Allentown Warming Station 2025-2026 Operational Dates:
September 30 to April 15
The Warming Station at the Allentown YMCA offers shelter, meals, and a safe place for those experiencing homelessness. Open nightly from Nov. 15–Apr. 15, 7:00PM–7:00AM (intake 7:00–9:00PM), the Warming Station provides guests with kindness, community, and a healthy dinner each evening.
The Program
This free program provides:
✔️ Shelter
✔️ Evening meal
✔️ Bathroom and shower
✔️ Wheelchair accessibility
Who qualifies:
✔️ Community members 18 or older experiencing homelessness
Program Location
Allentown Warming Station is located at our Allentown Branch:
425 South 15th Street
Allentown, PA 18102
610.351.9622
Support the Warming Station
There are many valuable ways to support the Warming Station.
Donate Wishlist Items
We maintain an Amazon Wishlist of items needed for the Allentown Warming Station. Visit the list for an up-to-date list of items needed at the Warming Station.
Walmart Wishlist Amazon Wishlist
Volunteer
Volunteers are needed throughout the winter to help run our Warming Station. Prior notice is required to volunteer, Please contact: Mike Macharsky
Volunteer Opportunities
Food Service (6:30 pm-9:00 pm)
Custodial/Laundry (7:00 am-10:00 am)
Attendant (6:30pm to 11pm)
Donations
Financial donors help build the foundation for the Y's programs and initiatives. It is because of generosity like this that the Warming Station's existence is possible. If you would like to offer a financial gift and make the Warming Station sustainable for years to come, then please visit our donor webpage here.
The Y is grateful for in-kind donations that allow us to meet the tangible needs of those who make use of the Warming Station.
The Impact
Our Allentown Warming Station has impacted countless individuals and families in our community.
Learn more:
Supported by:
We would like to thank our Foundational community partners for their support
of the Warming Station:
Anonymous
American Bank
AYNIL Charitable Fund
Charles H. Hoch Foundation
Chipotle Mexican Grill
City of Allentown
County of Lehigh
Faith Presbyterian Church of Emmaus
First Presbyterian Church of Allentown
Thomas and Gayle Cichocki
George and Anita Diehl
Grace United Church of Christ
Jeffrey and Nancy Bogert
Dolores and Keith Nash
Mark and Beth Jaindl
PPL Services Corporation Foundation
St. Ann's Church
Sylvia Perkin Perpetual Charitable Trust
Union Evangelical Lutheran Church
We would also like to thank our individual and In-kind contributors, for their generous support, including
over $14,000 of In-kind donations.
History of the Allentown Warming Station
The Y took over operation of the Allentown Warming Station in 2018, after volunteer-run efforts were not sustainable. Before this time, the Station had moved from several locations and organizations in just a few years. When no other local organization could take on this program, the Y had the capacity, knowledge, and space to do so. In partnership with the City of Allentown, Lehigh County, First Presbyterian Church of Allentown, and fortified by an anonymous donor who pledged $200,000 to make the project happen, the Y took on this project. We renovated our Allentown Branch ground floor space, hired a team, developed operational plans, and trainings, and got ready to operate our first Warming Station season in just ten short weeks. The 2024-2024 Season is the Y’s 7th year of Warming Station operation.
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