THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER HIRES ALISON CZAPP AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

October 8, 2024-Easton Area Neighborhood Centers, Inc, (“The Neighborhood Center”) is pleased to introduce Alison Czapp as its next Executive Director, effective September 30th.

Allison Czapp is a passionate local foods and antipoverty advocate who approaches nonprofit work with optimism and tenacity. She most recently served as the Associate Executive Director of Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania, overseeing charitable food distribution and programming across a six-county region and working with other Feeding America food banks to move the needle on ending hunger in America. At the food bank, she also oversaw The Seed Farm, an agricultural business incubator outside of Emmaus, and worked to align local food programs with the charitable food network. During her tenure, the food bank doubled its food distribution to neighbors experiencing food insecurity, including large investments in local foods for neighbors

The mission of The Neighborhood Center is to advance social and economic justice and advocate for the rights of residents with limited resources from the Easton

Area and Northampton County.

Alison brings her knowledge about food and food distribution as well as her knowledge about health policies to her new position. She will build on our

current work combating poverty, hunger, and homelessness, including our

award-winning food pantry, the Easton Urban Farm, RoofOver transitional housing program, and utility assistance programs.

Allison has the trifecta of skills the board was looking for in an executive director: integrity, energy and servant leadership, says Isla Long, Board President.

Please join us in welcoming Alison to Easton.

Information provided to TVL by:
Trevor Pinho, Ph.D.
EANC Board Member