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I Am Project HOME: Tricia Dressel

July 28, 2016

Since moving to Philadelphia almost 16 years ago, Tricia Dressel has had plenty of experience with nonprofits and community-based organizations. But...

We Belong to Each Other

July 28, 2016

Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles and a dear friend of Project HOME, describes violence as stemming from “a lethal...

[NEWS] In the shadow of DNC, artists gathering ideas on big philosophical questions

July 27, 2016

From Newsworks: What makes the good life? What are our truths? These are the philosophical questions that underlie many of our larger political...

[NEWS] Newall: A few blocks from the DNC, tales from the city with the highest poverty rate among major U.S. cities

July 27, 2016

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: Richard Henry and Robert Jones took a break Tuesday from their maintenance jobs and sat on a ledge outside the...

[NEWS] Sister Mary Scullion: Let DNC visitors see Philadelphia’s dark side

July 25, 2016

From Billy Penn: With the Democratic National Convention in town this week, both the Democratic Party and the City of Philadelphia will do their best...

[NEWS] Most Cities Evict Their Homeless Before Big Events. Philly Is Trying Something New.

July 25, 2016

From ThinkProgress: This week, tens of thousands of people will converge on Philadelphia to attend the Democratic National Convention. They’ll swarm a...

Volunteer to Register Voters in 2016

July 21, 2016

Join Vote For Homes in our ongoing nonpartisan effort to register voters by learning about how to support the voting rights of people who are low...

[NEWS] Mary Scullion: While in Philly for convention, get to know the poor

July 17, 2016

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: When thousands of politicos, media, and other visitors descend on Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention...

DNC Events Relevant to Poverty and Homelessness

July 17, 2016

Below are some events related to issues of poverty during the week of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. We will update this list as...

Restoring Dignity: The PECO/Exelon Veterans Training and Employment Program

July 14, 2016

Project HOME and PECO recently celebrated the graduation of the latest PECO/Exelon Veterans Training and Employment Program class. The video above was...

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