Success Stories

September 27, 2024

Meet Shaun

Shaun moved into a new apartment just three weeks before he shared his story with us. He’d been living unsheltered for a few years, and had worked...

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June 4, 2024

Anthony's Story

I met Anthony at my first participant picnic back in 2019. He was the self-described "Grill Master", standing over multiple grills and looking...

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May 15, 2024

Meet Anthony

Anthony has been a Pathways participant since October 2018. His first apartment was in Kensington, near where he spent a lot of time when he was...

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February 12, 2024

Mark's Story

When the Housing First model was first founded, it was assumed to be a permanent solution. The population targeted by Housing First was individuals...

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November 8, 2023

Meet Robert

Historically, Housing First has been used to support single individuals living in their own studio or one bedroom apartments. The model wasn’t...

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December 6, 2022

Dwayne's Story

As 2022 comes to a close, we are reflecting on what, for many, has been an incredibly difficult two years. Stress and fatigue have become every day...

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December 6, 2022

Aaron's Story

As 2022 comes to a close, we are reflecting on what, for many, has been an incredibly difficult two years. Stress and fatigue have become every day...

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October 17, 2022

How Housing First Changed My Life

Housing First is a policy that offers unconditional, permanent housing as quickly as possible to people experiencing homelessness, and other...

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August 10, 2022

Meet Lisa

Lisa considers herself the poetess in the skies. She’s been writing poems since she was in the 7th grade. A poem from high school, called Failure, was...

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July 6, 2022

Meet Mohammad

Mohammad and his family recently relocated to Philadelphia. They are originally from Afghanistan, and came to Philadelphia without many personal...

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