Last night at the Forks Township BoS meeting, a representative from the Lehigh Valley Coalition on Affordable Housing made a presentation about the homeless situation in the Lehigh Valley. The purpose of the presentation was to ask our township to make a donation to support the 9 homeless shelters in the valley.
Just a couple of factoids about the homeless in our valley:
- 42% of the people in the 9 shelters reside outside the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton.
- 1080 people used the 9 area shelters in 2007.
- 25% of the homeless are considered working poor. This means they have a job, but can not find affordability housing.
- The average rent for a 2 BR apartment in the Lehigh Valley is $816 per month.
- Safe Harbor (Easton Homeless Shelter) offers services to 300 people, which 9 reside in Forks Township.
The coalition was seeking a $5633 donation from the BoS. No action was taken by the BoS.
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