Nonprofit News

Easton City Council approved a measure to partner with Solsmart, an organization which helps facilitate the growth of solar energy communities across the country, at their Wednesday meeting.

A $300,000 grant from the city would “unlock” almost $1 million in other funding for the Downtown Allentown Alliance, according to one of the fledgling nonprofit's leaders.

The Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit scheduled for the Lehigh Valley next week has been postponed due to mechanical issues until later this summer. The military themed, rolling interactive museum is designed to educate the public about service and sacrifice of veterans.

Politicians, nonprofits and other contributors came together in Easton's Vanderveer Park to celebrate a refreshed space with new playground equipment and more to promote community.

The Center for Animal Health & Welfare has announced it will partner with ProJeCt of Easton to shift its pet food operation to ProJeCt’s Easton-based food pantry, offering pet owners in need options to feed their furry friends.

Opening night of Dewey Fire Company's 110th annual carnival was canceled Tuesday because of rain, and officials say maintaining the staple community event has become more challenging.

If JOSHWAY meets its shoe drive goal, it will receive a $10,000 donation to fund its work supporting Lehigh Valley youth-focused nonprofit organizations.

A generous donation from a Lehigh Valley native and others funds free swim lessons for children and adults in the River Crossing YMCA's Safety Around Water, or SAW, swim education program.

Heritage Day in Easton is set for July 12. But in order to pull it off, the Greater Easton Development Partnership will need a little help from volunteers.

Next year marks 250 years since the colonists produced a bold declaration of freedom and self-governance that still echoes today. It will be an occasion celebrated and recognized across the land — and we at Lehigh Valley Public Media are no exception.

ArtsQuest is about 80% of the way in funding its incoming $32 million Cultural Center to replace the Banana Factory arts and education facility at 25. W Third St.

The President and CEO of Miller-Keystone Blood Center is retiring. A new leader has been chosen and he's no stranger to the organization.

State Rep. Mike Schlossberg and mental health experts advocated for an increased investment in school-based health clinics at a news conference at Hays Elementary School in Allentown on Friday.

Valley Youth House's THRIVE Program, which helps sex-trafficked folks, will receive $150,000 in state funding, Rep. Josh Siegel, D-22nd District, announced at a news conference on Wednesday.

Two Lehigh Valley Chambers of Commerce held a luncheon Tuesday that focused on food insecurity in the region. Leaders of two food pantries and an executive with the Second Harvest Food Bank were featured panelists at the luncheon.

September is recognized as a time to pay homage to service dogs and the guidance they provide. Lehigh County commissioners approved a resolution in support of guide dogs and their handlers.

The Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley will hold its first Nonprofit Impact Conference on Oct. 23 at Wind Creek Bethlehem. The event will give nonprofit staff the chance to connect, network, and discover new resources.

Lehigh County Executive Phil Armstrong came out on the short end of a fundraiser challenge to benefit the Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehab Center's auxiliary. So he had to kiss a pig.

Artist Vaughn Randall's cast iron and bronze Locus sculpture was chosen as winner of the third annual Sculpture at SteelStacks national contest. An official ceremony was held outside the Bethlehem Visitor Center on Thursday evening where the sculpture will be displayed for one year.

Volunteers from Crayola spent the day at the Children's Home of Easton sprucing up the grounds as part of the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley's 31st annual Day of Caring.

How to assist the homeless and food insecure in Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley was the central message the New Bethany Souper Day Fundraiser luncheon at ArtsQuest Center on Friday.

Allentown officials this year moved $1.2 million of federal pandemic-relief money into a fund for grants to local nonprofits. The largest grant will support an eviction-protection program deemed "highly successful" in the past.