Poverty's Edge – Lehigh Valley
The Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley's take on poverty, how it affects our communities, and what we're doing about it.
On Saturday morning, our executive director, Alan Jennings, was the guest speaker at Bethlehem’s 53rd annual Community Advent Breakfast. Here are his comments, relative to the season and the state of our society. COMMUNITY ADVENT BREAKFAST Moravian Village DECEMBER 2018…
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Allentown, Bethlehem, community action, Easton, history, homelessness, hunger, immigration, legislation, politics, poverty, unemployment
Bob Donchez has spent his entire career in service to others: he taught social studies at William Allen High School for decades, served for many years on Bethlehem City Council, ran former Pennsylvania Representative Joe Brennan’s local legislative office before…
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Allentown, Bethlehem, community action, Easton, legislation, Lehigh Valley Discourse, local government, politics, unemployment
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…
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Allentown, Bethlehem, community action, Easton, local government, politics, unemployment
On October 2, the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley held its Annual Meeting, with 200 people in attendance. The agency boasted its 2012-13 accomplishments, introduced four people whose lives were touched by our work, showed a video produced…
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Allentown, Bethlehem, community action, Easton, economic crisis, Events, homelessness, hunger, legislation, local government, media coverage, mortgage foreclosure, politics, poverty, Second Harvest Food Bank, small business, unemployment
The United Way held a forum on the state budget today. CACLV Executive Director Alan Jennings was one of the panelists who offered comments on the governor’s proposed budget. His comments are posted below. For more information on the state…
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community action, economic crisis, hunger, legislation, mortgage foreclosure, politics, poverty, unemployment, youth