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Success Stories

Hat that Jose made

Reclaiming Life Through Art: Jose

Jose is a multi-talented participant on Team 2 at Pathways. He is currently working hard to enroll in a GED program and recently completed his resume...
Jode

Jose's Story

Until 10 months ago, I used substances for 40 years. I grew up poor and started using crack cocaine when I was a 12-year-old kid because my stepfather...
Michael with his "I did it!" shirt and a cake.

Celebrating Michael

We at Pathways to Housing PA, are so excited to celebrate our participant Michael! Our Integrated Care Clinic was able to support him and successfully...
Cliff in his car

How They've Chosen to Reclaim Their Lives

At Pathways to Housing PA, we are committed to helping people reclaim their lives on their own terms. To do this, we help our program participants to...
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Maryann's Story

Maryann is one of more than 450 participants in our Housing First program who previously experienced homelessness and is now stably housed, thanks to...
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Adventuring in The Form of Tacos

Navigating SEPTA tunnels and the busy sidewalks of South Philadelphia is not an unfamiliar task to David. Adventuring for him comes in the form of...
Alfonso smiling on his couch

Alfonso's Story

On any given night, there are more than 6,200 homeless people in Philadelphia. Of those, more than 1,100 are sleeping outside. I was once one of those...
Robert smiling as he discusses his plans for returning to school

Pathways participant pursues GED

With the official start of fall earlier this week, we are reminded that school has started and we're entering a season of change. At Pathways to...
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Anthony's Story

Anthony is a recent welding school graduate and participant in our Housing First program. He previously experienced chronic homelessness. We talked to...
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Susan's Story

I spoke to Susan on a Friday afternoon. She was dressed in spring colors, pastel pinks and blues, with her hair pulled back beneath a cap. She was...