• Charity’s Story

    “If you believe in angels, you all must know that Charity was given to us from God, and she is our Angel.” – Pam Oswalt, Charity’s grandmother As her family gathered around her to congratulate her accomplishments as a 2020 John Paul II Center for Special Learning (JPII) graduate, Charity’s...

  • JPII Legacy Gala Goes Virtual

    John Paul II Center’s Legacy Gala will be held June 15, 17 & 19 as a VIRTUAL event! Keeping the health and safety of our students, adults, staff, and event guests at the forefront, John Paul II Center made the difficult decision to cancel our “physical” Legacy Gala on August...

  • Your Taxes Can = Scholarship Money for JPII

    How to turn your 2020-2021 taxes into JPII scholarships If you pay a minimum of $5,000 in PA State Income Tax, you can transform that into a $5,000 scholarship to benefit students at John Paul II Center for Special Learning (JPII). PLUS, you will receive a $4,500 (90%) tax credit...

  • GivingJPTuesday 2019

    Each donation we receive during our Giving Tuesday campaign will be used to fund adaptive physical education through All Abilities Fitness Center.

  • TEDxCrossTrainerLearningxJPII

    A few months ago, we started working with the awesome team from CrossTrainer (located in the Goggleworks VR Lab), who develop and create some really cool VR programs. What started off as Art Therapy for our Adult Program has led the team at CrossTrainer on a search for the funding...

  • A Comprehensive Education

    Real World Results It is difficult to imagine a world in which you are unable to communicate with others. At the age of eight, that’s the reality Melissa faced when a specialist informed her parents she may never gain a functional level of speech. Over the next few years, Melissa...

  • A Win For You, A Win for Our Students

    Special Purpose Entities It was recently announced that the Diocese of Allentown has been allotted an additional $633,000 in available tax credits dedicated to providing scholarships to students at schools such as John Paul II Center (via SPE, or Special Purpose Entity). Scholarships are important to JPII because they provide...

  • Welcoming Three New Board Members

    John Paul II Center cannot speak of our successes without praising the fantastic work our Board of Directors has done. Board members have played an essential role in multiple capital campaigns and continue to steer the non-profit in the right direction. We is thrilled to announce three new additions to...

  • We’re in the Business of Helping

    Looking to Fill a Position? We can help! Through our current partnerships, we have discovered our presence in the community has a positive impact on the businesses and community members in which we partner. Take a look at how we can help you and your business in new ways: Help...

  • Support John Paul II Center with a tax-free charitable contribution

    Supporters of John Paul II Center can ensure the organization continues assisting students with special needs by directing their required distributions from their tax-deferred IRA retirement accounts to John Paul II Center. If you are age 70½ or older, IRS rules require you to take required minimum distributions (RMDs) each...