{"id":145387,"date":"2025-10-04T16:21:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T20:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=145387"},"modified":"2025-10-04T16:21:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T20:21:57","slug":"clean-team-workforce-september-employee-of-the-month-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=145387","title":{"rendered":"Clean Team Workforce September Employee of the Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clean Team Workforce September Employee of the Month<\/strong><\/p>\n

(ALLENTOWN, PA) \u2013 The Clean Team Workforce announces its Employee of the Month for September, Joshua L.<\/p>\n

After graduating from the Allentown Rescue Mission\u2019s Transformation Program in 2023, Joshua L. worked for the Clean Team Workforce for a few months before leaving the Mission for a life of independence. His story was an early success. Josh worked for a sanitation company and lived with his sister. However, while on the job, he suffered a seizure that prevented him from continuing with the company due to his medical condition. Soon after his diagnosis, Josh\u2019s apartment building was condemned, forcing him and his sister to move out. Faced with these challenges, Josh returned to the Allentown Rescue Mission the next day to be reinstated on the Clean Team Workforce.<\/p>\n

The Clean Team Workforce rehires and provides housing to good-standing, former employees who need assistance after living independently. In Josh\u2019s case, he immediately began street cleaning, and before long, a position became available in the Allentown Rescue Mission\u2019s kitchen. Josh interviewed for the new job, proved to be a good fit, and was hired. He showed promise from the start, learning kitchen duties and new cooking skills quickly. \u201cJosh is really stepping up and is learning a lot about cooking. He really cares about his job and is excited to learn something new every day,\u201d said Harry Wilson, Food Service Manager at the Allentown Rescue Mission.<\/p>\n

Although Josh\u2019s prior restaurant experience was limited to dishwashing, his determination is helping him quickly gain new skills. Under the guidance of his supervisor, Chef Harry, he is working toward qualifying as a cook in the restaurant industry and is excited for his future career. Josh commented, \u201cI really like<\/p>\n

serving food to the men, and they tell me how good it is afterwards.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Allentown Rescue Mission and the Clean Team Workforce congratulate Josh on being selected Employee of the Month and for his desire to learn new skills.<\/p>\n

The Allentown Rescue Mission, a 501c3, 145 bed non-profit homeless shelter has been providing shelter to men in crisis since 1900. In addition to emergency shelter services (365 days a year), the Allentown Rescue Mission offers a faith-based residential life skills program, and transitional employment on the Clean Team Workforce that\u2019s available for hire to the community. The Clean Team Workforce pays the men above PA state minimum wage\u2013 helping them save a nest egg to transition back into the community. In a typical year, the Allentown Rescue Mission provides shelter services for nearly 1,000 men and serves more than 60,000 meals to men in need.<\/p>\n

To refer someone to the Allentown Rescue Mission for services or to learn ways you can help make a difference please visit www.allentownrescuemission.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nStefanie Appel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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