Kate's Place
Providing Affordable Housing With Support Services In The Heart Of Philadelphia For People Experiencing Homelessness
Affordable housing is a critical component of addressing homelessness but is insufficient on its own. Project HOME’s permanent supportive housing integrates affordable housing with person-centered case management. This format allows residents to receive the services they need to break the cycle of homelessness and continue on a path that leads to personal growth, well-being, and self-sufficiency.
Kate’s Place is a permanent supportive housing residence for adults who have experienced homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. The residence also provides subsidized and affordable efficiency apartments in the heart of Center City Philadelphia for low- to moderate-income individuals.
A registered historical site and Project HOME’s largest residence, Kate’s Place offers 144 units of affordable housing and two community kitchens. Residents of Kate’s Place are connected to on-site service coordination and personal recovery services. Project HOME encourages all residents to participate in community activities that promote wellness and help residents reach their personal goals in:
- Health care
- Education
- Social enterprise and employment opportunities
Additional Details
Continuum of Care | Permanent Supportive Housing
37 fully-furnished efficiency apartments with shared community kitchen (2 units designated for chronically homeless)
- Documented current homelessness
- Documented current disability
- Must be over age 18
- Demonstrated the ability to live independently, including monitoring medications; managing finances; cooking and cleaning; managing transportation; and other independent living skills
- Committed to recovery:
- Willingness to live a sober lifestyle
- Submission to random drug tests
- Engagement with appropriate supports (TCM services, OP/IOP programs, NA/AA, Peer Services)
Affordable Housing
107 fully-furnished efficiency apartments with shared community kitchen
- Income restrictions apply
- Must be over age 18
Continuum of Care | Permanent Supportive Housing
40 fully-furnished efficiency apartments with shared community kitchen (5 units designated for chronically homeless)
Referrals are made via the Homeless Services Clearinghouse CSS referral process. Individuals experiencing homelessness who have an approved CSS referral application will be considered for these vacancies.
Affordable Housing
104 fully-furnished efficiency apartments with shared community kitchen
Contact the property manager at 215-568-0304.
- On-site laundry
- Community room
- Library and computer lab
- Chapel
- Individual storage units
- 24-hour reception
Continuum of Care | Permanent Supportive Housing
40 fully-furnished efficiency apartments with shared community kitchen (5 units designated for chronically homeless)
- 30 percent of income
Affordable Housing
104 fully-furnished efficiency apartments with shared community kitchen
- Rent varies based on affordable subsidy type
None of us are home until all of us are home, and at Project HOME this means that we can all have a decent standard of living today without compromising our needs in the future. When thinking about the footprints – the waste, the greenhouse gases, the toxins – we leave behind through our daily living, we must recognize that the earth is our home.
This is why Project HOME has made sustainability a priority for current and future developments. Sustainability is based on a simple principle: everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. Thus, our goal is to ensure that all developments reflect the shared values of economic, social, and environmental sustainability by:
- Decreasing energy usage
- Constructing all new buildings to meet Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification guidelines
- Reducing fuel use of Project HOME vehicles
- Procuring more sustainable products
- Reducing waste
- Engaging Project HOME community members in sustainability efforts
- Supporting neighborhood sustainability
- Increasing access to healthy foods for residents and community members
Guided by these principles, we’ve taken sustainability from offices to residences, and even to gardens to promote energy and waste reduction, environmental education and justice, and health and wellness for all.
