Patricia Walsh cuts the ribbon to celebrate the opening of the “Sasso House” in the heart of the home — the kitchen. Photographed (left to right): Alycha Boehm, Clinical Supervisor, Valley Youth House; Ken Klein, VP of Northeast Housing & Emergency Services, Valley Youth House; John Walsh, retired CEO of UGI Corporation; Patricia Walsh; Tom Harrington, President & Executive Director, Valley Youth House; Megan Sell, Supervisor, Valley Youth House

The new THRIVE home, named “Sasso House”, was generously donated to Valley Youth House by Patricia and John Walsh in honor of Catherine Sasso.

LEHIGH VALLEY, PA (12/13/21) – Valley Youth House is proud to announce the opening of “Sasso House” benefiting the agency’s THRIVE program. Valley Youth House’s THRIVE (Transitional Housing. Resilience. Independence. Victorious. Empowerment.) program offers housing, meals, clothes, and personal items for female-identifying trafficking survivors ages 14-21, and connects these young women with peer mentors, drug and alcohol treatment, psychiatric care, employment training, and medical/dental care.

The “Sasso House” was generously donated to Valley Youth House by Patricia and John Walsh and named in honor of Catherine Sasso, Patricia’s grandmother.

“[The Sasso House is] named in honor of the girl who became my grandmother, who always loved to sit under a tree and feel the breeze in her hair, who always listened and talked with me and gave me hugs. The youngest child of immigrants and the only one born in America, she had many personal challenges, but she was filled with loving kindness and her deep faith,” said Patricia Walsh.

About Valley Youth House

Valley Youth House (valleyyouthhouse.org) does more than just provide homes for Pennsylvania’s vulnerable, abused, and homeless youth. We partner with thousands of individuals each year to build a solid foundation for young people and their families. With dedicated street outreach, housing, counseling, skills training, health, prevention, and intervention services, we empower resilient young people in establishing promising futures.

Information provided to TVL by:
Mary Harvilla
Marketing & Communications Officer
https://www.valleyyouthhouse.org/

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