The Consequences of Poverty Poverty can invoke difficult times when it comes to families or individuals. Poverty can lead to starvation, homelessness, and health issues. The organization that my group has chosen to take on is the “Allentown Rescue Mission”, which helps men who are homeless and provide shelter to them. As of now, there are not a lot of shelters that target men and they are not considered to be needing help as much as women are. There is also the worry that men could cause stress…
President-elect Barack Obama conducted a series of town hall meetings during his cross country “Mainstreet Tour.” On December 4, 2009 there was a memorable moment in Allentown, PA. There was an audible buzz in the crowd when it came time for questions from the audience. A large group of people eagerly pointed to one young man in hopes that Obama would call upon him. Obama said, “Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Alright I’ll make you first just because everyone is very excited about this young man…
from heart disease, bleeding in the brain, jaundice, and a heart murmur. After she spent 113 days in the NICU she was finally able to go home, however she had to take some monitors and oxygen with her. Catherine is now five years old and lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She loves singing, reading with her grandparents, and swimming with her big brother Michael. Shellee Jameson was diagnosed with preeclampsia with her first baby at only 26 weeks into her pregnancy. She was then hospitalized and…
in this story; as he is ‘trying’ to help find the guilty, he gives the incorrect facts to lead the others in opposite directions. Nick states to Guild, “Herbert Macaulay’s working for Wynant: you didn’t take Macaulay’s word for it that the man in Allentown wasn’t him?” (Hammett 85) It is very evident that Macaulay’s plan is well organized and successful, as even Nick believes that Macaulay is trustworthy because he works for the Wynant’s. Due to the Macaulay’s manipulative plan, many of the…
profession is, if they were in the war, and lots of other things. The United States is filled with special people and it makes them who they are. Let me share with you some of my aspects of what makes me, me. I was born in a little town called Allentown Pennsylvania. We settled in a house right in the Northampton Borough. Northampton is a small community where everything you need is there, and you see many people…
Background of job duty In an interview I spoke with a woman named Janine Cunningham, a case manager/ Service Coordinator in “Office of Long Term Living” (OLTL) at Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living, located in Allentown Pa, serving Lehigh and North Hampton County. Talking with her I had received a lot of information on what level of case management she takes part in, the stages, feedback on what HCBS waivers are as well as HCBS ISP and much more. When asked what the office of…