Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley

We are starting a new series interviewing former Promise Neighborhood staff members and resident liaisons to find out what they are up to today and what their time with PNLV  taught them. First up is Dawn Robinson: 1. What was your past role with PNLV and how long did you work for the organization? I…

1. How long have you been a member of the PNLV board of directors and why did you join? I just joined the board this summer. 2. What about the Promise Neighborhoods mission and the work that the organization does in the Lehigh Valley community is most important to you? I am a life-long resident…

It only takes one lesson, one project, or one meeting with the right person to shape a child’s future. Once something catches their imagination, the spark of their curiosity does the rest. Sometimes, those magic learning moments can set the stage for a lifelong career. The start of a new school year is a good…

We are proud of former Allentown Promise Neighborhood Resident Liaison Sandra Pisani who has accepted a job working for Lehigh Valley Health Network on the new Allentown Children’s Health Improvement Project in the city’s downtown. The program’s primary goal is to improve the health of pregnant women and young children in Center City Allentown through…

Attention Marvine/Pembroke residents – join BPN this Thursday night 8/25 at The Northeast Ministry for our first Bethlehem Promise Neighborhood Resident Dinner in your community! This free event is open to the public and fun for the whole family, so bring the kids!

Our Bethlehem Promise Neighborhood (BPN) team is picking the raffle prize winners from last month’s Marvine-Pembroke Block Party. If you attended that event, then you need to attend this coming Thursday night’s Resident Dinner at The Northeast Ministry to find out if you are among the winners! See you on 8/25 at 5:30 pm. Free event!

1. How long have you lived in the BPN? What do you like most about living here? 2 years. It’s so peaceful and quiet compared to New York!   2. What made you want to get move involved in your neighborhood? My family   3. Why do you feel that you are a good candidate…

Our August e-newsletter arrived in inboxes late last week. Didn’t get it? You can still read it online here: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1113842898305&ca=c906dc9c-6f61-4d6b-9980-6a35d2f03a86

It was another busy week at PNLV. Thanks to all of the great folks and partner organizations we met with this week including: – Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski – DJ Kormanik of the Upside Allentown Education Committee – Habitat Lehigh Valley​ – Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley​ – ASD Community Conversation Planning – PNLV Board of…

Congrats to our EPN Block Party Raffle winners! Kizzy Cottman Consuelo Persia Maletha Ayoso Trayanna Mathis Autumn Miller Geraldine Wittler Sheena Singley Robert Jones Tonya Miller Domenica Rives Alanysse Solomon Fabienne Dure Evelio Mendez Marta Rivera Stop by the EPN office at 1101 Northampton Street, Suite 204 in West Ward Easton between 8:30 am and…