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Homeless in Philadelphia
Philadelphia is often cited as a national model, yet
homelessness has risen here in the last two years. There
are approximately 300 persons living on the street
and 3,000 living in the the shelter system every day.
This is unacceptable in a city with so much wealth
and so many resources. Below is a resource to help educate
and inspire the political will for change. |
"We know homelessness
is a solvable problem. The challenge is to commit the political
will."
-Sister Mary Scullion, Project HOME, Oct 23rd, 2005
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Signs of Hope:
New initiatives that offer hope for an end to homelessness in
the city.
• Last
Night at the Grace Cafe
• Philly's
10 Year Plan to End Homelessness
• New Keys and Homes First Initiative
(PPT
viewer needed).
Resources:
• Homeless
FAQ
• Brief
History of Modern Homelessness
• Phila Plans to End
Homelessness
• 10
Year Plan to End Homelessness
- City of Phila (2005)
• 2010
Plan to End Homelessness
-
Phila Com to End Homelesness (2001)
•
Blueprint
to End Homelessness
- Greater Phila Urban Affairs Coal (1998)
• Contimuum
of Care
Groups:
Philadelphia:
Street Outreach
• Project
HOME
• Horizon House
• Phila Committee to
End Homelessness
• ACCESS
- West Philly
•
Hall Mercer Shelter and Supportive Housing
• Bethesda Project
• Travelers Aid Society
• Project HOME
• Ready, Willing and Able
Recovery
• Horizon House
• Mental Health Association
of Southeast PA
• Phila Health Management Corporation
•
Hall Mercer
Employment
• Phila Health Management Corporation
• Philadelphia Unemployment
Project
• Project HOME
• Ready, Willing and Able
Advocacy
• Kensington Welfare Rights
Union
• Phila Committee to End Homelessness
• Housing Alliance
of Pennsylvania
• Phila Unemployment Project
• Phila Association of CDCs
• Homeless
Advocacy Project
• Project HOME
Family
• Episcopal Community Services
• Peoples Emergency Center
• Phila Health Management Corporation
Legal
• Homeless
Advocacy Project
• Community Legal Services
Government
• Dept of Behavioral
Health
• Office of Emergency
Shelter Services
National Organizations:
• Comparison
of 7 Cities’ Approaches
• Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities
• Corporation for Supportive
Housing
• McAuley
Institute
• National Alliance to End Homelessness
• National Coalition
for the Homeless
• National Health Care for
the Homeless Council
• National Law Center on Homelessness
and Poverty
• National Low Income Housing
Coalition
• National Resource Center
on Homelessness and Mental Illness
• U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
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Street Census:
Street Homeless Population Since '96
Last Night at the Grace Cafe:
Grace Café was a successful initiative which brought hundreds
of persons off the street in the winter of 2006.
Life in a Homeless Shelter:
Photo Essay by Sarah Bones
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Articles:
Remember Those Who Died on the Streets
Crisis In The Streets: Forum Confronts Homelessness in Philadelphia
Homeless
Street Count Up 7% from Last Year
Toward
a More Equitable Housing Policy
Homeless
Memorial Day Observed in Philly
Project
H.O.M.E. Opens Kate's Place
City
Council Approves Housing Trust Fund
Where to Turn to Help:
If you encounter a homeless person on the street, call the
24-hour outreach line at 215-241-1984.
Click
here for a printable guide with further resources.
Get Involved:
Volunteer! Donate! Pick one of the groups to the left column
and get involed. |
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