The Rider-Pool Foundation was recently showcased in a case study publication by the Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement. Tamarack was founded in 2002 as a place to understand community change and help organizations and citizens work better together […]
Read MoreThe Rider-Pool Foundation provided support to Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley (PNLV) for the creation of their Leadership Without Limits! initiative. See a video of the program here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1srDAahjXoEKgKXZqmT-UMX_cKKoBwPkF/view?ts=5a8373de
Read MoreAmerica continues working on King’s dream Rev. Larry Pickens In 2018, we mark 50 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, in Memphis, Tenn. Our […]
Read MoreCongratulations to ANIZDA, City Center Investment Corp., and everyone else involved in helping the Queen City receive this important recognition. “The Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority (ANIZDA) announced today that the “Downtown Allentown Revitalization […]
Read MoreThe Lehigh Valley is home to an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 veterans, with another 150,000 family members of veterans living in the region. The nonprofit Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council (LVMAC) aims to help them […]
Read MoreDr. John Cook, Senior Research Scientist for Children’s HealthWatch in Boston, was the keynote speaker at The Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust’s symposium on housing and homelessness issues in September 2016. During his presentation […]
Read MoreImagine yourself as homeless. If you’ve always had a roof over your head, a steady job, and two nickels to rub together, it might seem like homelessness is something that happens to other people. But […]
Read MoreA place to live is a basic human need. We all need a safe, clean and secure home in which to live our lives, raise our families, and sleep every night. Affordability is one of […]
Read MoreUnderstanding suicide is something families, friends, and the medical community have grappled with for years. Despite a better understanding of suicide and more ways to help those with mental health issues, the number of deaths […]
Read MoreGail Stern, MSN, Administrator of the Department of Behavioral Health for Lehigh Valley Health Network, has been a psychiatric nurse for 40 years. She has treated a number of patients for mental health issues during […]
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