Staff Transitions

Over the past year, our organization has continued to grow and develop. As a staff team, we are implementing some changes in the RCI Village Housing Program that will allow us to best support our community going forward.

We are pleased to announce that, as of May 1st, Blake Henry has stepped into the role Housing Director. In this role, Blake will oversee our RCI Village housing program and take a lead role in expanding that program in the coming years. Blake will be able to serve in this role full-time and ensure that we acquire more affordable housing during this expansion period.

“I’m excited to build off the foundation that has been laid for affordable long term housing in our community. It’s a joy to see our residents building social networks that benefit their well-being”

— Blake Henry

At the same time, Danilo Sanchez is stepping into the role of Interfaith Community Chaplain. This role will allow Danilo to connect one-on-one with our residents and community members while also dedicating more time to intercultural and DEI work in our broader community. We are thankful for the 4 years that Danilo served in this role and the solid foundation that was built during that time. "

“I’m grateful to continue working for RCI and serving our community members in this new role. It’s sacred space to walk with people in times of joy and pain”

— Danilo Sanchez

This is happy news for everyone here at RCI, and we are grateful to Danilo and Blake for their continued care for our community! Please join us in congratulating them on their new positions.

Thank you to our friends and partners at City Center Allentown!

We had a great volunteer day on Saturday thanks to our partners and new friends at City Center Allentown! City Center is a long-time supporter of our RCI Village housing program. This year, they continued their generous support with a $10,000 grant to support our residents and help us provide additional housing for our unsheltered and unstably housed neighbors. And this past weekend, with help from the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley, City Center residents volunteered their time to help us prepare an apartment for a new family. Thank you for investing in our community!

A Special Thank You!

As part of National Volunteer Appreciation Week, RCI would like to recognize and honor our amazing volunteers! Inside and outside our dedicated volunteers work hard to make RCI a welcoming community.  We would also like to say Thank You to all of our student volunteers and interns. Our partnerships with Quakertown Christian School, Cedar Crest College, Moravian University and Muhlenberg College allow for many meaningful conversations between students and the RCI community which are a benefit to all. Our heartfelt appreciation to all who sever our community!

If you are interested in learning more about how you can get involved with RCI please check out our website and click on Get Involved. 

“The heart of a volunteer is not measured in size, but by the depth of the commitment to make a difference in lives of others.”

— DeAnn Hollis

Donate with Amazon Smile

Ripple Community Inc has signed up for Amazon Smile, which allows us to receive .5% of the total sales from any product you buy through Amazon Smile! If you would like to participate and donate to RCI in this way, simply go to smile.amazon.com and sign-in with your regular Amazon account. Once you are signed in, select Ripple Community Inc as your charity. This will ensure that anytime you make a purchase on Amazon Smile, .5% of the sales will go to us. And then you are all set to shop!

Additionally, another great way to donate is by buying items off our Charity List. To do this, go to Amazon Smile and click on the drop down menu that says, “Accounts and Lists”. You will see the option “Amazon Smile Charity Lists”, click on that option and search from Ripple Community Inc. That will take you to the list of items that we currently need for the Community Building Center. Another way to get to that list is by clicking on the button below or going to our website and looking on the Current Needs page.

Thank you for supporting us!