The Allentown Rescue Mission is more than a shelter. We offer three distinct programs to address the needs of all the men who seek our help: the Emergency Shelter, Transformation Program, and the Clean Team Workforce. Additionally, we've partnered with DeSales University to provide health services to the men in our care. Our Emergency Shelter provides safe housing, nutritionally balanced meals, clothing and connects the men to various social service and support organizations. We offer our services to all men over 18 regardless of race, color, creed, political affiliation, religious affiliation, or sexual orientation. The Transformation Program is a residential rehabilitation program that tackles the root causes of homelessness. Through individual assessment and one-on-one guidance, we help the men in our care make and execute plans to improve their lives. This nondenominational, faith-based program is designed to teach homeless men life skills and job literacy skills. The Clean Team Workforce is a development program offered to graduates of the Transformation Program. In the Clean Team Workforce, the men gain work experience, connect with outside employers, and accumulate enough savings to fund their transition back into the community. Thus completing the transformation from homelessness to employed, independent living. In 2007, the Allentown Rescue Mission partnered with DeSales University to create the DeSales Free Medical Clinic. The clinic is staffed by volunteer doctors, physician assistants, DeSales faculty, and physician assistants students. The clinic is free of charge for all the guests of the Allentown Rescue Mission.
