Community Interest Articles

Get to Know Sixth Street Shelter

Located in Center City Allentown, Sixth Street Shelter provides safe, short-term housing for families experiencing homelessness (including those with fathers and teenage boys, multigenerational families, and those from the LGBTQ+ community)  experiencing homelessness.

One Community. One Voice. One Valley.

After eight years of telling the stories of the incredible people and places in Bethlehem, Fig is expanding our reach to spread the love local message across the entire Lehigh Valley!

The Lehigh Valley Gives Local

Join us in celebrating the organizations that make it their mission to support the Lehigh Valley in immeasurable ways.

Fig Authentic: Manal Omar

For 25 years, Manal Omar has dedicated herself to humanitarian causes and conflict resolution, including work as a frontline civilian peace builder in war zones from Iraq to Nigeria to Afghanistan…

Social Mission Partner: Boys & Girls Club of Bethlehem

At Fig, we believe in the power of a community that works together to identify needs and find solutions —one that creates connections and is passionate about helping its neighbors. Each year, Fig partners with a nonprofit organization working to transform the community…

Fig Authentic: Councilwoman Olga Negron

Growing up in Puerto Rico, Olga Negron watched her mother and father, dedicated Rotarians, collect and distribute supplies to those in need of hurricane relief. Passionate community advocates, they raised money for neighbors in need…

Where Giving is a Given

The spirit of the holiday season is a spirit of generosity. We give gifts. We gather together (if only virtually) to share the bounty of our holiday tables. And in the Lehigh Valley…

Giving Back: Winston Alozie

Foe Winston Alozie , CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Bethlehem, it’s all about the kids. He knows from experience: he was a kid, 13 and new to Bethlehem from Shreveport…

Fresh Figs Delivered to You

Designed and produced four times a year, Fig Lehigh Valley magazine is filled with the latest in Lehigh Valley including local shopping, dining, arts, events, and community.