Mission:Dignity Housing is a non-profit organization established by formerly homeless people to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty confronting low-income and homeless families and individuals in Philadelphia. Dignity Housing promotes their self-sufficiency by providing affordable rental housing with individualized social services, homeownership opportunities, assistance in pursuit of education objectives, workforce development, and financial management assistance.
Dignity News and Recent Happenings
A Special Thank you for recent contributions to our youth programs!
The Collins Family of the Front/Olney ShopRite
& The Brown Family of the Cheltenham ShopRite
Dignity Housing receives three-year grant from The PEW Charitable Trusts!
RECENT HAPPENINGS:
Summer Trip to Washington DC Helps Teens Expereince "Community"
Dignity Housing’s annual Seasons of Change Washington DC trip took place June 27 – 28, 2008. Three teen residents were accompanied by Mike Stevens, the Seasons of Change Facilitator and Chris Waninger, Dignity’s Housing Placement Coach to DC for a weekend of history, culture, and camaraderie. While in DC, the students visited Museums of Natural History and Art, the White House and the National Mall, and attended a Washington Nationals baseball game. The students were able to experience “community” amongst each other as members of the DII community, shared a sense of camaraderie amongst the diverse crowd at the baseball game, and felt the importance of how the greater community honors our ancestors and fallen war heroes through the National Mall Memorials. The highlight of the weekend for everyone was definitely the Washington Nationals baseball game. They took lots of pictures of the event, cheered on the home team with 40,000 Nationals fans, and simply enjoyed being at a professional sporting event with a group of friends. Dignity Housing is proud of thier dedicated staff who truly went above and beyod to give these teens a special and memorable weekend.
NEW BOARD MEMBERS:
WELCOME TO THE DIGNITY HOUSING FAMILY!
ZACHARIAH B. HUGHES
&
EDWARD MENSAH
Two Newest Members of Dignity Housing's Board of Directors
Dignity Housing to Celebrate 20 Years!
Click HERE for Dignity's 20th Anniversary highlights & details.
May 2008 will mark Dignity Housing's 20th year of assisting Philadelphia's homeless families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency. To celebrate the organization's many accomplishments and those of our residents, we will be holding a series of events and activities throughout the year that will culminate with a major gala in the spring.
Check our event calender for a full list of 20th anniversary events!
Alicia Christian featured in the "Philadelphia Inquirer":
Influences: What Shapes the Minds that make the News?
Quotation to live by: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "Letter From the Birmingham Jail," April 16, 1963.
Dignity's founder and Executive Director, Alicia Christian, was featured in a recent Philadelphia Inquirer article. Ms. Christian's peaceful demeanor and dedication to her work are an inspiration to the staff at Dignity Housing, our clients, and to other service providers all over the city.
A convenient, simple, and effective way to directly improve our clients lives!
Throughout the year, Dignity Housing is continuously blessed with donations from individuals and businesses in the community. These donations are a significant way that we provide items for our tenants homes, books for our After-School Program, and food and prizes for our special events. However, there are certain things we need in order to continue our work. So that more money continues to flow to our programs, we have set up a wish list on Amazon.com. We hope you will consider purchasing one of these items!
Use your credit card to purchase the items you want to donate to Dignity Housing.
When you check out, check the "gift message" to add a note or message
If you are interested in any of these ways to make a difference, or have any questions about donating, contact Blair Thibault at (215)713-0960 ext.204 or bthibault@dignityhousing.org
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“community” amongst each other as members of the DII community, shared a sense of camaraderie amongst the diverse crowd at the baseball game, and felt the importance of how the greater community honors our ancestors and fallen war heroes through the National Mall Memorials. The highlight of the weekend for everyone was definitely the Washington Nationals baseball game. They took lots of pictures of the event, cheered on the home team with 40,000 Nationals fans, and simply enjoyed being at a professional sporting event with a group of friends. Dignity Housing is proud of thier dedicated staff who truly went above and beyod to give these teens a special and memorable weekend. 
