Mission
A LIVING LEGACY OF JOHN WANAMAKER, PHILLY HOUSE'S MISSION IS TO OPEN THEIR DOORS EVERY DAY WITH A WELCOMING SPIRIT OF CHRISTIAN COMPASSION, WALKING ALONGSIDE THE HOMELESS, HUNGRY, AND HURTING OF PHILADELPHIA SO THAT THEY MAY EXPERIENCE THE LOVE OF GOD BY ACTS OF MERCY, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT. MORE THAN JUST A SAFE SPACE, WARM BED, AND A HOT MEAL, PHILLY HOUSE EMPOWERS EVERYONE SERVED THROUGH DEEP, INTENTIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH COMPASSIONATE PROGRAMS AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE ACTIVATING THEIR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL FOR LIFE TRANSFORMATION. IN FY2023 AND FY2024 RESPECTIVELY, PHILLY HOUSE SHELTERED A TOTAL OF 2,105 AND 1,683 UNIQUE MEN, REPRESENTING OVER 30% OF THE TOTAL MALE HOMELESS POPULATION SHELTERED IN THE ENTIRE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. COMBINING TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY BEST PRACTICES WITH CHRISTIAN COMPASSION, WE EMPOWER EVERYONE WE SERVE THROUGH A MINISTRY MODEL THAT EMPHASIZES MORE HOLISTIC, RELATIONAL, LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS, SUCH AS A 12-MONTH NON-CONGREGANT HOUSING PROGRAM TO UP TO 30 MEN.