{"id":101637,"date":"2020-07-06T21:44:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T01:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=101637"},"modified":"2020-07-06T21:44:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T01:44:49","slug":"aspire-to-continue-pandemic-response-two-more-food-distributions-scheduled-for-july-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=101637","title":{"rendered":"ASPIRE TO CONTINUE PANDEMIC RESPONSE:  TWO MORE FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(LEHIGH VALLEY, PA) \u2014 On Friday, July 10, at 4:30 p.m. (until supplies are exhausted), Aspire To Autonomy will host its third food distribution for the underserved and unsheltered members of our community in two different locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location One:<\/strong> Centennial Park, 12th and Ferry streets, Easton, PA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location Two<\/strong>: Hispanic Center of the Lehigh Valley, 520-526 E Fourth Street, Bethlehem, PA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To date, Aspire has distributed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>18,000 lbs of food<\/li>\n<li>3800 ounces of hand sanitizer<\/li>\n<li>3000 masks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aspire to Autonomy Inc, is a local organization fighting hunger and human trafficking in the Lehigh Valley. Aspire has received ongoing support from the mayor\u2019s office and The City of Easton and The Hispanic of the Center Lehigh Valley. These conjoined efforts bring food and \u201csafety packs\u201d of hand sanitizer and masks to those in need to protect them from food insecurity and the Covid-19 virus.<\/p>\n<p>Animal Defenders Greater Lehigh Valley, a vegan and animal rights advocacy organization whose mission is to build a vegan community by advancing awareness of human-caused exploitation of animals and to promote vegan living, has joined as a new partner in this effort.<\/p>\n<p>The mission of Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley is to improve the quality of life of Hispanic and other families by empowering them to become more self-sufficient while promoting intercultural understanding in the Lehigh Valley. Their services include access to the WIC program (Women, Infants, and Children), Senior Center, and Food Pantry.<\/p>\n<p>In the first event, at the ProJeCt of Easton food pantry May 15, kicked off the pandemic response. Food was distributed to individuals, families, and other non-profits such as SafeHarbor and Third Street Alliance for Women and Children.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2018, Aspire to Autonomy Inc. has been on the front lines in the fight against trafficking in the Lehigh Valley and beyond. ASPIRE is <strong>A S<\/strong>upportive <strong>P<\/strong>resence, <strong>I<\/strong>nitiating <strong>R<\/strong>ecovery and <strong>E<\/strong>mpowerment that provides an opportunity for growth and development and fosters <em>autonomy<\/em>. ASPIRE believes in the cultivation of resources, services, community, and human relationships to foster equity and allow dreams of freedom and independence to become a reality.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to donate to their Pandemic Response fundraiser, visit our \u201cFeed Northampton County\u201d Pandemic Response page: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2XVSc6w\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/2XVSc6w<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nInformation provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nSarah Cattin<br \/>\nAspire to Autonomy, Inc.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pathtoautonomy.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/pathtoautonomy.org\/<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START-<\/code><br \/>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-END-<\/code><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/aspire.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101637"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=101637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/101638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=101637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=101637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=101637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}