JeffHOPE
Program Information
1015 Walnut Street
Curtis Building, Suite 401
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Please note that the mailing address provided above is solely intended for administrative purposes. The office is not staffed with JeffHOPE personnel and no patient records are kept onsite.
Clinics
JeffHOPE currently holds weekly bridge clinics at five sites throughout Philadelphia. These clinics serve a wide range of individuals, from families experiencing homelessness, to those struggling with substance use disorder. To learn more about each site we visit, please visit the clinic-specific page on our website.
Acts Christian Transitional Service (ACTS)
A.C.T.S. (Acts Christian Transitional Service) was originally established by Reverend Dr. Marlella Elizabeth Grant, as a program that provided shelter for women and children suffering from abuse who came to the Apostles Church in Jesus Christ. In 1998 ACTS joined forces with the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Office of Addiction Services (DBH/OAS) in order to facilitate a Recovery House, in addition to serving as a shelter. The recovery house is for adult women in Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery Programs, as well as women who were recently incarcerated. ACTS now identifies as a recovery house for women and their children providing a variety of services and programs to their residents. Programs provided include supportive drug and alcohol services, continuing education for literacy or GED and college prep, job training, health service referrals, counseling and assistance in family reunification, and recreational programs. Recently, ACTS has also begun accepting individuals of all genders to avoid breaking up families.
JeffHOPE at ACTS provides acute adult and pediatric care to the residents of the shelter. The majority of our work there addresses health literacy, psychosocial needs, and improving access to care. The JeffHOPE Kids Committee provides supervision as well as educational programming for children residing at ACTS during the hours of operation for the clinic.
To learn more about ACTS, please visit their website.
Eliza Shirley
The Eliza Shirley House is one of the largest shelters for women and children in Philadelphia. The Eliza Shirley House serves as an intake shelter, providing short-term housing and intermediate placement for families. The Eliza Shirley House is an emergency shelter facility with two missions. First, they aim to provide short term lodging, meals, and immediate needs to displaced families. Second, they aimed to provide longer term residential counseling, social work, and referral services to homeless single and pregnant women 18 or older, 365 days a year.
JeffHOPE at Eliza Shirley provides acute adult and pediatric care to the residents of the shelter. The majority of our work there addresses health literacy, psychosocial needs, and improving access to care. The JeffHOPE Kids Committee provides supervision as well as educational programming for children residing at ACTS during the hours of operation for the clinic.
To learn more about Eliza Shirley House, please visit their website.
Our Brother's Place
Our Brother’s Place (OBP) is run by the Bethesda Project in conjunction with the City of Philadelphia. The center runs two programs: a shelter capable of housing 149 residents nightly and a day program providing supportive services for up to 50 people per day. Admission to the shelter is controlled by the Office of Service to the Homeless and Adults (OSHA). The center is an emergency shelter, meant to be a short-term stop on the way to more permanent living situations. Individuals experiencing homelessness receive warm meals and social services, taking the first step in accessing housing in the community. Residents stay in the shelter for an average of 60-90 days, though some stay as long as 180 days.
The JeffHOPE clinic at OBP provides general, acute medical care to the residents of this shelter. We may see patients once for an acute medical visit, or sexual health screening and education. We may also see patients weekly for blood pressure and glucose checks, smoking cessation help, and therapeutic listening and check-ins. For all patients, we prioritize providing access to long term care and assistance navigating social services.
To learn more about Our Brothers Place, please visit their website.
New Day
New Day Drop-In Center provides a consistent, safe, welcoming, and trauma-informed environment for women in the Kensington neighborhood of North Philadelphia. This center aims to serve support individuals at the intersection of gender-based violence, exploitation, homelessness, and substance use. The center provides screening for substance use disorder and linkage to treatment, safety planning and support, access to showers and hygiene products, and daily meals.
JeffHOPE has collaborated with New Day to provides a diverse array of services – from weekly, acute medical visits to rapid HIV and Hepatitis screening. Our primary goals are to connect these patients with primary care, addiction treatment or other mental health services, as well as help patients access identification, insurance, and social services.
To learn more about New Day Drop-In Center, please visit their website.
Philly House
Philly House is the third oldest shelter in the country, and receives no funding from the government; it runs solely on donations and revenue from two not-for-profit thrift stores. This men's shelter houses 175 beds and additional overflow sleeping mats to serve as a code red/blue shelter so that no one is turned away during times of extreme temperatures. Residents can stay up to 30 days at no cost to them, with an additional 50 beds in the Overcomer program, through which residents can stay for up to one year, on the condition that they take classes and fulfill certain requirements with the goal of employment by the end of their stay. Additionally, they provide a permanent supportive housing program for men aged 65 and older.
The JeffHOPE clinic at Philly House provides general acute care to the residents of this shelter. In addition to acute medical visits, committee members work to link patients to medical care, long-term housing, conduct sexual health screening and education, provide smoking cessation, and chronic health condition education, such as diabetes.
To learn more about Philly House, please visit their website.