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The Allentown Boxing Gym is a program that provides a safe and fun environment for local youth, keeping them off the streets, out of trouble, and excited about using their energy and free time to work toward personal goals. The Boxing Program has taken many of its young boxers to highly regarded tournaments in the [...]

Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski joined executives from National Penn Bank and its KNBT division, PPL and others yesterday to celebrate the third year of the Allentown Neighborhood Development Alliance, an initiative to strengthen a key downtown Allentown neighborhood. The event was held at Casa Latina Restaurant at 527 North 7th Street in Allentown, which was one [...]

The following article was submitted to the Express Times and featured in their online Non-Profit Spotlight. It will be printed next Tuesday, May 31, so make sure to keep an eye out! CACLV – Strengthening the Resolve of People to Succeed Improve the quality of life in the LehighValley by building a community in which [...]

This time we’re taking a look at a business that got its start with a boost from the Community Action Development Corporation of Bethlehem (CADCB) through their free Start Your Business classes.  Brother-sister team Charles Makemsom and Cathy Gilbert decided it was the right time to look into the idea of starting a business when [...]