ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A last-minute amendment to the city’s 2026 budget is set to provide some basic support for homeless residents after a monthslong battle between officials put that funding in jeopardy.
Allentown City Council last week unanimously voted to spend $100,000 on a host of short-term initiatives and services.
Half will be used to temporarily house people in hotels, an alternative to a shelter for people facing imminent homelessness…