Nonprofit News

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley has announced $310,000 in grants for 21 organizations serving historically marginalized communities.

After 8 years of working at, then leading the National Museum of Industrial History, Kara Mohsinger has accepted a new role as Chief Financial Officer of the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley.

The organization says the new board members bring diverse expertise and reinforce United Way's commitment to creating a stronger and more inclusive community for all residents.

The Lehigh Valley's first Disability Pride Lehigh Valley festival was held Saturday at the Penn State — Lehigh Valley campus. The free, all-ages event was a celebration of the region’s disability community through art, music and community resources.

The PPL Foundation has provided half a million dollars to the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley to address homelessness and housing insecurity in the region.

Easton's Greater Shiloh Church has opened a new mobile shower unit on West Canal Street, catering to homeless people and others in need of a shower and fresh supplies.

Sights for Hope is hosting a kids camp for children ages 7 to 14. It's for children with blindness and visual impairments in the Lehigh Valley.

City of Allentown mayor Matt Tuerk, City of Bethlehem mayor J. William Reynolds and City of Easton mayor Sal Panto Jr. joined officials from the Bradbury Sullivan LGBT Community Center to film a video for the upcoming 30th annual Lehigh Valley Pride event in August

Truist Charitable Fund awarded a $150,000 grant to Community Action Development Allentown (CADA) to support the CORE Neighborhood Partnership Program.

Community Action Lehigh Valley (CALV) recently donated raised garden beds to Sixth Street Shelter in Allentown.

Silk Lehigh Valley hosted an invitation-only open house Friday for its new location at 315 N. 7th St. in Allentown, a former house that is a few blocks from center city.

The Lehigh Valley Book Festival's 5th iteration will take place over five days, starting Wednesday March 20.

Easton's Nurture Nature Center has been granted a novel parking variance which will allow it to add an immersive dome to the property without having to pay for secured parking at local lots.

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More than 1.7 million people attended ArtsQuest's festivals, concerts and events last year, the organization's president told a Northampton County Council committee Thursday.

Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center announced Wednesday that Lehigh Valley Pride 2024 will be located at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem for a second year. The festival will also remain free.

Ashleigh Strange previously served as communications director for PA Stands Up and Make the Road Pennsylvania.

Dozens of job hunters dropped by CareerLink's Allentown facility as the science center looks to double its staff.

More than 200 years after the sanctuary was built, church leaders are working to make its heating and cooling more sustainable. While work is already underway, the oldest Moravian Church in North America still needs funding.

Council member Ce-Ce Gerlach raised questions about how much — or how little — of the new contract will be paid directly to workers.

Valley Youth House's LGBTQ youth program Silk Lehigh Valley will soon open 315 N 7th St. in Allentown, a few blocks away from center city.

Da Vinci Science Center’s facility at Cedar Crest College will be open through April 1, with the downtown center to open in May.