Nonprofit News

A public hearing is slated for 6 p.m. Wednesday, just before Allentown City Council considers changing the definition of a community center.

Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center has a new fawn hotline, where a fawn specialist will help callers quickly determine if a newly found fawn needs help, or needs to be left alone.

A rededication ceremony of the repaired Sacred Heart of Jesus statue damaged in 2023 was held at St. Luke' Sacred Heart campus in Allentown on Friday.

The 49th annual Boutique for Hope at St. Luke's SportsPlex is a clothing and household items shopping event, with proceeds benefiting three cancer-centric departments at St. Luke's Hospital.

The property on West Packer Avenue will be rehabbed by the city and operated by the Lehigh Conference of Churches using state funding allocated to help prevent and address homelessness for individuals and families.

The two-story, 6,000-square foot building will let New Bethany grow its programs as it marks its 40th anniversary, the nonprofit said.

More than a dozen volunteers on Tuesday committed their service to the community’s schoolchildren who find themselves at odds with the law for the first time.

ArtsQuest has worked to renovate the old Bethlehem Steel Turn and Grind Shop into an event space. First, workers will remove asbestos and other contaminants with the help of a $500,000 grant.

Arts Academy Charter Middle School in Salisbury Township dedicated the school building in honor of outgoing executive director William Fitzpatrick.

Birdsong, the managing director of the Allentown-based Adept Group and a former vice president of advertising at The Express-Times, will lead the Bethlehem nonprofit and its media outlets PBS39, 91.3 FM WLVR and LehighValleyNews.com.

First Presbyterian Church Bethlehem is planning to build new mixed-income housing on its 32-acre Center Street campus. Church leaders and members say the project is a reflection of the congregation's identity — and it wouldn't have happened but for 'painful' recent history.

Boys & Girls Club of Allentown received a donated 2024 Honda Odyssey passenger van on Monday. The club purchased the vehicle with a $60,000 grant from Bridgestone Tire Co.

The alleged double homicide of 16-year-old Rianna Glass and her mother Rosalyn Glass motivated Parkland School District resident Rachel Farrow to advocate for more education about teen dating violence and abuse.

At Angel Tree Farms in Alburtis, you won't find prices on the Christmas trees. You make a donation and you take a tree. All proceeds go to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley.

Over 1,500 veterans are buried at Resurrection Cemetery in Upper Macungie Township. But last year, only about 1,032 wreaths were placed, leaving hundreds without one.

It's time for Easton to team up and "Stuff the Bus," providing basic necessities and special gifts to local residents in need this holiday season.

Staff at New Bethany in Bethlehem have been working around the clock, sometimes losing sleep, making sure every family has what they need for Thanksgiving.

The region's ninth annual Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil was held at the Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley on Monday.

The Lehigh Valley’s ninth annual Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil will be held on Monday, Nov. 20 at the Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley.

Scouting for Food is organized by the Boy Scouts of America Minsi Trails Council, which includes Lehigh and Northampton counties.

Ten locals were honored for their achievements in the arts at the Linny Awards ceremony held Thursday, Nov. 9.

Even with 1,500 turkeys donated from a local grocery chain, some families in the Lehigh Valley will go without thanksgiving dinner.