Allentown YMCA to open overnight shelter as encampment closes Monday

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Allentown YMCA’s Warming Station is set to open Monday, the same day police and city officials are scheduled to clear a homeless encampment of its last residents.

Allentown, Lehigh County and the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation chipped in more than $75,000 to help the Y open its overnight shelter early to accommodate some from the camp, officials said.

The shelter’s doors are scheduled to open at 7 p.m. Monday, about seven weeks before its typical Nov. 15 opening…

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