BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The number of people experiencing homelessness is on the rise in the Lehigh Valley.
Thursday night, PBS39 aired a special, one-hour program on the issue, the work around it and the search for solutions.
"Community Conversation: Unhoused in the Lehigh Valley" aired from 6 to 7 p.m. on PBS39 and streaming at PBS39.org.
You can watch it now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN5Jd1d2WGc&list=PLeb-wypQkl_-Bv0DquuzPnan5qgVR-cDh&index=10Lehigh Valley Public Media Executive Producer Brittany Sweeney hosted and reported during the program.
Viewers will meet the people living day in and day out on the streets, hear how the Lehigh Valley's city mayors are addressing the problem, and learn what resources are already in place to aid those who are unsheltered.
Among the guests:
- Matt Tuerk, Allentown mayor
- J. William Reynolds, Bethlehem mayor
- Sal Panto Jr., Easton mayor
- The Street Medicine team from Valley Health Partners
- And representatives of the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, Bloom for Women, Lehigh County Drug and Alcohol, and Valley Youth House.
Watch PBS39's “Community Conversation: Unhoused in the Lehigh Valley” streaming at PBS39.org.
Also watch the special on PBS39's YouTube or by clicking here.