Project Home

THE MISSION OF PROJECT HOME IS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY IN PHILADELPHIA.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES: PROJECT HOME OWNS AND MANAGES 1,038 UNITS OF SUBSIDIZED HOUSING FOR HOUSEHOLDS THAT WERE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SUBSIDY PROVIDERS SUCH AS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD), PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND CITY OF PHILADELPHIA OFFICE OF HOMELESS SERVICES ENABLES RESIDENTS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY OR WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. USING A BLENDED MANAGEMENT APPROACH, THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH SPECIALIZED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS.

OUTREACH SERVICES: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND OTHER HOMELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS, THE OUTREACH DEPARTMENT ENGAGES INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS, OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. OUTREACH WORKERS BUILD TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDIVIDUALS, WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND CONNECT THEM TO EMERGENCY HOUSING, TREATMENT, AND OTHER SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.ON AVERAGE ANNUALLY, THE OUTREACH WORKERS MAKE APPROXIMATELY 9,000 CONTACTS WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS (INCLUDING MORE THAN 3,500 UNDUPLICATED CONTACTS) AND APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PLACEMENTS. THE HUB OF HOPE OFFERS A SAFE PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY A WARM CUP OF COFFEE, TAKE A SHOWER AND WASH LAUNDRY, AND SPEAK TO PEERS OR CASE MANAGERS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A PERMANENT HOME. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, THERE WERE OVER 30,000 VISITS TO THE HUB OF HOPE, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 580 VISITS PER WEEK. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES: PROJECT HOME OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE MENU OF ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP SERVICES TO HELP OVERCOME MULTIPLE BARRIERS TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT. ADULT LEARNING PROGRAMS OFFER A SERIES OF PRACTICAL COMPUTER SKILLS FOR THE WORKFORCE TRAINING COURSES, CREATIVE ARTS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING (VISUAL ARTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO SELL ART AT EXHIBITIONS, AND DIGITAL MUSIC PRODUCTION CLASSES), AND VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS WITH TRAUMA INFORMED CURRICULUM (CUSTOMER SERVICE). PARTICIPANTS IN VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS ARE PAIRED WITH AN EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST WHO PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE JOB PLACEMENT AND RETENTION SUPPORT SERVICES, COACHING PARTICIPANTS WHO MAY HAVE GAPS IN WORK HISTORIES ASSOCIATED WITH HOMELESSNESS, HISTORIES OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, INCARCERATION, AND OTHER CHALLENGES TO SECURING EMPLOYMENT. PROJECT HOME APPLIES THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF THE EVIDENCE BASED INDIVIDUALIZED PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT (IPS) MODEL. NEARLY 1,000 ADULT LEARNERS PARTICIPATE IN OUR PROGRAMS EACH YEAR AND THE AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT IN OUR PROGRAM EXCEEDS THE 50 % NATIONAL AVERAGE. SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PROGRAMS, PROVIDE AN INNOVATIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND ADDITIONAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO RESIDENTS INCLUDING AN ON-LINE BOOKSTORE AND GIFT SHOP THAT PRODUCES CANDLES MADE BY RESIDENTS. HONICKMAN LEARNING CENTER AND COMCAST TECHNOLOGY LABS (HLCCTL) IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA OFFER ADULT LEARNING PROGRAMS, A K-8 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, A FULL DAY 6-WEEK K-8 SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM, A TEEN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AND SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO 14-18 YEARS OLDS IN THE AREA. K-12 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO OFFER A SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE, THRIVE AND GROW, TO INCREASE ACADEMIC AND TECHNOLOGY LITERACY SKILLS FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. STUDENTS IN PROGRAM WORK WITH STAFF WHO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INCREASED EXPOSURE TO TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND ELECTIVES (MUSIC PRODUCTION, FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY, ROBOTICS, STEAM LAB AND CULINARY ARTS) AND SUPPORT TEENS WITH CAREER EXPLORATION AND COLLEGE PREPARATION.STRATEGY AND IMPACT SERVICES: PROJECT HOME IS COMMITTED TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ADVOCACY. AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR WORK IS EDUCATION ABOUT THE REALITIES OF HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY AND VIGOROUS ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF AND WITH PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND PERSONS WITH LOW INCOME FOR MORE JUST AND HUMANE PUBLIC POLICIES. AT PROJECT HOME, THIS WORK IS LED BY OUR ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICY DEPARTMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH A RICH NETWORK OF PARTNERS, ADVOCATES, AND RESIDENTSREAL ESTATE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT: REAL ESTATE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT IS FOCUSED ON: CONTINUING TO DEVELOP NEW PROJECTS BY ACQUIRING BOTH VACANT LAND FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND EXISTING BUILDINGS SUITABLE FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE, IN ORDER TO DEVELOP NEW PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND RELATED USES CONSISTENT WITH PROJECT HOME'S MISSION; PRESERVING AND UNDERTAKING MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES; AND MANAGING THE ASSETS IN OUR PORTFOLIO, WHICH AS OF JUNE 30, 2023 HAVE A VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $235,000,000.OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN PHILADELPHIA IS FOR PERSONS WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE HOMELESS, HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS OR ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. IN ADDITION TO OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, PROJECT HOME HAS DEVELOPED SAFE HAVEN AND RECOVERY FACILITIES, WITH A TOTAL OF 21 RESIDENTIAL SITES OPERATING AS OF JUNE 30, 2023. TO DATE, PROJECT HOME HAS DEVELOPED 1,038 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE RENTAL HOUSING AND 49 HOMES FOR LOW- TO MODERATE-INCOME FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS. IN ADDITION, PROJECT HOME HAS DEVELOPED AND OPERATES IN OUR NORTH CENTRAL PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOOD OUR: HONICKMAN LEARNING CENTER AND COMCAST TECHNOLOGY LABS; STEPHEN KLEIN WELLNESS CENTER (OPERATING AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC)); AND HELEN BROWN COMMUNITY CENTER. IN FY23, PROJECT HOME BEGAN RENOVATION ON A 25-UNIT BUILDING, JOYCE'S PLACE, WHICH WILL PROVIDE HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO PERSONS IN RECOVERY, WITH CONSTRUCTION ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED IN FY2024. PROJECT HOME ALSO ANTICIPATES COMPLETING THE PRESERVATION OF KATE'S PLACE, A 144-UNIT PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, IN FY2024.

HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES: PROJECT HOME'S MISSION IS TO END AND PREVENT CHRONIC STREET HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING HOUSING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT , BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES FOR FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS WELL AS OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON THE STREETS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEVELOPED A PROVEN AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAM TO ASSIST PERSONS IN OVERCOMING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. THIS ""CONTINUUM OF SERVICES"" IS CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX ISSUES OF PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MENTAL ILLNESS AND ADDICTION. THE SERVICES CONSIST OF STREET OUTREACH; A RANGE OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FROM ENTRY-LEVEL TO PERMANENT, LEASE BASED HOUSING, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES INCLUDING HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DENTAL CARE SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION SERVICES; AND ADVOCACY AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. PROJECT HOME'S HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES OFFER PERMANENT, SUBSIDIZED, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAD BEEN HOMELESS. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE DEVELOPED 1,038 UNITS OF SUPPORTIVE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS AND LOW-INCOME PERSONS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. PROJECT HOME HAS AN ADDITIONAL 40 UNITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND 100 UNITS IN THE PIPELINE.

HEALTH SERVICES: PROJECT HOME'S HEALTH CARE SERVICES INCREASES ACCESS TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY TO HEALTH CARE AND OTHER SERVICES. (1) THE STEPHEN KLEIN WELLNESS CENTER OFFERS INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, PRE-NATAL CARE, PHARMACY, AND DENTAL CARE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN ADDITION TO WELLNESS PROGRAMS LIKE FITNESS AND NUTRITION CLASSES, SUPPORT GROUPS, A YMCA FITNESS CENTER AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. MOBILE HEALTH CARE SERVICES BRING HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIVING IN OUR SAFE HAVENS. (2) PATHWAYS TO HOUSING PA, A SISTER AGENCY SERVING CHRONICALLY HOMELESS SINGLE ADULTS, PROVIDES PROJECT HOME DEDICATED SPACE IN THEIR HEADQUARTERS TO DELIVER MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THEIR PARTICIPANTS ON A PART-TIME SCHEDULE. (3) HUB OF HOPE, AN OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT CENTER OPERATED BY PROJECT HOME, ALSO PROVIDES MEDICAL, DENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO A CHRONICALLY HOMELESS POPULATION.