PATHWAYS TO HOUSING PA
5201 OLD YORK ROAD NO 108, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19141 www.pathwaystohousingpa.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PATHWAYS TO HOUSING PA EMPOWERS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR HOUSING STABILITY, ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH, AND RECLAIM THEIR LIVES.

WE PROVIDE HOMES, RESTORE HEALTH & RECLAIM LIVES FOR CHRONICALLY HOMELESS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

AS ORIGINATORS OF THE HOUSING FIRST MODEL IN PHILADELPHIA, PATHWAYS TO HOUSING PA HAS ENDED HOMELESSNESS FOR 500+ INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. PATHWAYS WAS FOUNDED WITH THE MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND OTHER DISABILITIES BY SUPPORTING SELF-DIRECTED RECOVERY AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION. THROUGH THE HOUSING FIRST MODEL, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A SUCCESSFUL PATH OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, BY FIRST ENSURING SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS AND THEN ADDRESSING THEIR UNDERLYING ISSUES AROUND MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, MEDICAL CARE, INCOME, AND EDUCATION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OUR APPROACH DIFFERS FROM OTHER METHODS FOR ENDING HOMELESSNESS BY HOUSING PEOPLE DIRECTLY FROM THE STREETS WITHOUT PRECONDITION. AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, AS A METHOD OF ASSISTING THOSE ON THE STREETS LIVING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, PATHWAYS TO HOUSING PA BEGAN A HOUSING FIRST PROGRAM WITH A POPULATION OF CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS ALSO DEALING WITH OPIOID ADDICTION. PATHWAYS TO HOUSING PA MAINTAINS AN 85% HOUSING RETENTION RATE WITH INDIVIDUALS NOT CONSIDERED "HOUSING READY" BY OTHER PROGRAMS. AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION SHOWED THAT PATHWAYS TO HOUSING PA'S SERVICES ARE LESS EXPENSIVE PER PERSON THAN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WE PARTNER WITH LANDLORDS THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA AND RENT VACANT MARKET-RENT APARTMENTS IN THE CITY, HELPING TO RETAIN OUR CITY'S TAX BASE. OUR SERVICES ARE LIFE-CHANGING FOR THE PEOPLE BEING HOUSED AND BENEFICIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

NO CHILD SHOULD SLEEP ON THE FLOOR. NO FAMILY SHOULD BE WITHOUT A DINNER TABLE. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A PLACE TO STORE CLEAN CLOTHES AND TREASURED BELONGINGS. THESE ARE THE SIMPLE, HUMAN GOALS OF THE PHILADELPHIA FURNITURE BANK - TURNING EMPTY HOUSES INTO WELCOMING HOMES BY PROVIDING NO-COST FURNISHINGS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, 53 MEMBER AGENCIES USED THE PHILADELPHIA FURNITURE BANK. WE PROVIDED FURNITURE FOR MORE THAN 1,794 PEOPLE IN 922 LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN PHILADELPHIA. OF THOSE, 767 ARE CHILDREN, 545 ARE WOMEN, AND 178 ARE VETERANS. 99% OF THE CLIENTS SERVED THROUGH THE PHILADELPHIA FURNITURE BANK ARE LIVING FAR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE.

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