference at noon on March 30 at 512 Cherokee St. in Bethlehem. …...
We welcome Chris Hudock, director of The Rising Tide Community Loan Fund to Poverty’s Edge. Chris is strong supporter of our local communities’ small businesses. He has been providing financial support to small businesses in theLehighValley since 2005. Thanks for …...
The Community Action Committee of theLehighValleyhastily issued a statement tonight criticizing the proposed “disintegration” of theLehighValley’s political power and cultural, social and economic unity by a state commission with either an errant understanding of theLehighValley, a disregard for the region …...
We welcome our Deputy Director, Manuel Ayala to Poverty’s Edge. Thanks for contributing! Manuel is not foreign to the price of change, diversity and hard work! During his time with the YMCA he has turned around challenged facilities, created programs, …...
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