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Roots and Branches: Reflections from Sister Mary

February 16, 2014

During the bitter cold spell earlier this month, with a Code Blue emergency and life-threatening temperatures, our outreach teams along with our...

[NEWS] In snow and cold, chronic homeless find rest at Hub of Hope

February 14, 2014

Center City Philadelphia was a ghost town on Thursday, Feb. 13. With the area in the middle of the latest snowstorm of a particularly cruel winter...

[NEWS] Area Organizations Up Homeless Outreach for Record Cold Temps

February 12, 2014

As the region endures potentially life-threatening cold temperatures for those spending long periods of time outdoors, local organizations are ramping...

[NEWS] N. Philly wellness center construction begins

February 3, 2014

A transformative $15 million development is slated to impact the health of North Philadelphia residents and revitalize the community. Officials from...

[NEWS] Braving the cold to bring warmth

January 31, 2014

Promising to restore a North Philadelphia neighborhood known for dilapidated buildings and a lack of medical resources, city and state officials...

[NEWS] Health-care center to be built in N. Phila.

January 31, 2014

THE CITY'S homeless-outreach organizations have a secret weapon in Sean Rafferty, particularly when it comes to surveying the individual men and women...

[NEWS] Volunteers Fan Out Across Philadelphia, Reaching Out To Homeless in Frigid Weather

January 30, 2014

Hundreds of volunteers spent the night out in the bitter cold, counting the number of homeless people across Philadelphia. This survey comes during...

[NEWS] Upbeat Groundbreaking Ceremony For New North Philly Wellness Center

January 29, 2014

Mayor Nutter, Governor Corbett, and a host of other officials helped break ground today for a new wellness center in North Philadelphia that will...

No Turning Back

January 26, 2014

When Michael Parson thinks back to his days walking the streets of Philadelphia, homeless and addicted to drugs, a wry smile flits across his face....

[NEWS] Helping Philadelphians navigate Obamacare as a day of service

January 20, 2014

It's not your typical Martin Luther King Day of service event. A coalition of groups is using the holiday to enroll people for health coverage in the...

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