Northampton County

HOMELSSNESS: “The plight of the homeless is a national problem and frankly a national disgrace, but it is our job to take care of our own small part of the world. To that end, we are announcing in partnership with the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development our most recent Emergency Solution Grants for Northampton County,” said Northampton County Executive Lamont G. McClure.

1. Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) for $25,000 - Bethlehem Area Shelter to provide emergency shelter services.

2. Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) for $27,114 - Third Street Alliance to provide emergency shelter services.

3. Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) for $20,000 - Valley Health Partners Community Health Center through its Street Medicine Program to provide primary health care services to outreach programs and to shelters.

4. Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) for $76,000 - Safe Harbor Easton to provide emergency shelter services.

5. Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) for $9,652 - Safe Harbor Easton to assist Northampton County in the mandatory reporting requirement using the HMIS system.

6. Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) for $30,000 - Greater Shiloh Church to provide emergency shelter services.

DCNR GRANTS: The Division of Parks & Recreation announce the receipt of two grants from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) totaling $625,000.

$500,000 for the rehabilitation of Gerald E. Seyfried Bear Swamp Park and Archery Complex for the replacement of the 7,975 sq.ft. boardwalk/elevated walkway, approximately 2,200 linear feet of accessible trails, 2,800 sq.ft of boardwalk crossing through the transmission right-of-way and a safe road crossing at Lake Minsi Drive.

$75,000 to update the Livable Landscape Plan which will guide the next 10 years of development, conservation and restoration of Northampton County’s open space resources and create linkages between the County’s vast natural resources.

Funding for these grants comes from the federal Land, Water Conservation Fund and the state Keystone Recreation Park and Conservation Fund, Community Conservation Partnerships Program.