Our 2010 Holiday Cards Are Here!
We have many exiting new artistic creations to choose from, and some classic cards from years past. Another new offering this year is the 10-card "grab bag"--a random mix of cards in convenient and affordable 10-packs. Get your cards customized or blank, buy in bulk or small orders, all through a simple online process.
What is SafeHome Philadelphia? What is Housing First?
Housing First places the homeless as quickly as possible back into permanent homes while providing case management and community-based social services to prevent them from becoming homeless again. Most importantly, Housing First works.
Ending Homelessness within the Community
In 2009, PCEH partnered with the Early Head Start program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Together, through PCEH's SafeHome Philadelphia initiative, we have ensured that parents can focus on the health, education and well-being of their children from the stable foundation of a home.
Local Girl Writes Winning Essay on PCEH and its Housing Advocate
Unlikely connections are sometimes the most special. When Kayla Robinson’s 3rd grade class was assigned to write an essay for Black History Month, the obvious names like Martin Luther King Jr. or Rosa Parks popped into most students’ heads. Kayla’s mother recommended that instead, Kayla write about someone making a difference today.
Obama Administration Unveils National Strategic Plan to End Homlessness
Cabinet members and Administration officials from the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness deliver plan to finish the job of ending veteran and chronic homelessness by 2015 and among families, youth, and children by 2020
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802 N. Broad Fall Hours
Rogelio Soto and Wilbert Palmer are going on vacation for the next two weeks. More inforamation will be posted regarding other agencies that provide showers. If you receive mail at 802 North Broad Street, you will be able to receive your mail from 11am to 1pm.
1. A system of reactions instead of a system that’s proactive
The Quick-Fix Solution
The system that is currently enforced is one complete with temporary solutions to clean up after the storm, instead of preparing for it. Homelessness has been an issue plaguing this city for centuries and yet, the general solution is still to put a band aid on a broken arm. It’s time for the methods currently used to be reevaluated. Instead of installing programs that tell citizens to come for help once they have been put on the street, let’s create ways to help the citizens when homelessness is seeable and unfortunate future. No longer should it be customary to wait until a court eviction notice is in place or when the writ of possession is in effect, we should evolve to helping people when they make it clear that they are having struggles before the leak turns into a full dam, break.
From the Director’s Pen:
If only my beloved friend Roosevelt Darby could read and join the conversation about this man these past couple of weeks, I know that he would recount two meetings we had with Mr. Greene when we were releasing the 2010 Plan in 2001. We agreed that we had never encountered a ruder person, a more self-centered person. With the urging of the Mayor’s office at that time, we scheduled a meeting, including a prominent academic, on the issue of homelessness.
Another PR Opportunity for Greene
Rudely, Mr. Greene demanded to know where we live, yelling all the time. None of the three of us lived within Philadelphia at that point. He declared that he would not listen to anything we say or write because we were not Philadelphia residents. It was like a large toddler was pushing his index fingers in his ears and chanting, “I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you.”
Many times over, Roosevelt would shake his head and wonder aloud what sort of leader for poor Philadelphians who desperately need decent housing could such a person be?
In all that I have read about Mr. Greene’s behavior and activities over these past few weeks, no where have I seen any coverage of what it is really like to live in the housing units for which he is responsible – are they all scrupulously maintained? Are tenants afforded their legal rights? Is access to precious subsidized housing scrupulously fair? I don’t know, but I have my doubts, given where Mr. Greene paid the most attention – to himself.
More from around the Web:
PHA claimant wants $25,000 a day for delay
Philadelphia Scandal Underscores Pitiful State of Public Housing Oversight
Philadelphia Housing Authority executive director’s job in doubt
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- Father Of Three Preparing A Meal For His Children
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- We Ate, Laughed, And Shared Our Stories Over Lunch
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- Mother And Daughter Enjoying Lunch With SafeHome Staff
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- Partnering with IKEA
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- PCEH Board Members with Passion and Support
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- Enjoying My New Computer
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- A Family’s New Home
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- My New Safe Home
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- Happy To Be On My Own!
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- My Home is Where My Heart Is
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- At Home with My Son
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- Parterning with IKEA Family Number Two
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Our 2010 Holiday Cards Are Here!
We have many exiting new artistic creations to choose from, and some classic cards from years past. Another new offering this year is the 10-card “grab bag”–a random mix of cards in convenient and affordable 10-packs. Get your cards customized or blank, buy in bulk or small orders, all through a simple online process.
Order now through our secure online ordering system >>
The United Church of Christ, Kensington
An outreach shelter in Kensington, the Hope Outreach United Church of Christ, has been ordered to shut its doors by the city’s Department of Licenses and Inspection. Many consider this to be the evil hand of city bureaucracy, but there may be another side to the story. If the shelter was not able to pass inspection, and thus could not obtain the proper permits to continue operation, is this really a “good housing” solution for those staying there? Or is this type of shelter just another form of “bad housing”? Perhaps it might be wise to consider whether there could be alternatives to shelters as a viable solution to the homeless problem in our city.
From an Inquirer report:
“It’s clear what should be done here,” said L&I commissioner Fran Burns. “We have to enforce building, zoning, and fire codes.”
Via Philly.com
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Thee important services provided in our Day Center here at 802 N. Broad St.
PCEH continues to expand in the world of social media. Follow us now on Facebook, Twitter and Causes.com. You already know about Facebook and Twitter. Causes.com is an online advocacy and fundraising network for thousands of various causes and non-profit organizations. The Philadelphia Committee to End Homelessness now has its own causes.com profile. Feel free to log on and check out our profile, donate to PCEH, or learn about other related causes fighting homelessness. For Facebook and Twitter, just select the icons at the top left of your screen
The front of the Day Center at 802 N. Broad St.
I officially feel old. My students from St. Joseph University’s Service-Learning program graduated last May, which makes me very proud. Stanley, Michael, Tim, and Kristin all taught me the most important lesson about street outreach: how to relax and to listen.
At the start, the four freshmen were not enthusiastic about their Service-Learning assignment at 802. Other St. Joe’s students had more tangible service sites, like teaching children to read at an after-school program. Walking around downtown Philadelphia and engaging homeless people in conversation, oftentimes without seeing any direct result, seemed a waste of time.
I wasn’t too enthusiastic about their Service-Learning assignment, either. I envisioned forming a dedicated cadre of outreach workers who would discuss serious issues about community empowerment. College students sharing the highlights of parties from the night before were not the type of volunteers I desired.
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