More Front Doors for Carbon County: Turning Conversation into Solutions
On Wednesday, March 15 your United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, in partnership with Re-Imagine Carbon and Community Development of the Poconos, held More Front Doors for Carbon County, an event focused on understanding current housing challenges, including the growing need for senior housing and advancing collaborative solutions to reimagining housing in Carbon County.
Community members and partners gathered to hear from state and local leaders, including Samar Jha of AARP and Morgan Boyd of Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development, along with a panel of housing and development professionals sharing local insights and solutions.
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Marci Lesko, kicked off the event, sharing her personal connection to Carbon County and her excitement for the role your United Way plays in advancing solutions. She highlighted the organization’s strength and momentum, emphasizing that among thousands of United Way organizations worldwide, their chapter consistently ranks in the top five. “We’ve had 16 consecutive years of campaign growth,” she said, “and our most recent campaign has surpassed both Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, making us the largest in the state.”
Marci underscored the trust the community places in their organization: “People trust us to invest their money back into the nonprofits doing the work to help our neighbors. I know because I live here. We can’t do it alone. We have to work together to find solutions.”
The event concluded with breakout discussions, where attendees identified key housing challenges and shared ideas to help shape future solutions for the community.
Thank you to our partners: Moses Taylor Foundation, Re-Imagine Carbon County, Community Development of the Poconos and Age-Friendly Lehigh Valley, for helping drive this important work forward.
