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March 2020
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Greater Lehigh Valley Funders Unite to Address COVID-19 Crisis
Greater Lehigh Valley Funders Unite to Address COVID-19 Crisis
Published: March 30, 2020
Allentown, PA –
In partnership with Crayola, Just Born Quality Confections, PPL Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, Lehigh Valley Community Foundation (LVCF) and Carbon County Community Foundation (CCCF), United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley (UWGLV) has convened a coalition of funding partners and launched an emergency fund to address the COVID-19 crisis.
The
Greater Lehigh Valley COVID-19 Community Response Fund
aims to strengthen safety-net services for community members who are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 in Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties.
“This Fund provides a rapid, informed and coordinated approach to assessing community need and getting dollars where they are needed most. We especially want to thank Crayola, PPL Foundation and Wells Fargo Foundation for their leadership as the first corporate partners to support the Community Response Fund,” said UWGLV President David Lewis, LVCF President and CEO Bernie Story and CCCF President Amber Breiner in a joint statement.
More than $150,000 has been allocated to support this effort. Some contributions will be used as matching funds to attract additional investment from other funders. One hundred percent of the funds will support agencies serving residents of Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties.
“I am encouraged and reassured that so many capable people and organizations are out there working to support our region,” said Amber Breiner, President, CCCF. “We’re going to be more efficient and have a much greater impact by working together to respond to rapidly evolving local needs.”
“We know that the effects of this pandemic will disproportionately impact older adults, people who are experiencing poverty or homelessness, families who live paycheck to paycheck, communities of color and those who speak English as a second language,” said Jill Pereira, Vice President, Education and Impact, UWGLV. “Our goal is to ensure the agencies that form a critical safety net for our most vulnerable can respond to the immediate and long-term needs including food, housing, education, child care, healthcare, utility assistance, job training, transportation and violence prevention.”
Guided by a community-led Strategic Response Team, pooled funds will be used to respond to emerging needs and be implemented in phases. “The first phase will focus on providing rapid and direct support to organizations that provide critical safety-net services in our community and those who serve populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19,” explained Megan Briggs, Director of Community Investments at LVCF.
This includes:
Services that provide food access
Housing
Income supports
Services for unsheltered residents and those at risk of homelessness
Supports for those who are economically vulnerable to mitigate the effects of reduced hours or lost jobs
Coalition members have also committed to use their influence and voices to advocate for policies that will swiftly and effectively address gaps in community needs and provide resources to community members who are negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
More information about the Greater Lehigh Valley Community Response Fund is available at
www.unitedwayglv.org/COVID-19
.
General inquiries about the COVID-19 Community Response Fund may be sent to
COVID19Fund@unitedwayglv.org
.
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