Office of Homeless Services (OHS): Difference between revisions

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Providing Emergency Housing and Other Services to People Who Are Homeless and To Those At Risk Of Homelessness

Our mission is to provide the leadership, coordination, planning, and mobilization of resources to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in Philadelphia.

Prevention and diversion: Working to prevent homelessness in the first place and diverting people away from shelters and into alternatives that are effective and safe.

Emergency and temporary shelter: Providing critically needed shelter to people who would otherwise be on the street or other places unfit for human habitation.

Long-term housing: Securing safe and affordable housing options for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable residents. This includes programs like rapid re-housing.

Food security: Informing food-insecure persons where to go for free food and meals, and empowering partners to provide healthy food options in safe and clean sites.

Note: The above descriptive information came from the department's About page.

In The News

Aggressive panhandlers prompt Philly to offer new option for helping those in need, WHYY, June 13, 2017.
City Offering 'Text Alternative' To Reduce Panhandling, CBS-3, June 12, 2017.
Philly mayor: Don't give cash to panhandlers, Philly Voice, June 12, 2017.

Info

Alternate URL: philadelphiaofficeofhomelessservices.org
Twitter: @PHLCityHomeless

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-http://www.philadelphiaofficeofhomelessservices.org
+Our mission is '''to provide the leadership, coordination, planning, and mobilization of resources to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring''' in Philadelphia.
-Philadelphia's '''Office of Homeless Services''' introduces itself with the line, "Many Partners, One Goal, End Homelessness"
+''Prevention and diversion:''&nbsp;Working to prevent homelessness in the first place and diverting people away from shelters and into alternatives that are effective and safe.
-*The mission of the Office of Homeless Services is to provide the leadership, coordination, planning and mobilization of resources to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring for the City of Philadelphia.
-*Homeless Services works collaboratively with more than 60 mostly nonprofit, homeless housing and service providers combined with city, state and federal governmental entities to comprise Philadelphia’s homeless service system or Continuum of Care (CoC).
+''Emergency and temporary shelter:''&nbsp;Providing critically needed shelter to people who would otherwise be on the street or other places unfit for human habitation.
-*This system provides emergency housing and services to people who are both experiencing homelessness and at imminent risk of homelessness.  It includes homelessness prevention and diversion, emergency, transitional and rapid re-housing, permanent supportive housing, case management, supportive services, emergency response, service days (clean up of encampments), food and commodity distribution to contracted emergency housing facilities and soup kitchens and operation of the Riverview, a personal care home.
+''Long-term housing:''&nbsp;Securing safe and affordable housing options for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable residents. This includes programs like rapid re-housing.
+''Food security:''&nbsp;Informing food-insecure persons where to go for free food and meals, and empowering partners to provide healthy food options in safe and clean sites.
+''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the department's [https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-homeless-services/about/our-work/ About] page.
+==In The News==
+*[https://whyy.org/articles/aggressive-panhandlers-prompt-philly-to-offer-new-option-for-helping-those-in-need/ Aggressive panhandlers prompt Philly to offer new option for helping those in need], WHYY, June 13, 2017.
+*[https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/effort-to-reduce-panhandling-in-center-city/ City Offering 'Text Alternative' To Reduce Panhandling], CBS-3, June 12, 2017.
+*[https://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-officials-launch-fundraiser-combat-increased-panhandling/ Philly mayor: Don't give cash to panhandlers], Philly Voice, June 12, 2017.
 == Info ==
-*[http://philadelphiaofficeofhomelessservices.org/find-a-place-to-stay/emergency-housing/provider-network/ Provider Network]
+*Alternate URL:&nbsp;[https://philadelphiaofficeofhomelessservices.org/ philadelphiaofficeofhomelessservices.org]
-*[http://philadelphiaofficeofhomelessservices.org/news/publications/ Publications]
+*Twitter:&nbsp;[https://twitter.com/PHLCityHomeless @PHLCityHomeless]
-*[http://www.stallionpublishers.com/touch.aspx?pid=1811&pkey=kuuqrgbbz) Philadelphia’s Five Year Strategic Plan for the Homeless Assistance System]
-*[http://philadelphiaofficeofhomelessservices.org/services/youth-initiative/ Young Adult Leadership Committee, Philly Homes for Youth Coalition & Voices of Youth Count PHL]
-[[Category:Does-Case Management]]
-[[Category:Is-Government Agency]]
-[[Category:Issue-Homelessness]]
-[[Category:Issue-Homelessness Prevention]]
-[[Category:Issue-Housing]]
-[[Category:Serves-Community Based Organizations]]
-[[Category:Serves-Homeless]]
-[[Category:Serves-Homeless Youth]]
-[[Category:Serves-Nonprofit Organizations]]
-[[Category:Serves-Out Of School Youth]]
 == See Also ==
-*[[Philadelphia’s Coordinated Entry and Assessment-Based Housing Referral System – or “CEA-BHRS”]]  (pronounced sea-breeze)]
 *[[National Homeless Shelter Directory - Philly Page]]
+*[[Philadelphia’s Coordinated Entry and Assessment-Based Housing Referral System (CEA-BHRS)]]
-==In The News==
-*[http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/homepage-feature/item/104720-aggressive-panhandlers-prompt-philly-to-offer-new-option-for-helping-those-in-need Aggressive panhandlers prompt Philly to offer new option for helping those in need], Newsworks, June 13, 2017.
-*[http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/06/12/effort-to-reduce-panhandling-in-center-city/ City Offering 'Text Alternative' To Reduce Panhandling], CBS-3, June 12, 2017.
-*[http://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-officials-launch-fundraiser-combat-increased-panhandling/ Philly mayor: Don't give cash to panhandlers], Philly Voice, June 12, 2017.
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+[[Category:Serves-Homeless Youth]]
 [[Category:Serves-Nonprofit Organizations]]
-[[Category:Serves-Homeless Youth]]
-[[Category:Serves-Youth Aged Out Of Foster Care]]
 [[Category:Serves-Out Of School Youth]]
+[[Category:Serves-At-Risk Youth]]
+[[Category:Serves-At-Risk People]]
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