City Center Investment Corp. Supports Allentown School District as United Way Community School Corporate Partner City Center Investment Corp. strengthens its commitment to revitalizing Downtown Allentown as the new corporate partner of Central Elementary, a United Way Community School. As the corporate partner, City Center will provide support to Central’s students and families in collaboration with Allentown School District, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, Communities In Schools of the Lehigh Valley and Women United.

Student Success Story: Attendance Ambassador helps curb chronic absence in Bethlehem school Nevaeh, a third-grade student at William Penn Elementary School in Bethlehem, started the 2017-18 school year regularly coming into school late. Thanks to the work of a new Attendance Ambassador and our United Way Community School Coordinator, Neveah starting laying her clothes out at night, setting an alarm and showing up for school on-time.

United Way provides resources for college students experiencing food insecurity Reports show that two in five community college students are experiencing food insecurity and may not have a reliable source of healthy, nutritious food. As a new semester begins, United Way partners with Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation to provide assistance to local students.

The Provident Bank Foundation Awards $50K Signature Grant to Lehigh Valley Reads Initiative Grant will fund collaboration of PBS39 and United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
 

Invested in prevention: Now serving seniors 55+ More seniors will now have access to services as United Way lows the age requirements for diabetes and fall prevention programs from 65 to 55 to build a stronger foundation for healthy aging.