The Office of Homeless Services is a government entity under the Health and Human Services Cabinet within the Mayor's Administration. The mission of the office is to provide the leadership, coordination, planning, and mobilization of resources to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in Philadelphia. Through Home 4 Good funding the focus has been Prevention and Diversion since 2018: Working to prevent homelessness in the first place and diverting people away from shelters and into alternatives that are effective and safe.
No other eligibility requirements
Required for income (general), zero, self-employed, or non-traditional income, housing instability, lease, other financial hardship, photo ID, citizenship/immigration status. Self-attestation permitted for income (general), zero, self-employed, or non-traditional income, housing instability, other financial hardship, lease.
Medicaid; SNAP or TANF; Family and child services; Reentry, reintegration, or post-incarceration programs
Other calculation method
Does not limit eligibility on these criteria
Extremely low-income households (income less than 30% AMI); Persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness; Victims of domestic violence; Persons with mental illness; Persons with disabilities; Elderly; Youth; Households with eviction notices; Households with rental arrears; Previously incarcerated individuals