Community Action Lehigh Valley
Non-profit OrganizationsPennsylvania, United States51-200 Employees
Community Action Lehigh Valley is a mid-sized nonprofit organization based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, serving the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas. It provides programs across advocacy, business start-up and development, food access and nutrition, housing, neighborhood revitalization, and youth services. The organization seeks to improve quality of life by expanding economic opportunity, enabling people to pursue it, and ensuring they have a voice in decisions that affect their lives. Its work focuses on reducing barriers to opportunity and supporting communities through locally responsive services. In 2018, it launched the Color Outside the Lines Initiative, a long-term effort to address racial inequities and disparities spanning housing, education, employment, and related areas. Within its program mix, the organization operates as part of the nonprofit sector to address both immediate needs and longer-term opportunities for residents of the Lehigh Valley.