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{{toplink|url=https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-homeless-services/|name=phila.gov/departments/office-of-homeless-services}}<blockquote>''Providing Emergency Housing and Other Services to People Who Are Homeless and To Those At Risk Of Homelessness''</blockquote>
 
{{toplink|url=https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-homeless-services/|name=phila.gov/departments/office-of-homeless-services}}<blockquote>''Providing Emergency Housing and Other Services to People Who Are Homeless and To Those At Risk Of Homelessness''</blockquote>
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Philadelphia's '''Office of Homeless Services''' introduces itself with the line, "Many Partners, One Goal, End Homelessness"
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Our mission is to provide the leadership, coordination, planning, and mobilization of resources to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in Philadelphia.
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*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.
 
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*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).
 
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*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.
 
  
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Services
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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.
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Emergency and temporary shelter: Providing critically needed shelter to people who would otherwise be on the street or other places unfit for human habitation.
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Long-term housing: Securing safe and affordable housing options for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable residents. This includes programs like rapid re-housing.
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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.
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Partners
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Our services are offered through a network of provider agencies. As part of the City’s Health and Human Services Cabinet, we also collaborate with the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, the Department of Public Health, and other stakeholders. Through our partnerships, we serve Philadelphians who need help and support.
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''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.
 
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== Info ==
 
*[http://philadelphiaofficeofhomelessservices.org/find-a-place-to-stay/emergency-housing/provider-network/ Provider Network]
 
*[http://philadelphiaofficeofhomelessservices.org/find-a-place-to-stay/emergency-housing/provider-network/ Provider Network]

Revision as of 18:08, 30 January 2023

phila.gov/departments/office-of-homeless-services

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.

Services 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.

Partners Our services are offered through a network of provider agencies. As part of the City’s Health and Human Services Cabinet, we also collaborate with the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, the Department of Public Health, and other stakeholders. Through our partnerships, we serve Philadelphians who need help and support.

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

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