The Allentown Rescue Mission Celebrates Giving Tuesday
This Giving Tuesday, The Allentown Rescue Mission is responding to the needs of homeless men throughout the Greater Lehigh Valley with its “I Am Giving” campaign. Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing people, and organizations’ power to transform their communities and their world. Giving Tuesday will kick off the generosity season this year […]
The Allentown Rescue Mission to Celebrate Thanksgiving with Holiday Meal and a Food & Supplies Drive
Every year the Allentown Rescue Mission provides a traditional Thanksgiving meal to its homeless men on Thanksgiving Day. The holidays bring with them an increased need for food and supplies, and to meet the increased demand, the Allentown Rescue Mission is urgently calling on the community to donate food and supplies through its Thanks for […]
Jeff Virojanapa Restaurateur, Philanthropist
Local Restaurant, Notch Modern Kitchen and Bar, donated meals for hungry and homeless men through the Allentown Rescue Mission’s Sponsor a Meal program. Jeff Virojanapa is a restaurateur who owns two restaurants with his parents in the Allentown, Pennsylvania area: White Orchids Thai Cuisine and Notch Modern Kitchen & Bar. Born in Skokie, Illinois, Jeff […]
October 2020 Newsletter
REMEMBERING BOB Each year the Allentown Rescue Mission helps approximately 800 homeless, hungry, and hurting men in need. And although we are fond of all of them, some make such a lasting impression that we keep thinking about them long after they are gone. One such man is Robert, or as his friends call him, […]
World Homelessness Day
Today is World Homeless Day. We know that as our partners, homelessness is always on your mind. However, we’d like you to use this day to raise awareness of this issue. Please discuss with your friends and family how homelessness affects our community, and how we can work together to improve the lives of our […]
Good Samaritan Inspires Giving
Brian Lehman from New Tripoli donated $100 to the Allentown Rescue Mission on behalf of a good Samaritan. Brian lost his wallet at a local Wawa. The good Samaritan saw the wallet and instead of taking it, he announced that he had found a wallet left at the ATM. “This gentleman could have easily walked […]
Allentown Rescue Mission’s October Billboards
(Allentown, PA)– 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 […]
Allentown Rescue Mission Honors Clean Team Member of the Month, Gilbert
Congratulation to September’s Worker of the Month, Gilbert! Gilbert has had many hardships; he didn’t know his father, and he lost his mother. The lack of parents and close family made him feel that no one was interested in helping or caring for him. Gilbert is a Pennsylvania native and a 2018 graduate of our Transformation Program. After graduation, […]
Donation Drive is a Bullseye
(ALLENTOWN, PA) –Riley Knecht, in partnership with the Izaak Walton Rod and Gun Club, hosted a benefit archery shoot on September 5, 2020. The event was an overwhelming success, raising $2,025.00 for the Allentown Rescue Mission. Riley, a freshman at Salisbury High School and reigning Miss Mid Atlantic Jr. Teen, was first introduced to the […]
Ajay and Vanita Soni
Ajay and Vanita Soni have brought their youth group to the Allentown Rescue Mission for over five years to participate in our Make and Serve Program. Recently, our Make and Serve Program has become the Shop and Drop Program. Participants purchase grocery items to make their favorite recipe, (or any meal that they would like […]