Transformation Program Graduate – David M.
David M. suffered life threatening injuries when a wall he was working on with his landlord fellon top of him. He remained on life support in a coma for three months. His injuries included acollapsed lung, broken ribs, and head trauma. When David finally emerged from the coma, heneeded five surgeries, speech therapy to learn […]
Transformation Program Graduate – John S.
John S. worked as a traffic controller until he began having seizures. As a result of the seizures, he lost his ability to drive. John also suffers from degenerative disc disease, so he felt he had limited job options. Unable to pay rent and support his family, John came to the Allentown Rescue Mission in […]
Transformation Program Graduate – Miguel O.
After both of Miguel O’s parents died, he was left without a place to stay. He tried living with different people, but nothing worked out. Miguel turned to smoking weed, which led to a DUI and a suspended license. He was floundering but when he learned he was going to be a father, Miguel came […]
Transformation Program Graduate – Patrick P.
Patrick grew up in Allentown and remembers his childhood and young adulthood as “a mixture of both happy and challenging” circumstances. But things began to unravel when, as an adult, he faced hardships that pushed him and his mom toward homelessness. Struggling to make ends meet in his temp job, Patrick couldn’t cover all the […]
Transformation Program Graduate – Kevin J
Kevin J. worked as a machine operator for seven years before two serious events occurred. In 2017, Kevin was involved in a car accident which shattered his ankle and fractured his wrist. Then in 2021, while driving home from work, he was caught in gang crossfire and shot in the chest three times. He was […]
Thanks to you… Henry has Hope this Christmas!
Henry was a hardworking, self-reliant man with a nice home and a steady, well-paying job. Then he fell for the wrong woman and his life spun out of control. “She was using drugs and offered me some. I tried them so she’d like me,” he says. “But I quickly fell into the trap of addiction […]
Transformation Program Graduate – Robert F.
Robert F. was living in a hotel trying to find a job after he was released from prison. However, he was unable to secure a job before his money ran out and needed a place to stay. With nowhere else to go, he turned to the Allentown Rescue Mission for help. After 30 days in […]
Transformation Program Graduate – Piyush P.
Piyush P. was evicted from his apartment. He had trouble getting along with his roommate. He knew about the Allentown Rescue Mission and the help it provided, so Piyush decided to stay in the Emergency Shelter while he was working in the area. He hoped that the job he had would turn into full-time work, […]
Transformation Program Graduate – Sante.
Sante’s grandmother played a central role in his life – she helped raise him and was a source of stability. But when she died, it left him reeling with grief and trauma. This marked the beginning of a difficult time in Sante’s life. “After that I started going through a lot of things. I tried […]
Transformation Program Graduate – James M.
James had always been a hardworking and self-reliant man. Then he was in an accident that turned his world upside down. “I got hit by a car and wound up in a nursing home with two broken legs.” For more than four years, he worked hard at his physical therapy, progressing from a wheelchair, to […]