New Bethany, a local secular nonprofit offering support to people who experience poverty, food insecurity, and homelessness, announced today the promotion of Brandy Garofalo to food access director. In this role, Garofalo will oversee the functioning of the Southside Drop-In Center, the Trinity Northside Drop-In Center, the Choice Food Pantry and all its staff. “Brandy…
New Bethany will hold its 32nd annual Souper Day on Friday, September 22nd, 2023, at 11 a.m. at ArtsQuest in Bethlehem. Proceeds from the event will support New Bethany’s efforts to serve those affected by housing, food insecurity, and poverty in the region. Souper Day 2023 follows a notably impactful time for Pennsylvania residents: SNAP…
New Bethany, a local secular nonprofit offering support to people who experience poverty, food insecurity, and homelessness, announced that its name has been modified. Previously known as New Bethany Ministries, the organization will now be known simply as New Bethany. The reasons for this change are two-fold. First, the word “ministries” no longer means the…
On June 6, our team members gathered in Harrisburg for Home Matters Day, organized by the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania. Home Matters Day brought together organizations from all across the state to advocate for a funding increase for Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund (PHARE). This is a flexible funding source that allows communities…
Meet Board of Directors member Jane Patriarca, Crayola’s vice president of product integrity and process development. Jane first learned about New Bethany from a co-worker during Crayola’s United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley campaign season. After discovering that New Bethany is one of the organizations Crayola benefits through their United Way annual contributions, she…
Meet Hector Gonzalez, a member of New Bethany’s Board of Directors. Ten years ago, Hector experienced a difficult season in his life, leading to homelessness. In the winter of 2012, he learned about New Bethany through a friend who told him about their free meal services for those in need. Hector came to New Bethany,…
New Bethany, a local nonprofit providing street-level human services, housing, and support that lifts individuals out of poverty, recently appointed Hector Gonzalez and Jane Patriarca to its Board of Directors. A Production Associate at Just Born Quality Confections,, Hector is responsible for ensuring products meet quality standards in a manufacturing setting. As a previous client…
New Bethany, a local nonprofit, has appointed a new executive committee on its Board of Directors. New Bethany meets people where they are by offering wraparound services designed to remove barriers and assist individuals and families in reaching self-sufficiency. The six professionals personify New Bethany’s mission of offering hope and support to our neighbors who…
Bethlehem nonprofit New Bethany Ministries (NBM) has been awarded $65,000 from the Pennsylvania Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP). Two local businesses, B. Braun and Client 1st Financial, made these funds possible. NBM extends its gratitude to these businesses for their partnership and for seeing the need for more assistance in the Lehigh Valley community. NBM will…
Meet Corey McDowell, a caretaker in New Bethany’s Transitional Housing Program, which provides immediate housing services to those in need to find permanent, safe, and secure housing. As a caretaker, Corey’s main responsibilities center around ensuring residential housing areas are clean and secure, monitoring and logging building activities, documenting case notes, and identifying and reporting…
