Allentown hosts free event to help residents with rising utility costs | Allentown Area

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – With winter on its way, many people are looking for help handling rising utility costs.

In Allentown, several groups hosted a free event to connect people to resources.

At Bucky Boyle Park, the City of Allentown and several other groups set up shop to help residents get a handle on rising utility costs.

“We have UGI, we have PPL, we have LCA, we have Community Action with their weatherization. We have our Allentown Works program, we have our community housing program,” says Vicky Kistler, Director of Community and Economic Development for the City of Allentown.

“We have a lot of information here about how to weatherize homes and what’s important to keep the heat in their house and reduce your monthly costs,” says Michael Austin, Weatherization Director for Community Action Lehigh Valley.

The goal of the event is to get residents’ homes ready for winter.

“That’s exactly what we wanna do, is help people connect to resources before the colder months so that they can lower their bills before they’re actually in higher demand for our utilities,” says Kistler.

For residents who turned out, they say resources like these go a long way.

“Every little bit adds up. It’s nice to know that there’s something we can do that we might not have thought about to make a difference in our bills this winter,” says Annecatette Khallouf, an Allentown resident.