Allentown Blueprint Communities

10/06/2025

💫 Craving FREE ice cream in Allentown? Swing by and grab a scoop!

Join us Saturday, October 18th, for our Community Housing Fair! From 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., enjoy a sweet treat while meeting the community that is there to support you, providing assistance with all things related to housing.🏘️

Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Free Entry 🎟️
Free Ice Cream (yes again!) 🍦
Music 🎶
Face Painting 🎨
Fun Activities 🎊
Workshops, 👷‍♀️
and more...🚀

Address: 332-348 North Front Street, Allentown
**The lot is on the southwest corner of Front and Gordon Street**

Don't miss out on the fun! Join us and bring your friends!

Thank you to everyone who is making this possible, and thank you to the Allentown Redevelopment Authority for allowing us to use the lot. ☀️

05/14/2025

What does your neighborhood look like through the eyes of a young storyteller?

Last week, students, artists, and neighbors joined our Blueprint Communities PhotoWalk to explore the 1st and 6th Wards in a whole new way. Armed with cameras and curiosity, participants captured everyday beauty, hidden corners, and the moments that define their version of the city.🌿

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, our partners at St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Campus, and our local photographer who brought this vision to life.

Want a sneak peek?
Select photos will be unveiled at the May community festival and showcased inside City Hall—come see the city through their lens.

St. Luke's University Health Network
Artist: Abby Posner
Song: Heroes Journey (Instrumental)

04/11/2025

Some members of our Blueprint team recently attended the Main Street Now Conference in Philadelphia!

It was an energizing few days of learning, networking, and exploring new ways to support community revitalization. We’re excited to bring fresh ideas back to our work! 🌆💡

02/04/2025

Welcome to the team, Genesis!

St. Luke’s School-to-Work program provides workplace experience and exposes English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students to careers in health care. After moving from Puerto Rico to Bethlehem as a high school sophomore in 2017, Genesis Santiago signed up for St. Luke’s School-to-Work (STW) Program at Liberty High School. The School-to-Work partnership between St. Luke’s University Health Network and the Bethlehem Area School District has expanded learning and career opportunities for local students such as Santiago for more than 27 years. Learn more: https://go.sluhn.org/40yrUaI

Allentown Blueprint Communities

01/06/2025

Last month members of our Blueprint Community attended the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania's Homes Within Reach Conference. It was a great few days learning + networking with housing professionals + community builders in PA! 🏠

11/07/2024

We're hiring! - Submit resume via email by Friday, November 15th

📧: [email protected]

Project Coordinator

10/31/2024

A bit windy, but a great time at our first Blueprint event this past Halloween weekend!🎃👻

St. Luke's University Health Network

10/22/2024

Come out to our Neighborhood Block Party this weekend and learn about your Blueprint Community!🎃👻🎉

FREE family event with music, food + fun!
📅Saturday, October 26th
⏰12:00 - 4:00 pm
📍Sigal Center - 450 W. Chew Street | St. Luke's University Health Network

10/03/2024

WHAT IS A BLUEPRINT COMMUNITY❔

Blueprint Communities® is an initiative of FHLBank Pittsburgh (FHLBank) that revitalizes communities and neighborhoods in Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Created by FHLBank in 2005, the initiative prepares and supports Blueprint Communities teams as they develop and implement a revitalization plan.

Community teams receive a series of support over a 10-year period to help them prioritize initiatives, connect to expertise, build a plan of action, and access implementation resources.

Learn more about Allentown's Blueprint Community + stay in the know with our e-newsletter!

🖋Sign up here: https://bit.ly/4eP6YSs

09/16/2024

Reading session✔️