Ridge Avenue Shelter

The Ridge Avenue Shelter is one of the largest men’s shelters in Philadelphia.  It provides beds for 200-500 men per night and offers day programs and services.  It is managed by Resources for Human Development, Inc. (RHD), and serves as the central intake site for the city’s Office of Emergency Shelter Services (OESS).  The Ridge Shelter also provides non-residential support and services for homeless men living on the street, Progressive Demand Residence (PRD) for homeless men with serious and persistent mental illness, behavioral health interventions and psychiatric medical services.  The JeffHOPE clinic at Ridge opened in July 2001 and sees 30-40 patients per night for anything from acute to chronic medical care, physical therapy needs, and numerous educative screening programs. The JeffHOPE Education Committee also attends Ridge weekly to provide smoking cessation and diabetes educational programming.

Clinic Director: Chrstine Feldmeier

• Tuesdays, 6-10pm
• 1360 Ridge Avenue
• (215) 236-0909

Directions:

From JAH, take 11th Street to Ridge Avenue and make a slight left.  The RHD Ridge Avenue Shelter is the large, light blue building on the left of the intersection of Fairmount and Ridge Avenues.  Park on the street or in the gated parking lot.  Enter the building through the front entrance and tell the staff worker that you are from JeffHOPE.