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Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence Now Available

July 13, 2017

The Stephen Klein Wellness Center is now offering medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence and we are currently enrolling patients for Suboxone and Vivitrol.

Criteria for enrollment

Resident Poetry: Reflections on Citizenship

July 3, 2017 | Posted by Benjamin Pinto

Benjamin Pinto is a poet and Project HOME resident.

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Telling It Like It Is

June 30, 2017

Philadelphians in need of affordable housing tell their stories

This past June 1, we began receiving applications for our newest residence, 2415 N. Broad Street, scheduled to open up later this summer. Over 1,000 persons stood in line to apply -- for a total of 88 units. (Read more about that day here.) We took the opportunity to do interviews with many of the persons in line to ask about their situation and their need for housing. These are important stories that all Americans need to hear -- they tell the human story of the affordable housing crisis in this country.

Charity Navigator highlights Project HOME and Partners

June 21, 2017

Charity Navigator, the nation's largest evaluator of nonprofits, recently highlighted the submissions of several 4-Star rated organizations for a $100 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation, including ours. (Our submission video can be viewed above.) While we did not make MacArthur's final cut, our submission was considered among the Top 200 of several thousand entries.

Kick Off the Summer with Project HOME

June 20, 2017

Help us celebrate the kick-off of summer on Saturday, June 24 from 10 AM to 2 PM. We will be introducing a wellness walking path from the Stephen Klein Wellness Center up to the St. Elizabeth Community Center and finally to the Honickman Learning Center and Comcast Technology Labs.

Medicaid Matters

June 20, 2017 | Posted by Jennine Miller

Tell Your US Senators to Protect Medicaid!

Congress is considering unfair changes that will leave hundreds of millions without healthcare. Medicaid is at most risk in these negotiations. It is critical, now more than ever, that our voices are heard, and that our legislators know we pay attention and we care about our healthcare.

Share Why Housing Matters

June 5, 2017 | Posted by Jennine Miller

Affordable housing matters to all of us. Every person has a story of coming home, staying home, or losing home. And losing home is one of the hardest stories of all. In today's political climate, affordable housing has been treated as a luxury rather than a human right and important part of dignity and self-worth. The need for affordable housing in Philadelphia is tremendous and growing every day. Share your story of why affordable housing matters to you by clicking the Share My Story button on this page.

Hub of Hope Outcomes Report | 2017

May 25, 2017

The Hub of Hope was a walk-in engagement center run by Project HOME located in the concourses under Two Penn Center in Philadelphia. It provided social and health services from January through April 2017 to individuals experiencing chronic homelessness who lived in Center City. Below is the summary from the full 2017 outcomes report, which can be downloaded here.

GOALS OF THE HUB OF HOPE

Take Action on Federal Budget

May 19, 2017 | Posted by Jennine Miller

Are you concerned about the proposed Federal Budget’s impact on people in your community?

Please email all your Federal elected officials and urge them to protect housing, healthcare, and essential services in this budget.

Sister Mary To Georgetown Grads: Begin A "Revolution of Tenderness"

May 18, 2017

On Saturday, May 20, Sister Mary delivered the Georgetown College commencement address and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters at Georgetown University. In her speech (which will be broadcast live here) Sister Mary urged the graduates to pursue a "revolution of tenderness" by joining with those who are struggling and together forge a new path to economic inclusivity.