Philadelphia
Philadelphia Resource List
Philadelphia
ACHIEVEability
21 South 61st Street
Philadelphia, PA
19139
Jamila Harris-Morrison, Director
(215) 557-8414 ext. 8813 (Phone)
jamila.hm@achieveability.org (Email)
housing, family self-sufficiency
ACTS I
1429 North Newkirk Street
Philadelphia, PA
19121
Shayla Person, Director
(215) 236-2781 (Phone)
acts104@aol.com (Email)
Recovery house for women and their children.
Caton Village
1239 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA
19123
Yolanda Kennard, Director
(215) 978-8010 (Phone)
ykennard1214@yahoo.com (Email)
Residential treatment for substance abuse.
Covenant House
31-43 East Armat Street
Philadelphia, PA
19144
Aimee Della Porta, Social Worker
(215) 951-5411 ext. 2102 (Office)
adellaporta@covenanthousepa.org (Email)
Services for runaway, homeless and trafficked youth
Covenant House
31-43 East Armat Street
Philadelphia, PA
19144
David Reis, Education/Vocation Coordinator
(215) 951-5411 (Office)
dreis@covenanthousepa.org (Email)
Services for runaway, homeless and trafficked youth
Darlene Morris Love and Care
616-622 North 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA
19104
Darlene Morris, Director
(215) 222-3359 (Phone)
darlenemorris38@msn.com (Email)
For women and children.
Dignity Housing
5227-R Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19144
Vanessa Tercero, Deputy Director
(215) 713-0960 (Phone)
vtercero@dignityhousing.org (Email)
Transitional housing for families who are transitioning from shelter.
Drueding Center
413 West Master Street
Philadelphia, PA
19122
Ann Marie Collins, Director
(215) 769-1830 (Phone)
acollins@holyredeemer.com (Email)
For women and children.
ECS St. Barnabas Mission for the Homeless
6006 West Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19151
Victoria Bennett, Director
(215) 528-5400 (Phone)
(215) 528-5419 (Office)
victoriab@ecs1870.org (Email)
For women and their children.
Eliza Shirley House
1320 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA
19107
Marilyn Canty, Director
(215) 568-5111 (Phone)
marilyn_canty@use.salvationarmy.org (Email)
for women and children
Families Forward
Transitional Kirkbride Center 111 North 48th Street PO Box 74
Philadelphia, PA
19139
Nicol Moody, Director of Education & Quality
(215) 240-4800 ext. 169 (Phone)
(215) 747-7770
nmoody@familiesforwardphilly.org (Email)
emergency shelter
Help Philadelphia
4910 Wyalusing Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19131
Bashairra Jordan, Director
(215) 473-6454 (Phone)
bjordan@helpusa.org (Email)
transitional housing
Interim House West
4108 Parkside Street
Philadelphia, PA
19104
Angie Gilbert, Director
(215) 871-0300 (Phone)
angie@phmc.org (Email)
Residential treatment for substance abuse.
Jane Addams Place
25 South 43rd Street
Philadelphia, PA
19104
Nikola Boskovic, Education and Youth Coordinator
(215) 387-2587 ext. 2016 (Phone)
(215) 386-2597 (Fax)
nboskovic@lutheransettlement.org (Email)
emergency shelter
Mercy Hospice
345 South 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA
19107
Shelter Contact
(215) 545-5153 (Phone)
For women and children.
Northwest Philadelphia Interfaith Hospitality Network
7047 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19119
Rachel Falkove, Executive Director
(215) 247-4663 ext. 136 (Office)
(215) 247-0544 (Fax)
rachel@philashelter.org (Email)
emergency and transitional housing
Office of Homeless Services
1430 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA
19107
Shelter Contact
(215) 686-7150 (Phone)
(215) 686-7151 (Alt Phone)
Emergency housing and services to people who are both experiencing homelessness and at imminent risk of homelessness.
Office of Supportive Housing
1401 JFK Boulevard, 10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA
19102
Liz Hersh, Director
(215) 686-7106 (Phone)
liz.hersh@phila.gov (Email)
Intake center for city's shelter system.
People's Emergency Center
3902 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA
19104
Farah Jimenez, Director
(215) 382-7522 (Phone)
fjimenez@pec-cares.org (Email)
For women and children.
Potter's House
525 South 52nd Street
Philadelphia, PA
19142
Kathleen Jones, Shelter Contact
(215) 747-7477 (Phone)
pottershousem@aol.com (Email)
transitional housing
R.H.D. Woodstock Family Center
1981 North Woodstock Street
Philadelphia, PA
19121
Roslyn Robinson
(215) 235-5040 (Phone)
roslyn.robinson@rhd.org (Email)
emergency shelter
Red Cross House
4000 Powelton Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19104
Amelia Hoover, Shelter Contact
(215) 405-8800 (Phone)
amelia.hoover@redcross.org (Email)
For families displaced by disaster.
Red Shield Residence Salvation Army
715 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
19123
Kelly Devlin, Director
(215) 787-2965 (Phone)
kelly.devlin@use.salvationarmy.org (Email)
emergency shelter
Sojourner House/Women Against Abuse
100 South Broad Street PO Box 49050
Philadelphia, PA
19110
Sarah Janicki, Shelter Contact
(215) 386-4545 ext. 126 (Office)
sjanicki@womenagainstabuse.org (Email)
Long-term housing and supportive services for victims of domestic violence
Stenton Family Manor
1300 East Tulpehocken Street
Philadelphia, PA
19138
Elder Robert-Harrison, Director
(215) 924-3445 (Phone)
rharrison@stentonfm.org (Email)
emergency shelter
Visitation Homes
2638 Kensington Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19125
Sarah Simms, Director
(215) 425-5300 (Phone)
sfrisby@chs-adphila.org (Email)
transitional housing
Women Against Abuse
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1341 PO Box 49050
Philadelphia, PA
19110
Jeannine Lisitski, Executive Director
(866) 723-3014 (Hotline)
jlisitski@womenagainstabuse.org (Email)
Free 24-hour hotline
Youth Emergency Services
1526 Fairmont Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19130
Tim Massaquoi, Director
(215) 787-0633 ext. 1101 (Phone)
tmassaquoi@ysiphila.org (Email)
For adolescents.