For #GivingTuesday, we asked our Street Medicine colleagues to define their "Why" for doing the work.

Valley Health Partners’ Street Medicine program was founded on the idea that everybody matters – providing primary and urgent health care to persons experiencing homelessness in the Lehigh Valley. Under the program, the team utilizes a holistic patient-led approach to provide high-quality health care as well as address barriers to health care access. Patients are offered numerous services and links to community partners – tele-psychiatry, mail services, care coordination, survival support, grant-funded medical respite and connection to housing services. The aim is to offer care in terms acceptable to patients in the location of their choice whether that be in a homeless shelter, soup kitchen, on the streets, under bridges or in the woods. VHP Street Medicine serves all patients regardless of their ability to pay.

This #GivingTuesday please consider making a gift to our community's most vulnerable. Your gift will be used to support VHP's Street Medicine Respite Care.

Medical respite care refers to short-term residential care for people who are unhoused and require additional medical care in a healing environment but have been discharged from the hospital. Your donation will ensure patients receive needed medical care in a safe environment.

Who Are We?

Valley Health Partners (VHP) Community Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike, and an IRS-recognized and incorporated 501(c)3 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2020, VHP offers comprehensive health care for people of all ages, regardless of their ability to pay.

Valley Health Partners (VHP) Community Health Center delivers extraordinary care that is compassionate, accessible and affordable in a family centered and culturally sensitive environment. We aim to be the most accessible health center in the communities we serve. VHPCHC is proud to offer these services to all members of our community! We take pride in having a welcoming atmosphere and offering care that is high quality, compassionate, and culturally sensitive.

VHPCHC is proud to offer these services to all members of our community! We take pride in having a welcoming atmosphere and offering care that is high quality, compassionate, and culturally sensitive.

To learn more about Valley Health Partners Community Health Center, please visit our website: valleyhealthpartners.org

What is Your Why?

#GivingTuesday