Philadelphia Resources

Food Stamps:

• Guidance: AmeriCorps members qualify for government assistance food benefits (ie - food stamps). Too often many members don’t check this out but they’re missing out on an incredible savings cost that is available to them to help support the cost of living under an AmeriCorps stipend.
  • Pennsylvania: ​SNAP - Apply here
    • Note: SNAP Benefits have specific eligibility guidance for receiving SNAP. Make sure to review the eligibility to see if you qualify for Food Stamps.
  • 3SQUARESVT GOES ONLINE- If you get 3SquaresVT, you can now use the:
    • Food benefits on your EBT card to buy eligible items on Amazon.com and have them delivered right to your door.

Affordable and/or Free Food for Adults:

• Collation Against Hunger
• Philabundance

Affordable and/or Free Food for Youth:

• Philabundance
• Coalition Against Hunger
• School District of Philadelphia

Housing:

• Zillow App
• Sublet
• Apartment.com
• Facebook

Utilities:

• Assistance Programs and Grants
• COMPASS - Application for utility assistance

Health Insurance:

• Application for Healthcare Coverage

Helpful Tips for Living on an AmeriCorps stipend:

• Nerdwallet- Living on a Stipend Article
• Reading Partners
• Free budgeting apps:
  • Mint
  • Goodbudget
  • Everydollar
  • NerdWallet
  • Clarity Money

Regional Information:

Office: 4445 Holden Street , Philadelphia PA 19104 (Located in the community room in the 4445 building of the Westpark Apartments)

Program Director: Kayla Daughtry | kdaughtry@dreamprogram.org

Summer Program Manager: Shaquane Delaney | sdelaney@dreamprogram.org

Community Organizer: Talia Giles| tgiles@dreamprogram.org

Community Organizer: Sofia Di Pietro | sdipietro@dreamprogram.org

City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services: https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-human-services/ | Report Child Abuse or Neglect

• Helplines and Hotlines:
  • Philadelphia hotline: 215-683-6100
  • Pennsylvania State hotline: 800-932-0313
• Incident/Concern Reporting
  • Guide for reporting incidents or concerns
  • Incident Report (Google doc) (PDF)
  • Concern Report (Google doc) (PDF)
  • Submit your incident or concern report (timeliness is IMPORTANT - submit within 24 hours of the incident or awareness of the concern)
  • Making a call to Department of Human Services (worksheet to prepare) (Google doc) (PDF)