ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Allentown YMCA’s shelter has served dozens of people each night since its early opening Sept. 29, the day the city started to bulldoze and evict residents from a homeless encampment.
The guest list has featured “a core group” of 20-25 people who have spent most of the past week at the shelter, and about 10 new faces each night, according to Tami Unger, a branch director with River Crossing YMCA.
Some are former residents of the camp along Jordan Creek that officials shut down hours before the shelter’s early opening…