Catholic charities is no longer administrating the rental assistance program. Effective as of Monday, January 10th, 2022, Community Action of the Lehigh Valley (CALV) will be accepting applications and administrating the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP).

RENT: Residents may qualify for up to 12 months of rent assistance – to cover past, current and/or future monthly rent payments.
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​UTILITIES: Assistance payments will be made for arrearages only (past due amounts), but can include electric, natural gas, water, sewer and trash.

​https://www.communityactionlv.org/erap

Dial 2-1-1 for Community Health and Human Services Info.

Pennsylvania 2-1-1 EAST is a free, confidential, non-emergency, comprehensive information and referral service that connects users with the health and human services they need, available in Berks, Carbon, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties. www.pa211east.org or call 2-1-1 or 855-567-5341

Pennsylvania 2-1-1 NORTHEAST
covers Bradford, Clinton, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties. www.helpline-nepa.info or call 2-1-1 or 888-829-1341

2-1-1 is not intended for emergency use. If you have an emergency dial 9-1-1.
For Police, Fire or Ambulance in an emergency dial 911

Legal Concerns

Discrimination Allentown Human Relations Commission . . . . . . 610-437-7743
PA Human Relations Commission . . . . . . . . . . . 717-787-4410 www.phrc.pa.gov
City of Bethlehem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-865-7015
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development . . . . . 215-656-0500
HUD Housing Discrimination Hotline . . . . . . . . . . 800-669-9777
HUD File A Complaint Online: www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/online-complaint Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania . . . . . . 267-419-8918 www.equalhousing.org/
Fair Housing Rights Center of Southeastern PA . 866-419-8918 www.fairhousingrights.org
Housing Discrimination (in the Lehigh Valley only), NPLS Fair Housing Helpline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-317-5322

Lawyer Referral

North Penn Legal Services, Intake for Applicants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-953-4250 Apply Online . . . . . . . . . . . . www.northpennlegal.org/get-help
North Penn Legal Services, Bethlehem Office . . . 610-317-8757
Bar Association of Lehigh County . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-433-7094
Northampton County Bar Association . . . . . . . . 610-258-6333
Pennsylvania Attorney General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-441-2555 www.attorneygeneral.gov/get-help
Bureau of Consumer Protection Harrisburg . . . . 717-787-7109 State and Local Consumer Agencies in Pennsylvania: www.usa.gov/state-consumer/pennsylvania

Law Enforcement & Crisis Intervention 

Allentown Police (non-emergency) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-437-7751
Bethlehem Police (non-emergency) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-865-7178
Easton Police (non-emergency) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-250-2282
Lehigh County Government Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-330-2200
Crisis (Human Services) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-782-3127
Northampton County Government Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-559-3000
Emergency Services (Human Services) . . . . . . . . 610-829-4801
State Police Belfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-759-6106
Bethlehem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-861-2026
Fogelsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-395-1438

Health & Safety

Code Enforcement
Allentown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-437-7695
Bethlehem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-865-7091
Easton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-250-6724

Health Bureaus
Allentown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-437-7760
Bethlehem . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-865-7083, 610-865-7084 (TDD)
Easton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-250-6729

PA Dept. of Health
Lehigh County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-821-6770
​Northampton County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-250-1825

Financial Concerns 

Assistance
Catholic Charities; Allentown Dioceses . . . . . . . . 610-435-1541
Easton Area Neighborhood Center . . . . . . . . . . . 610-253-4253
Dept. of Human Services (DHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-692-7462
Hispanic American Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-435-5334
Lehigh County Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-782-3034
Lehigh County Assistance Office . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-821-6509
Lehigh County Conference of Churches . . . . . . . 610-433-6421
Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living . . . . 610-770-9781
Northeast Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-691-3355
Northampton County Assistance Office . . . . . . . 610-250-1700
Northampton County Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-559-3270
ProJeCt of Easton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-258-4361
Salvation Army (Bethlehem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-867-4681

Financial Counseling

American Credit Counseling Institute (ACCI) . . . . 888-468-8847
Neighborhood Housing of the LV . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-437-4571
Money Management, Inc. Whitehall office . . . . . . 610-821-4011
Money Management (toll free) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866-530-9565

Energy Assistance 

Electric

CACLV (PPL & Bill)........................ 610-691-5620
Easton Area Neighborhood Center . . . . . . . . . . . 610-253-4253
(UGI Customers Only) Lehigh County Energy Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 866-410-2093 (LIHEAP Program) Northampton County Energy Assistance . . . . . . 866-410-2093 (LIHEAP Program)

Gas

Lehigh County Energy Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 866-857-7095
Northampton County Energy Assistance . . . . . . 610-250-1785
Salvation Army (UGI Operation Share) . . . . . . . . 610-432-0129
Allentown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-432-0129
Bethlehem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-867-4681
Easton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-258-9531 

Housing: Emergency Shelter 

​Allentown
Rescue Mission (Adult males) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-740-5500
Salvation Army (Women/Children) . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-432-0129
Turning Point (Domestic Violence) . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-437-3369

Bethlehem
Victory House (Adult males) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-691-3373
Turning Point (Domestic Violence) . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-437-3369

Easton
ProJeCt Assist (Vouchers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-258-4361
Safe Harbor (Men or Women) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-258-5540
Salvation Army (Vouchers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-258-9531
Third St. Alliance (Women & Children) . . . . . . . . . 610-258-6271
Turning Point (Domestic Violence) . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-437-3369

Transitional Housing 

Allentown
Rescue Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-740-5500
6th St. Shelter/ Turner St. Apts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-435-1490

Bethlehem
New Bethany Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-691-5602

Easton
Third St. Alliance (Women & Children) . . . . . . . . . 610-258-6271
Easton Area Neighborhood Center/Roofover . . . 610-253-4253
Ferry St. Apts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-253-3980

Housing Authorities 
Allentown . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-439-8678, 610-439-1568 TT only
Bethlehem . . . . . . . . . . . 610-865-8300, 610-865-8333 TT only
Easton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-258-0806, 610-559-7670 TT only
Lehigh County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-967-5552
Northampton County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-759-8488

General Information & Financial Assistance

American Red Cross, LV Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-865-4400
Catholic Charities; Allentown Dioceses . . . . . . . . 610-435-1541
CACLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-691-5620
Easton Area Neighborhood Center . . . . . . . . . . . 610-253-4253
Habitat for Humanity, LV Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-776-7737
Hispanic American Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-435-5334
Journey Foundation (Cancer patients financial assistance) . . . . . . . . 216-570-2439
Lehigh Valley Coalition on Affordable Housing . . . 610-691-5620
Lehigh County Office of Aging & Adult Services . 610-782-3034
Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living . . . . 610-770-9781
Neighborhood Housing Services of LV . . . . . . . . 610-437-4571
New Bethany Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-691-5602
Northampton County Area Agency on Aging . . . 610-829-4540
Pathways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-439-8653
Salvation Army-Allentown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-432-0129
Valley Housing Development Corp . . . . . . . . . . . 610-433-2312

Information Services 

Libraries

Allentown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-820-2400
Bethlehem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-867-3761
Easton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-258-2917

Municipalities

Information

Allentown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-437-7511
Bethlehem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-865-7000
Easton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-250-6610
Lehigh County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-782-3038
Northampton County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-559-3000

Public Transportation 
Lanta/Metro 610-776-7433 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-432-8505 TT only
Metro Plus 610-432-3200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-432-8580 TT only

Weatherization

CACLV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610-691-5620
First Energy WARM Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-207-9276
PPL WRAP Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-232-6302
​UGI WARM Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-844-9276