Michelle Kott, chief of the Bethlehem Police Department, has made a career out of serving the City of Bethlehem. She recently decided to take this role one step further by volunteering her time as a New Bethany board member, where she helps to ensure hope and support are equitably available for her community. Before…
New Bethany, a local nonprofit that provides nutritious food access, housing, and social services, announced the appointment of four existing board members to leadership roles on the Board of Directors Executive Committee. These four professionals personify New Bethany’s mission of offering hope and support to its neighbors who experience poverty, food insecurity, and homelessness. Michael…
Say hello to Dr. Jack Silva, one of the newest additions to the New Bethany board of directors. Jack has lived his entire life within the Bethlehem community and remembers New Bethany from its inception. He has grown more aware of the organization’s critical services since he began working as superintendent of Bethlehem Area School…
New Bethany, a local nonprofit that provides nutritious food access, housing, and social services, today announced the appointment of five new members to its board of directors: Katarah Jordan, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Allentown; Michelle Kott, City of Bethlehem’s chief of police; Carrie Krug Nedick, director of donor services at Lehigh Valley…
For nearly two decades, Olympus Corporation of the Americas has supported New Bethany, embodying a commitment to community and compassion. Since its corporate headquarters relocated to the Lehigh Valley in 2006, Olympus has been instrumental in spreading awareness of New Bethany’s mission through various avenues of support. Through generous financial donations and the mobilization of…
Nearly a year ago, SNAP benefits (formerly known as food stamps) contracted to 2019 levels, reducing family food budgets by approximately $90 per person, and less than two months later, Northampton County wound down its Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Both of these losses have been devastating for our neighbors, who were already struggling with…
Trapped in a cycle of fluctuating work hours which caused his medical assistance to be sporadic based on his shifting income, Eugene found himself unable to budget and save. If you follow New Bethany’s stories of human courage and resilience, you will recall that Eugene found himself living in a storage unit at one point….
For almost 20 years, the Delaney Family has been volunteering their time with New Bethany by participating in the organization’s ‘adopt-a-family’ initiative during its Transitional Housing Program’s (THP) annual holiday party. In addition to providing gifts, snacks and games for the children during 2023’s holiday celebration, which took place on December 17, Mr. Delaney dressed…
Since August 2022, New Bethany’s Associate Executive Director Veronne Demesyeux and Development and Planning Director Chris Cassidy have been members of the first cohort of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation’s CORE Fellowship Program — a three-year program designed to bring diverse Lehigh Valley nonprofit leaders together to center equity in themselves, their relationships, their organizations,…
After facing a traumatic experience, Toni and her children found a lifeline in the compassionate community of New Bethany. Discover how New Bethany’s support and assistance programs transformed Toni’s life in her inspiring testimonial below.
