Summer Camp for a Cause
It’s not too Late to Learn Chess from a State Scholastic Chess Champion while Helping Your Community For the third year in a row, Anish Pallod, a three-time state chess champion, will hold an online beginner-level chess camp to benefit the Allentown Rescue Mission and Cetronia Ambulance Corps. The virtual camp is for students in […]
Transformation Program Graduate – Robert K.
Prior to coming to the Allentown Rescue Mission, Robert K.’s home life was relatively stable. He suffered trauma in his past, but recently his life was moving in a positive direction. Robert was supporting himself and living in a boarding house with roommates whom he got along with well. He was happy until his past […]
Transformation Program Graduate – Bill
In life, success can be measured in many different ways. For Bill, success was realizing that certain relationships were toxic for him and that he needed to move on in his life, even if that meant admitting he had made wrong choices and once again found himself in the position of asking for help. Bill […]
Transformation Program Graduate – Andy
Andy came back to the Allentown Rescue Mission due to a lack of safe and affordable housing near his family in Texas. Unable to stay with his daughter and with no other recourse, Andy returned to Allentown, wondering how he could move forward with his life. After all, Andy had graduated from the Transformation Program […]
Transformation Program Graduate – William
Before William came to the Allentown Rescue Mission, he lived with family, who he had a good relationship with, and enjoyed hanging out with his friends. However, after a misunderstanding with his mother, William made his way to a familiar refuge. William’s father was a former client and is currently an employee of the Allentown […]
Transformation Program Graduate – David S.
There are many different reasons that men end up at the door of the Allentown Rescue Mission. For David S., he was left homeless after a fire ravaged the building where he was living, displacing all of the tenants. David was shocked when he returned home from work to find the building completely gutted, but […]
Transformation Program Graduate – David S.
Meet recent Transformation Program graduate, David S. Within about a year, David’s parents, whom he was close to, passed away. Afterward, David fell into a deep depression, which eventually contributed to him losing his job. He then began drinking heavily and gambling to forget about his problems. As Dave says, “Things didn’t get better, they […]
Transformation Program Graduate – James E.
Meet recent Transformation Program graduate James E. James came to the Allentown Rescue Mission’s Emergency Shelter after 2 years in Northampton County Prison. Prior to his conviction, James worked a union job as a heavy equipment operator and was living a happy and comfortable life. However, James was arrested three times for driving on a […]
Transformation Program Graduate – David K.
Meet recent Transformation Program graduate David. David’s spiritual journey began when a work friend invited him to church. “What did I have to lose?” thought David. Although he wasn’t much of a religious person, he thought he might as well give the church a shot. David’s single church visit was a life-changing experience. “My life […]
Transformation Program Graduate – Kenneth
Kenneth is a recent graduate of our Transformation Program and a former US Marine Corps Master Sergeant. When he left the Marines, Kenneth when on to work at Mack Trucks until he retired. He had a stable life and his own apartment; unfortunately, his structured life came crashing down when his landlord raised his rent. […]