{"id":134948,"date":"2024-09-11T16:59:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T20:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=134948"},"modified":"2024-09-11T17:03:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T21:03:23","slug":"allentown-lawmakers-applaud-over-1m-in-tax-credits-for-community-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=134948","title":{"rendered":"Allentown lawmakers applaud over $1M in tax credits  for community projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ALLENTOWN, Sept. 10 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>State Reps. Peter Schweyer, Mike Schlossberg and Josh Siegel, and state Sen. Nick Miller announced today $1.06 million in tax credits through the state\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dced.pa.gov\/programs\/neighborhood-assistance-program-nap\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/dced.pa.gov\/programs\/neighborhood-assistance-program-nap\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726174396668000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0bwUAgHuei28BksSUVgt63\">Neighborhood Assistance Program<\/a>\u00a0has been awarded to several community projects.<\/p>\n<p>Schweyer said the investments are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>$617,500<\/strong>\u00a0for Community Action Development Corporation of Allentown to support after-school programs, youth mentorship, community outreach and support for students in the Allentown School District.<\/li>\n<li><strong>$306,000<\/strong>\u00a0for the DaVinci Science Center to continue introducing area children to STEAM projects to inspire them to pursue careers in STEAM fields.<\/li>\n<li><strong>$142,000<\/strong>\u00a0for Ripple Community, Inc. to address low-income housing issues and expand housing options in Allentown\u2019s Franklin Park neighborhood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThese investments will go a long way to support local organizations, such as Ripple Community, Inc. with providing opportunities for folks to live with dignity in affordable homes. In addition, Davinci and CADCA will continue to nourish and inspire the minds of our children to pursue their dreams,\u201d Schweyer said. \u201cI am proud to support these efforts and want to thank community leaders for the work they do to provide a positive and lasting impact in our area for our friends, neighbors and families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Added Schlossberg, \u201cRipple is a fantastic community partner and I\u2019m thrilled to see the NPP program will help the Franklin Park neighborhood with better housing options, and meaningful economic opportunity. When we invest in people and neighborhoods, our region is stronger for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Added Siegel, \u201cThe investments made by the NPP in Lehigh Valley institutions are a vital part of helping our community thrive and putting resources into the programs that can make the biggest impact for our residents and the long-term prosperity of our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was proud to champion legislation last year that raised the cap on the NAP program, which is now part of this year&#8217;s budget,\u201d Miller said. \u201cSeeing this program thrive in our district will bring significant benefits to our communities, residents and local businesses. NAP plays a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, reducing blight and strengthening the bond between small businesses and the communities they serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The investments to support these projects come from the state Department of Community and Economic Development\u2019s Neighborhood Assistance Program. The goals of the program are to promote community participation and collaborations among nonprofits, businesses and residents while producing outcomes which assist a distressed area or the low-income population in a neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>The NAP has five main components: The Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP), Special Program Priorities (SPP), the Neighborhood Partnership Program (NPP), Charitable Food Program (CFP), and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.EpE68xvdiHi-2F3uU9U1WHubemjQn-2BV7fsgM7xbp6Qpb3Yuj6PyroPHMQ-2BYoeEO-2F15JOmcokQZoGSuVId6E3jN4J-2Fy597-2ByGjqG1gMH7SjCpbv62hiqr0XMnZn2zmAqEXQHIno8nkxV9e-2BW-2B8pJ1ZYYQ-3D-3DMdJo_Dpo-2FMxL8Qf4DEkHNYRSsqmVHsMCXnCdel17ALLzCa0dnk-2B-2Fc9-2FX7cVYX9BDIQDq-2Bfg5sNibBQPJYAQ2K1zzjABbrB6DIFl4yyTTZQUlj42Zgld7aj0QCo07XtL4gYMTcT2TPy-2FbKF6dLGpUzqxb-2Bsp6av8wqzm20t-2FacFMN-2Be2Mylm7RWOtdTzW3JjMTjQnU5-2BgPsJOmCKIzTp-2BsbZrkVdWpHrSxkY-2FrZi914-2BOfAQxLRNF482O-2BXEiPpN5v13u-2FnvBsZs5AWU00IwtOV6CsNm8I7b2kBR1CwSQxf4NiTQPl7MIF3LuysDznaNFnEuSLzsUnN8ZI79zqtLzLl7wqORa6NuNU6S08zTKsI5sPoCReG-2BkNuiwoYILW-2FyprE5ML\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn%3Du001.EpE68xvdiHi-2F3uU9U1WHubemjQn-2BV7fsgM7xbp6Qpb3Yuj6PyroPHMQ-2BYoeEO-2F15JOmcokQZoGSuVId6E3jN4J-2Fy597-2ByGjqG1gMH7SjCpbv62hiqr0XMnZn2zmAqEXQHIno8nkxV9e-2BW-2B8pJ1ZYYQ-3D-3DMdJo_Dpo-2FMxL8Qf4DEkHNYRSsqmVHsMCXnCdel17ALLzCa0dnk-2B-2Fc9-2FX7cVYX9BDIQDq-2Bfg5sNibBQPJYAQ2K1zzjABbrB6DIFl4yyTTZQUlj42Zgld7aj0QCo07XtL4gYMTcT2TPy-2FbKF6dLGpUzqxb-2Bsp6av8wqzm20t-2FacFMN-2Be2Mylm7RWOtdTzW3JjMTjQnU5-2BgPsJOmCKIzTp-2BsbZrkVdWpHrSxkY-2FrZi914-2BOfAQxLRNF482O-2BXEiPpN5v13u-2FnvBsZs5AWU00IwtOV6CsNm8I7b2kBR1CwSQxf4NiTQPl7MIF3LuysDznaNFnEuSLzsUnN8ZI79zqtLzLl7wqORa6NuNU6S08zTKsI5sPoCReG-2BkNuiwoYILW-2FyprE5ML&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726174396668000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1XQrDt7QaJontiC2_yZMKJ\">Enterprise Zone Program (EZP)<\/a>.\u00a0More information is available on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.EpE68xvdiHi-2F3uU9U1WHuabtUDk2WmvjpmM9JJMQZdodOos3Xt60P8Lnr3zayZLMYj0uyT5aoFkJMhNth6pZuVIRTRqjwP97kiH-2BbJwLWCDPJFWGt9srmAWSYTJfNDu9WdBw_Dpo-2FMxL8Qf4DEkHNYRSsqmVHsMCXnCdel17ALLzCa0dnk-2B-2Fc9-2FX7cVYX9BDIQDq-2Bfg5sNibBQPJYAQ2K1zzjABbrB6DIFl4yyTTZQUlj42Zgld7aj0QCo07XtL4gYMTcT2TPy-2FbKF6dLGpUzqxb-2Bsp6av8wqzm20t-2FacFMN-2Be2Mylm7RWOtdTzW3JjMTjQnU5-2BgPsJOmCKIzTp-2BsbZrkVdNFKqMRCw7pqhogri8sxwVQ-2BIfYuhtCIoT97f1xY0H8S2QjDymgjtkn1kPyHyEFucN6VWp9YDwFopqfpHle-2FVZjlEUMkD1Eb5AEoQYvWnqv8IDcyWULIG4-2BHdCqyKblvGFVvafhzcetbmkj8IVe1rvcUlv-2BHwSJ0R4KS1GhwXPv\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn%3Du001.EpE68xvdiHi-2F3uU9U1WHuabtUDk2WmvjpmM9JJMQZdodOos3Xt60P8Lnr3zayZLMYj0uyT5aoFkJMhNth6pZuVIRTRqjwP97kiH-2BbJwLWCDPJFWGt9srmAWSYTJfNDu9WdBw_Dpo-2FMxL8Qf4DEkHNYRSsqmVHsMCXnCdel17ALLzCa0dnk-2B-2Fc9-2FX7cVYX9BDIQDq-2Bfg5sNibBQPJYAQ2K1zzjABbrB6DIFl4yyTTZQUlj42Zgld7aj0QCo07XtL4gYMTcT2TPy-2FbKF6dLGpUzqxb-2Bsp6av8wqzm20t-2FacFMN-2Be2Mylm7RWOtdTzW3JjMTjQnU5-2BgPsJOmCKIzTp-2BsbZrkVdNFKqMRCw7pqhogri8sxwVQ-2BIfYuhtCIoT97f1xY0H8S2QjDymgjtkn1kPyHyEFucN6VWp9YDwFopqfpHle-2FVZjlEUMkD1Eb5AEoQYvWnqv8IDcyWULIG4-2BHdCqyKblvGFVvafhzcetbmkj8IVe1rvcUlv-2BHwSJ0R4KS1GhwXPv&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726174396668000&amp;usg=AOvVaw133rqZIn_YNP-4hhB6CAKu\">NAP impact brochure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table width=\"99%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">State Rep. Peter Schweyer<br \/>\nD-Lehigh<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.repschweyer.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.RepSchweyer.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726174396668000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3V0cffFT8YjHb8X3ulAvhr\">RepSchweyer.com<\/a><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Josh Siegel<br \/>\nD-Lehigh<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pahouse.com\/Siegel\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.pahouse.com\/Siegel&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726174396668000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1RMcBHfmSK-bLcaClOes5Z\">RepSiegel.com<\/a>\u00a0<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">State Rep. Mike Schlossberg<br \/>\nD-Lehigh<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pahouse.com\/Schlossberg\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.pahouse.com\/Schlossberg&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726174396668000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2piHVY27nCkekQKENOkaQx\">RepSchlossberg.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>State Sen. Nick Miller<br \/>\nD-Lehigh<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pasenatormiller.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/pasenatormiller.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726174396668000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1TgIQF0RdOXDRXF0GnNyoX\">pasenatormiller.com<\/a>\u00a0<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nThomas LeClair<br \/>\nResearch Analyst<br \/>\nHouse Democratic Education Committee<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALLENTOWN, Sept. 10 \u2013\u00a0State Reps. Peter Schweyer, Mike Schlossberg and Josh Siegel, and state Sen. Nick Miller announced today $1.06 million in tax credits through the state\u2019s\u00a0Neighborhood Assistance Program\u00a0has been &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=134948\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Allentown lawmakers applaud over $1M in tax credits  for community projects<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114862,"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-134948","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\/2022\/11\/allentown-city-bridge.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134948"}],"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=134948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/114862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=134948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=134948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}