United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation created the Critical Support Fund to provide rapid relief for families facing food insecurity or in need of other emergency services. With more than 40% of local residents living paycheck to paycheck and over 106,000 relying on SNAP benefits, rising costs and funding gaps have strained the region’s charitable food network. This fund helps nonprofit food providers keep shelves stocked and ensure food reaches the neighbors who need it most. Future dollars raised will go toward other emergency services supports as needs arise such as warming stations, emergency housing and more.
For more information, contact Erin Connelly at United Way at [email protected] or Erika Riddle Petrozelli at [email protected] at the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation.
How to Help
Donate
Donors may contribute online on United Way’s donate page here (Select “Critical Support Fund”) and on Lehigh Valley Community Foundation’s website by clicking: Bridge Fund for Critical Support.
Donations can also be made via mail with checks payable to UWGLV, 1110 American Parkway NE, Suite F-120, Allentown, PA 18109 – attention “Critical Support Fund”, or to Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, 840 W. Hamilton Street, Suite 310, Allentown, PA 18101 – attention “Bridge Fund for Critical Support.”
Food and Diaper Donations
Food and diaper donations can be directed to the following hubs: Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley, Easton Area Neighborhood Center, and Allentown Area Ecumenical Food Bank. Priority food items include: canned proteins, cereals, canned fruits and vegetables, rice, pasta and peanut butter.
find help
Find Food Resources Near You
To find food and other resources, dial 2-1-1 or 855-567-5341, visit www.pa211.org or text your ZIP code to 898-211. PA 211 is a free, confidential service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
PA 211 has added a new food assistance resource search function on their website that can be accessed here www.211.org/food. Families and individuals in need of food assistance will be able to search by zip code to identify food assistance in their community. All they need is their zip code to find resources in their area.
PANTRIES SERVED
Click here to view, download or print the list of pantries served.
More than 100 food pantries across Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton and Monroe counties received produce, dry goods, rice, beans and other shelf stable items
Thank you to our funding partners
Judith and Juan Albornoz
Amaranth Foundation
The Dexter F. and Dorothy H. Baker Foundation
Paul and Melissa Barbehenn
David Belzner
Cheryl Borchers
B. Braun Medical Inc.
Katie and Deke Brown
BSI Corporate Benefits
Capital Blue Cross
CapTrust
Ed and Hannah Votta Coleman
Comcast
Patrick Connell
Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC
Crayola
Barbara Decker
Dave and Judy Migliore-Erdman
Duggan & Marcon, Inc.
Feinberg Real Estate Advisors, LLC
George and Jodi Ferrio
Marian H. Fetterman
First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union
Rosemary Fitzsimons
Gadomski Family Foundation
Garrigan Foundation
Bryan and Debra Gault
Howard Kuritzky and Michele Grasso
Donald E. Haberman
Tina and Rich Hasselbusch
Thomas Hartzell and Jean Larkin
Matthew and Breana Henry
Just Born Quality Confections
LeCompte Realty
Lehigh Valley Health Network
part of Jefferson Health
Lehigh Valley Labor Council
Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
Stephen Link and Family Fund
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
Andrea and Chris Lycette
Ruth and Charlie Marcon
Genevieve and Jody Marcon
Dan and Lucinda McCarthy
Margery H. Metzger
The Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation
Richard and Susan Master Family
Foundation
Morton Brown Family Wealth
Amy Nyberg
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Operating Engineers Local 542
NALC Branch 274
Stephen Penske
Michael and Michele Pessina
PPL Foundation
Maggie Reilly and Josh Taykowski
Ryan Family Foundation
Tom and Destiny Salvaggio
Joe and Suzanne Savage
Janet Steiner
Stephen Link and Family Fund
Taggart Associates
Talen Energy
Teamsters Local 773
Susan Tretter
Truist
United Way Women United
Andrea and Angelo Valletta
Valley National Financial Advisors
Robert and Ruth Walden
Thomas and Elaine Whalen
Susan and Edward Ziegler