ALLENTOWN EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTORY STREET SHEET
1. LEHIGH COUNTYCONFERENCE OF CHURCHES
Alliance Hall * 534 Chew Street
Daybreak Mental Health
Housing Assistance
Pathways Referral
Homelessness Prevention
Soup Kitchen
Pharmaceutical Assistance
Linkage Street Ministry
Homeless Supportive Services
Youth Mentors
610-433-6421
Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Men Women Food Housing Shelter Handicapped
Assistance Referrals Accessible
2. DAYBREAK
LehighCounty Conference of Churches
534 Chew Street
Drop-inCenter for people returning to the community from
MH/MR, D&A, and AIDS/HIV Treatment
610-820-5049
Weekdays: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Breakfast: 9:00 a.m., Lunch - 11:30 a.m., Dinner - 4:15 p.m.
Men Women Food Handicapped
Accessible
3. ALLENTOWN RESCUE MISSION
355 Hamilton Street
Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Long Term Residential Programs
Emergency Shelter
610-740-5500
24 Hours Daily
Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Gateway Center Shelter Hours: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Men Housing Shelter Handicapped
Assistance Accessible
4. SALVATION ARMY
144 N. 8th Street
UGI Gas/Food/Clothing
610-432-0129
Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday Service: 2:45 p.m. / Sunday Meal: To follow
SHELTER: 610-432-0128
Women Children Food Shelter (Lehigh County Residents only)
5. PATHWAYS
Lehigh County Conference of Churches
544 Hamilton Street
Emergency needs, including toiletries
Referral and advocacy services for housing, utilities and jobs
610-439-8653
Drop-in-weekdays: 9:30 a.m. - Noon
By appointment: 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Men Women Children Housing Shelter Handicapped
Assistance Referral Accessible
6. & 7. SOUP KITCHENS
6. Lehigh County Conference of Churches
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
38 So. 8th St.
484-664-2994
Tues., Wed, Thurs.: Noon - 1 p.m.
7. Catholic Social Agency
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
179 Chew Street
610-435-1541
Fri., Sat., Sun., Mon.: 1:30 pm. - 2:30 p.m.
Food
8. TURNING POINT
Location Confidential
Emergency shelter for victims of domestic abuse and their children
610-437-3369
Available 24 hours daily
Men Women Children Shelter
9. HISPANIC AMERICAN ORGANIZATION
462 Walnut Street
Housing Case Management / Referrals
610-435-5334
Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Men Women Children Housing
Assistance
10. ALLENTOWN AREA ECUMENICAL FOOD BANK
534 Chew Street
Three day supply of emergency food once a month
610-821-1332
Weekdays: 9:30 a.m. - Noon
Groceries
11. LEHIGH COUNTY CRISIS INTERVENTION
17 So. 7th Street
Emergency Mental Health Services
610-782-3127
Available 24 hours daily
Men Women Children
12. LEHIGH VALLEY DRUG & ALCOHOL INTAKE UNIT
29 So. Law Street - 3rd Floor
Drug & Alcohol Referrals and Treatment
Men, Women and Adolescents 12 and up
610-432-2228
FAX: 610-432-8273
Weekdays 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Men Women
13. LINKAGE STREET MINISTRY
534 Chew Street
Lehigh County Conference of Churches
Links homeless individuals to Social Service agencies within the Lehigh County Area.
Assists with housing, food, education, employment, etc.
DANGEROUS WEATHER ALERT
610-433-6421
Monday 10 am to noon, Wednesday 1:00 to 3:30 pm, Friday 10 am to noon
Other times by appointment
Men Women Blankets Clothing Shelter
Referrals
16. HOMELESS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
534 Chew Street
Lehigh County Conference of Churches
Assist chronically homeless single persons with disabilities.
Intensive case management
610-433-6421
Hours: 9:30 a.m. to noon - Monday - Friday
By appointment otherwise until 4:00 p.m.
Men Women
17. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
534 Chew Street
Lehigh County Conference of Churches
610-433-1881
Representative Payee Services
Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Monday - Friday
Men Women Handicapped
Accessible
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
Police Ambulance Fire Medical Emergency - 911
Allentown Ecumenical Food Bank ...... 610-821-1332
Allentown Health Bureau...... 610-437-7760
Allentown Housing Authority...... 610-439-8678
Allentown Rescue Mission ...... 610-740-5500
Allentown State Hospital...... 610-740-3200
CareNet - Pregnancy Resource...... 610-821-0943
CDC Information...... 800-232-4636
Crisis - Mental Health...... 610-782-3127
L.C. Area Agency on Aging...... 610-782-3034
L.C. Information & Referral...... 610-782-3200
Lehigh County Conference of Churches...... 610-433-6421
Aspires Mentoring...... 610-969-3822
Daybreak...... 610-820-5049
Homelessness Prevention...... 610-433-1881
Linkage...... 610-433-6421
Pathways...... 610-439-8653
Pharmaceutical Assistance...... 610-433-6421
Homeless Supportive Services...... 610-433-6421
L.V. Drug &Alcohol Intake Unit...... 610-432-2228
L.V. Hospital, 17th & Chew Streets...... 610-969-2388
Legal Services...... 610-317-8757
LYHEEP (utility assistance)………………………………………………1-866-857-7095
Magellan Behavioral Health...... 866-780-3368
MH/MR/DNA...... 610-782-3200
St. Luke's Hospital, 1736 Hamilton Street...... 610-628-8300
Sacred Heart Hospital...... 610-776-4770
Salvation Army...... 610-432-0129
Sixth Street Shelter...... 610-435-1490
Social Security...... 800-772-1213
Soup Kitchen - LCCC - T-W-Th...... 484-664-2994
Soup Kitchen - CSA - F-S-S-M...... 610-435-1541
Turning Point...... 610-437-3369
Valley Wide Help ...... 610-435-7111
Allentown Veterans Clinic………………………………………610-776-4304, ext.4364
Veterans Affair...... 610-782-3295
Visiting Nurses...... 610-327-5700
Welfare...... 610-821-6509
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline–
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