{"id":121157,"date":"2026-02-23T12:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/121157\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:01:07","slug":"veterans-homeless-community-members-can-get-free-essentials-at-these-lehigh-valley-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/121157\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans, homeless community members can get free essentials at these Lehigh Valley sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QMNG644XNJA63FMV45LPMSCD74\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/valorclinic.org\/events\/Lehigh-Valley-Stand-Down-2-28-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/valorclinic.org\/events\/Lehigh-Valley-Stand-Down-2-28-26\">VALOR Clinic Foundation<\/a> will host a Stand Down event across the Lehigh Valley\u2019s three cities on Saturday, Feb. 28, offering basic necessities and support services to veterans and community members in need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3TS765BPHNATTOJSIRYTI7INZM\">The event will run from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at rotating locations in Easton, Bethlehem, and Allentown. Veterans can receive clothing, footwear, and non-perishable meals, along with connections to supportive services. The foundation will also provide hot meals for homeless individuals in need, regardless of veteran status. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MEORHXRB2BA7ZFHF6MQHTUNUWI\">In Easton, the event will take place from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. across from Safe Harbor at 536 Bushkill Drive. Volunteers should arrive at 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ESMYXLHGFFFAXIENLQWO2KNUBE\">The event moves to Bethlehem from noon to 1 p.m., with services available across from the Wooden Match Restaurant at 61 W. Lehigh St.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"ZCH4KSS625E57FTPR53TTDEBCU\">The final stop runs from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Allentown at the corner of Union and South Third streets. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"K4GPTS5ZRRHQVCYU2D34OQYAKE\">Those interested in donating, volunteering, or learning more about the event can call 570-534-2854. Additional information is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/valorclinic.org\/events\/Lehigh-Valley-Stand-Down-2-28-26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/valorclinic.org\/events\/Lehigh-Valley-Stand-Down-2-28-26\">VALOR Clinic Foundation\u2019s website<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The VALOR Clinic Foundation will host a Stand Down event across the Lehigh Valley\u2019s three cities on Saturday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121158,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-121157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}