Sixth Street Shelter’s Step Up program

Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)
Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children, she shows the kids' room Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children, she shows the kids’ room Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)

Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, of her new Allentown apartment and reacts sitting on her bed in her own bedroom. She will share the apartment with her two young children. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, of her new Allentown apartment and reacts sitting on her bed in her own bedroom. She will share the apartment with her two young children. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)
Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)
Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)

Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)
Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)
Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)

Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)Amira Scott, a participant of the Step Up program, gives a tour of her new apartment that she will share with her two young children Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)
Dawn Godshall, CEO of Community Action Lehigh Valley, speaks Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, during a ribbon-cutting event celebrating the Sixth Street Shelter's new Step Up transitional housing program in Allentown. Families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter may apply for one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)Dawn Godshall, CEO of Community Action Lehigh Valley, speaks Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, during a ribbon-cutting event celebrating the Sixth Street Shelter’s new Step Up transitional housing program in Allentown. Families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter may apply for one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)
Tjwanna Reed, director of the Sixth Street Shelter, speaks Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, during a ribbon-cutting event celebrating the Sixth Street Shelter's new Step Up transitional housing program in Allentown. Families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter may apply for one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)Tjwanna Reed, director of the Sixth Street Shelter, speaks Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, during a ribbon-cutting event celebrating the Sixth Street Shelter’s new Step Up transitional housing program in Allentown. Families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter may apply for one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)

Exterior of the building that houses apartments Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)Exterior of the building that houses apartments Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Allentown. The Step Up program is a new, transitional housing program for families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter. Families can apply to stay in one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)
Tjwanna Reed, director of the Sixth Street Shelter, speaks Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, during a ribbon-cutting event celebrating the Sixth Street Shelter's new Step Up transitional housing program in Allentown. Families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter may apply for one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)Tjwanna Reed, director of the Sixth Street Shelter, speaks Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, during a ribbon-cutting event celebrating the Sixth Street Shelter’s new Step Up transitional housing program in Allentown. Families staying at the Sixth Street Shelter may apply for one of five apartments near the shelter, and will receive additional services to help them transition from shelter living to permanent housing, including case management and financial education. (April Gamiz / The Morning Call)