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[NEWS] Remembering Philadelphia's homeless

December 30, 2013

Violinist Shandi Beardsley played Pachebel's Canon in D Minor, a personal favorite, as volunteers took turns at the microphone reading the names of...

[NEWS] Apartment building designed for homeless and low-income families

December 28, 2013

In a triangular block where Fairmount Avenue merges into Ridge Avenue in North Philadelphia, another milestone for Project HOME is rising. Workers are...

[NEWS] Dozens Opt To Celebrate Christmas With The Homeless

December 25, 2013

Project HOME serves homeless people in Philadelphia year round and, on Christmas, it offers them a Catholic mass, right at the main shelter in...

[NEWS] Project HOME marks an anniversary

December 23, 2013

This was not the plan. Sister Mary and Joan Dawson McConnon hoped to put themselves out of business. Homelessness, too. They think big like that...

[NEWS] A true ‘hub of hope’ for those in need

December 20, 2013

Winter’s bone-chilling temperatures are now gripping most of the country. When the frigid weather makes it too hazardous to stay outside, many...

Philly COUNTS 2014

December 6, 2013

Introducing: Philly COUNTS 2014! Every January, Project HOME coordinates Philadelphia’s Point-in-Time Count of the unsheltered homeless population –...

A Simple Step to Curb the Violence

December 2, 2013

Last week, on Thanksgiving, our trustee and close friend Lynne Honickman, who is also a trustee of CeasefirePA, posted the following letter about...

Tell Governor Corbett to Ensure Quality Healthcare for All

November 27, 2013

On December 6, 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare released its proposed health insurance plan, which it calls “Healthy PA.” Although...

[NEWS] Cold prompts Code Blue – and Xmas tree sales

November 26, 2013

The region was jolted by its first cold snap Sunday, prompting Philadelphia to declare a Code Blue emergency, hospitals to prepare for overnight...

[NEWS] Experts: Poverty not easily fixed

November 3, 2013

TO PLUG budget deficits, cities raise taxes or cut services, or both. To fix potholes, they send out workers to patch the street. To prevent fires...

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