Yesterday, the City of Philadelphia hosted a press conference to announce a $700,000 grant to the Coalition to End Youth Homelessness, which is headed by Valley Youth House. City Council members Helen Gym, Allan Domb, and Jannie Blackwell were in attendance and played a major role in securing the funding. Helen Gym spearheaded a visit […]

# GivingTuesday is a national day of giving that occurs every year, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, in response to the commercialism and consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Today is also Day 10 in our #10DaysofGratitude campaign and we want to thank YOU! Be #UNselfie and show us your support on this #GivingTuesday by […]

Valerie Johnson, Assistant Director of Development for Valley Youth House in Philadelphia returns to the show to chat with Kristen about their November Youth Count #GivingTuesday on November 29th and this year’s Holiday Gift Drive. Hear all about this amazing organization, constantly working to help youth experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia. Listen to the interview HERE.

Earlier this month, Woodside Church in Bucks County hosted their “Church Has Left the Building” day, where members collected enough travel sized supplies to create 154 hygiene kits for the Synergy Project!  Valley Youth House is so grateful to Carolyn and all of the young people who made this donation possible. See below for a […]

VYH Assistant Director of Development, Valerie Johnson, spoke with Loraine Ballard Morrill at iHeartRadio about our Holiday Gift Drive and the upcoming Youth Count in Philadelphia. Listen to the interview here.

This holiday season, Valley Youth House is celebrating all of the special partners we work with every day that we’re grateful to partner with. Today, we kick off #10DaysofGratitude by thanking the over 35,000 amazing young people and their families we have the privilege of working with each day. Each and every day VYH is […]

We are excited to announce our partnership with South Italy Imports for their 2nd Annual Christmas City Tasting at the Hotel Bethlehem.  Join us on December 22nd from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm for a fun night of food, wine, and live music.  Exclusively imported Italian wine will be paired by South Italy’s wine experts […]

Great news! Photos from our Maternity Group Home and The Synergy Project programs have been selected to be featured in the Building Bridges Project exhibit at the Allentown Art Museum. This exhibit aims to tell the narrative of the city through photography in order to drive social change.  Learn more about the project in The Morning Call. Our […]

VYH staff spoke on a panel entitled “Homelessness in the USA and the Lehigh Valley” as part of the ‘Community One Read’ event hosted by the AAUW Inter Branch Diversity Group and Bethlehem NAACP at Northampton Community College.  The event includes discussion on the book “Breakfast at Sally’s: One Homeless Man’s Inspirational Journey” by Richard […]

The Synergy Project received a large gift from a third party fundraiser of car enthusiasts participating in America’s British Reliability Run…. $35,000+. WOW! Thank you! America’s British Reliability Run, a three-day, 550-mile rally ride through Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, & West Virginia along the Shenandoah Mountain Range raises money for charities that benefit children and concluded […]