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Allentown homelessness commission unveils 2025 report, launches paid lived‑experience advisory and seeks $100,000
Summary
Co-chairs presented the commission’s 2025 report, announced a paid lived‑experience advisory of 8–10 people and said the commission developed a $100,000 short‑term funding request with line items including compensation; the group also cited limits on posting materials to the city website.
Christina, co‑chair of the Allentown Commission on Homelessness, and Abby Goldfarb, co‑chair, presented the commission’s 2025 annual report and outlined priorities including a new lived‑experience advisory, a $100,000 short‑term funding request and expanded outreach efforts.
The report, the co‑chairs said, catalogs the commission’s initiatives over 2025 and highlights growing participation from community members, providers and county partners. "We really have strengthened our cross communication and collaboration between providers," Christina said, adding that one commissioner with lived experience was voted in as a "lived experience advocate." Abby Goldfarb described the new advisory as "8 to 10…
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