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[NEWS] Emerald City: Ground Zero of Philly's Opioid Crisis

January 24, 2018

From 6ABC: Ground Zero of our local heroin epidemic lies in the heart of Philadelphia's Kensington section, where drug users line the streets in...

[RELEASE] Project HOME Proposal to Solve Street Homelessness Named ‘Best Bet’ by University of Pennsylvania’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy

January 16, 2018

MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change Competition Submission the only to be Recognized in Pennsylvania Project HOME announced that its MacArthur...

[NEWS] Pa.'s first young-adult LGBTQ-friendly permanent supportive housing honors Philly pioneer

January 16, 2018

From The Inquirer Philadelphia recently reached a landmark achievement. On Dec. 6, 2017, Project HOME partnered with the city, state, the U.S...

[NEWS] First Step Staffing comes to Philadelphia to employ homeless

January 12, 2018

From: The Inquiry "The group, which expects to have $25 million in revenue this year in Atlanta, will work through Philadelphia social services...

[NEWS] How (And Why) Philly Forced 16 People Off the Streets During the Deep Freeze

January 11, 2018

From PhillyMag In extreme temperatures, getting to shelter means life or death for Philly's homeless. Still, some people refuse to leave the cold...

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Forum: A Conversation with Congressman Dwight Evans

January 3, 2018

Project HOME is co-sponsoring an event on Sunday, January 14th at 2 PM with Congressman Dwight Evans who represents the 2nd Congressional District...

Our New Year's Resolution

December 31, 2017

In 2018, we resolve to continue working to ensure that Philadelphians who have experienced homelessness will have a safe place to call home. We...

Unexpected Turns: Wes' Story

December 29, 2017

Andrea Szyper worked with Project HOME in the 1990s. She does occasional volunteer writing for this blog. “When I am posing I have time to think.” Wes...

[NEWS] SEPTA holds their 37th Yuletoy Drive

December 26, 2017

From 6ABC Some of Santa's elves stopped by SEPTA headquarters in Center City this morning to help with bags and bags of toys. All of this is the...

[NEWS] Hundreds remember Philadelphians who died with no place to live

December 22, 2017

From WHYY Hundreds gathered at a candlelight vigil Thursday night to remember more than 250 homeless people who died this year. Though she’s off the...

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