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[NEWS] With General Assistance now gone in Pa., how will people cope?

August 14, 2019
 

From the Philadelphia Inquirer:

For Jenese McKinley, the last General Assistance check came on July 30.

A $205-a-month stipend she received from the state of Pennsylvania to help her get by is now gone.

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[Press Release] Project HOME Celebrates Grand Opening of Gloria Casarez Residence on May 14

May 17, 2019
Gloria Casarez Residence Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting

Project HOME Celebrates Grand Opening of Gloria Casarez Residence on May 14

Newest Residence at 1315 North 8th Street is the first LGBTQ-friendly permanent supportive housing for young adults in Pennsylvania

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[RELEASE] Project HOME Raises More Than $10 Million at 30th Anniversary Gala

April 18, 2019

Donations, including landmark gift from Lynne and Harold Honickman, will support work to end and prevent homelessness in Philadelphia

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[NEWS] Wawa checkout fundraiser benefits Kensington homeless residence for people battling addiction

February 18, 2019
 

From Philly Voice:

Fourteen Wawa locations in Philadelphia are now accepting donations from customers to support a homeless shelter for those struggling with addiction in Kensington.

Teaming up with Project HOME, Wawa is accepting donations in $1, $3 or $5 increments to fund the Maguire Residence, one of three new facilities the non-profit is opening to combat the neighborhood's drug epidemic.

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[RELEASE] Project HOME Announces New Initiative in Ongoing Partnership with Wawa to Collect Donations at Local Wawa Stores to Help Break the Cycle of Homelessness in Philadelphia

February 11, 2019
Wawa Counter Cards Supporting Project HOME

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Annette jeffrey
T 215.232.7272 x3063
annettejeffrey@projecthome.org

 

Organizations expand and extend partnership to benefit shared community to increase affordable housing for formerly homeless individuals in recovery, specifically Project HOME’s Maguire Residence in Kensington

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[NEWS] New homes for those struggling with addiction set for heart of Philly opioid crisis

January 17, 2019
 

From The Philadelphia Tribune: 

A new residential project for those struggling with addiction will rise at the epicenter of the opioid crisis — Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood.

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[NEWS] Government shutdown delays construction on addiction recovery housing in Kensington

January 16, 2019
 

From: The Inquirer

On Tuesday morning, at the tail end of a groundbreaking ceremony for a new housing complex for people coming out of addiction and homelessness, Sister Mary Scullion leaned into the microphone.

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[NEWS] Project Home To Start Construction Of Recovery Housing Building In Kensington

January 16, 2019
 

From: CBS Philly

An elementary school will be converted as part of the huge project to provide housing for people recovering from addiction.

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[NEWS] Construction of addiction recovery housing in Kensington stalled due to government shutdown

January 16, 2019
 

From: KYW

Funders and officials of Project HOME gathered in Kensington Tuesday for what was supposed to be the start of construction on the long-planned and desperately needed housing for people recovering from addiction.

There was just one glitch: the government shutdown.

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[NEWS] Despite high poverty, why fewer people live on Philly’s streets than in other big cities

December 19, 2018
 

From WHYY: 

Shareda Green sat dumbfounded inside a drab, unmarked office on Fairmount Avenue in Philadelphia. More than two hours into her weekday shift at the Project HOME Outreach Coordination Center, the veteran dispatcher hadn’t assigned a single homeless outreach team to talk to a single person about getting off the streets.

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