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Well Being Report June 2025

Humane Housing in the Valley with Sherri Binder and Vicky Kistler | The Well-Being Report

June 30, 2025

On this episode, Samantha Shaak and co-host Margaret McConnell talk about humane housing as a vital condition of health. They're joined by Sherri Binder, Executive Director of Ripple Community Inc. and a resident of Franklin Park, and Vicky Kistler, Director of Community and Economic Development for the City of Allentown. 

They discuss what humane housing looks like in general and in the Lehigh Valley and how we can begin to address the housing issues we see in our community. Vicky shares more about Allentown's comprehensive housing plan and the group talks about how housing drives health outcomes.