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[NEWS] Get a first look at Suburban Station's new homeless services center

January 30, 2018
 

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: 

Guiding chronically homeless people to the assistance they need is a delicate process, said those who work with the city’s indigent, and requires giving people with nowhere to go a place to feel welcome.

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New Art show at Drexel

January 30, 2018
 

Upcoming art show at Drexel April 12

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[RELEASE] A ‘Hub of Hope’ For Those in Need

January 30, 2018
 

Project HOME, City of Philadelphia, and SEPTA Open First-of-Its-Kind Facility to Assist City’s Homeless

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Transformation Tuesday: David (1.2.18)

January 19, 2018

David, a resident of James Widener Ray Homes and sales associate at HOME Spun Resale Boutique, experienced homelessness for 25 years before coming in. Now, he is a lynchpin of the Project HOME community and a welcome face at the boutique. Thank you for helping David come HOME.

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Transformation Tuesday: Mike (12.26.17)

January 19, 2018

Mike, a resident of JBJ Soul Homes, describes his years as a member of the Project HOME community as "transformative." We're so thankful to you for helping Mike find his way home, and we hope you will continue to work with us in 2018 and beyond as we strive to end homelessness in Philadelphia for good.

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[RELEASE] Project HOME Proposal to Solve Street Homelessness Named ‘Best Bet’ by University of Pennsylvania’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy

January 16, 2018
 

MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change Competition Submission the only to be Recognized in Pennsylvania

Project HOME announced that its MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition proposal to solve street homelessness was honored as a “Best Bet” by the University of Pennsylvania Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP). Project HOME is the only organization in Pennsylvania to be honored with this recognition.

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The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Forum: A Conversation with Congressman Dwight Evans

January 3, 2018 | Posted by S. Mary Scullion
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Forum: A Conversation with Congressman Dwight Evans

Project HOME is co-sponsoring an event on Sunday, January 14th at 2 PM with Congressman Dwight Evans who represents the 2nd Congressional District which includes some Project HOME sites in Philadelphia and also includes parts of Montgomery County.  This is being done in conjunction with the celebration of Dr. Martin L. King Day.  Congressman Evans will focus on the issues of immigration, health care, homelessness, poverty and care of the earth.  Flyer is attached.  All are welcome to attend.  Bring your family and friends.  Let’s continue the struggle for economic and social justice in Dr.

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Our New Year's Resolution

December 31, 2017
 

In 2018, we resolve to continue working to ensure that Philadelphians who have experienced homelessness will have a safe place to call home. We further resolve: To provide healthcare services to those who need it most, regardless of ability to pay. To provide education and employment opportunities to vulnerable adults and children that will enable them to lead their best lives. To advocate for equitable legislation and on behalf of the most vulnerable among us.

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Unexpected Turns: Wes' Story

December 29, 2017 | Posted by Andrea Szyper
Unexpected Turns: Wes' Story

Andrea Szyper worked with Project HOME in the 1990s.  She does occasional volunteer writing for this blog.

“When I am posing I have time to think.”

Wes, an occasional artists' model (just one of his art-related endeavors), is a man who is finally at peace with his own thoughts.

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Philly Counts Registration Open!

December 12, 2017
Philly Counts Registration Open!

The 2018 Point in Time Count—the annual count conducted to estimate the number of unsheltered and sheltered homeless individuals during a specific moment in time—will be held on January 24, 2018. The PIT Count engages Philadelphia agencies working to eradicate homelessness and concerned citizens; teams lead by experienced Outreach workers and made up of volunteers will walk the City of Philadelphia to collect the total number and characteristics of all unsheltered people.

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