Three-Time PA State Chess Champion Lends His Skills to Benefit the Allentown Rescue Mission
Finding a way to give back amid a pandemic Anish Pallod, a seventh-grader at Springhouse Middle School, used his chess skills to raise money during COVID-19 for the Allentown Rescue Mission, an organization his family values. The Pallod family consistently made sandwiches for the men at the Allentown Rescue Mission through the Mission’s Make-and Serve […]
COHEN, FEELEY, ALTEMOSE, AND RAMBO
Cohen, Feeley, Altemose, and Rambo, Attorneys at Law, have been financially supporting the Allentown Rescue Mission for many years, and recently they started donating needed items in response to COVID-19. “It is important, especially now, to give back to those who are helping the community. We recently acquired a 3-D printer, and we noticed that […]
John and Jackie’s Story
John Mohr has been volunteering and supporting the Allentown Rescue Mission since he moved back to the Lehigh Valley in 2016. John, along with his wife Jackie, volunteer at various Allentown Rescue Mission events, and they are highly involved in the design of digital marketing initiatives at the Allentown Rescue Mission. Growing up, John had […]
Giving Back to Their Community in Any Way They Can
The Allentown Rescue Mission’s “I AM” billboard campaign tells the stories of their graduates, partners, volunteers, and the Clean Team. Each of the billboards tells the story of someone who has been impacted by the Allentown Rescue Mission. “I AM” is a slogan used by the Allentown Rescue Mission to demonstrate that everyone is a […]
Employee of the Month!
Administrative Associate, Ruby, started her journey at the Allentown Rescue Mission on March 26, 2018. Before she moved to Easton, PA, she lived and worked in South Carolina. “The work that I was doing was great, but I felt like I wanted to do something more. I didn’t have any idea that a prayer I […]
The Allentown Rescue Mission Offers Men Time to Heal
The Allentown Rescue Mission’s three step program provides homeless men with a critical commodity…time. While time does not heal all wounds, time coupled with inner-personal work and accountability can heal, and that is precisely what the Allentown Rescue Mission offers. When men arrive at the Allentown Rescue Mission, they live in the Gateway Emergency Shelter, […]
Liz
Liz has been volunteering at the Allentown Rescue Mission for over six years. Typically, you can find her helping the kitchen staff. She contributes to the kitchen by preparing meals, making bagged lunches, and of course, serving meals to the men. “To see that the meals I help prepare put smiles on the men’s faces […]
Our July employee spotlight is Terry, our Food Service Manager
If you have ever donated food to the Allentown Rescue Mission, you may have bumped into Terry. But did you know that Terry has been working at the Mission and helping change lives for over six years? Terry says he works at the Allentown Rescue Mission so he can help men in need, and help […]
Summer 2020 Newsletter
TONY’S LIFE IS CHANGED FOREVER AND HE WANTS TO THANK YOU! As Tony lay in his hospital bed after suffering a stroke, he was faced with a terrible future – he was losing his eyesight. Unable to work, he lost his apartment and couldn’t afford another place to live. “I developed severe glaucoma and became […]
July Clean Team Worker Spotlight
The Clean Team would like to congratulate Tim M., their July Worker of the Month. Tim had a troubled past. Alcohol use disorder ultimately led him to homelessness, as is the case with many of the men who come to the Allentown Rescue Mission looking for help. Tim came here, wanting to change the aspects […]