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___________________ Our Mission
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FEDERAL CAMPAIGN ___________________ A Program Of
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SAINT JOHN’S HOSPICE ________________________________________ Services ________________________________________ 1. Day Services 4. Coffee House Saint John’s Hospice is not
an emergency/short term residence.
For immediate, emergency homeless assistance, contact the Ridge
Center, 1360 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19123. Phone: (215) 236-0909. ________________________________________ ·
Saint John’s Hospice provides a noon meal to 300-350 men each
weekday. ·
In order to engage these men in addressing the underlying
causes of their homelessness, we also offer casework services to link men
with shelter, substance abuse, medical, employment, and other services. ·
We offer a mail room for over 2,000 men. Our men must sign up for this
service. ·
We offer showers, donated clothing, and personal hygiene articles to those who need this
assistance. ·
Drug free program with 40 shelter beds and case management
services. ·
With the help of their case managers, our residents identify
the problems they have which contributed to their homelessness. We help them to actively address these
problems through weekly individual and group meetings with their case
manager, mandatory chores, monitored attendance in substance abuse and mental
health treatment, and referral to education, employment, and other needed
resources and services. ·
When our residents have made progress on these issues, we help
them identify housing resources so that they can move from Saint John’s
to greater self-sufficiency. ·
How to become a resident?
Please click for more information. Or contact the social services
supervisor. Approximately 15% of the homeless men served through the Day
Services Program and How to become a resident?
Please click for more
information. Or contact
the social services supervisor. As in Saint John’s other programs, we help residents
address the many problems which contributed to their homelessness. In addition, staff monitors health
status and access to health care, medication, and nutrition. The Coffee House allows 25 chronically homeless men who
typically avoid shelter to come into the safety of Saint John’s
“yard” for the night.
The men are provided beverages, snacks, restrooms and most importantly
the opportunity to interact positively with a The Coffee House operates from 10 pm to 6 am every day. Gather at the corner of N Camac St and
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We serve
a noon meal to adult males from 12 noon to 1 pm Monday thru Friday (except
the 2nd Tuesday of the month – closed for cleaning and staff
training). Line up
on Camac St behind the yellow barricade.
Please
respect our neighbors – businesses and residences. Do not loiter on neighboring
stairwells and ramps or sidewalks.
We are only able to provide this meal if we respect our neighbors. We serve
in the following order: ·
Men with picture IDs who are
seniors (over 60 years old), disabled, or military veterans who arrive before
12:15 pm ·
Any other man with a picture ID ·
Any man with or without a picture
ID We ask
that all lunch patrons respect Saint John’s Hospice and each
other. We do not tolerate violent
behavior and disrespectful language.
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Day Services Casework Services Services available from Brother Kip and his assistants: ·
Register for Saint John’s
Hospice Mail Room service. ·
Social services referrals, phone
calls, other information ·
Brief one-on-one counseling and
referrals for shelter, substance abuse, medical, employment services ·
Register for Saint John’s Hospice or Good Shepherd residential programs. 12 noon to 3 pm each weekday (except the 2nd
Tuesday of the month – closed for cleaning and staff training). Come to Saint John’s Hospice basement. Please take a number to register your
place in line. Or email Brother
Kip. Or phone him at our main
number – (215) 563-7763 (least preferred method). Saint John’s Hospice offers HIV testing on most Mondays and
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· Mail can be collected at front desk Monday thru Friday 10 am
– 6 pm and Saturday 12 noon – 6 pm. (Mail room is open on 2nd
Tuesday of the month when other day services are closed.) · We must sort mail before we distribute it – generally no
later than the day after we receive it from the post office. We do not search unsorted mail
– no exceptions. · Check mail at least once per week. · Mail must be collected in person. No information about mail will be
provided on the telephone. · Mail remaining at Saint John’s Hospice for more than 14
days will be returned to the sender.
· Notarized permission is required for another person with
proper identification to collect mail.
· Mail cannot be forwarded to any address other than to the
original sender. · No magazines, large packages, or anything that needs a
signature are permitted. · Checks are secured by Brother Kip and can be
collected Monday thru Friday 12:30 pm – 3 pm. · Proper photo identification or an official Saint John’s
mail verification form (available from Brother Kip) is required to collect
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Monday thru Friday, 8:30 am
– 9:15 am in basement. All
patrons must be finished and leave by 11 am. ·
You must sign up during lunch on
the workday before you want a shower.
Shower & clothing room staff has a clip board and are in the noon
lunch gathering area (on Camac St or in our “yard”). ·
Mondays are reserved for seniors,
disabled patrons, and veterans. ·
Patrons may participate in one
shower day per week. ·
When available, we can provide
clean clothing to our shower patrons.
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Personal Hygiene Items & Toiletries ·
Provided during normal Mail Room operations when available. ·
We solicit donations of toiletries
such as soap, disposable razors & shaving cream, deodorant, shampoo,
toothbrushes & toothpaste, floss, hand lotion, combs, lotions & lip
ice. ·
We also provide toiletries (when
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Information for
Residential Programs ·
Saint John’s Hospice
candidates must have 30 days of “clean time” (time with no
alcohol or drug use) … subject to random testing within the first two
weeks of residence. Residents
must be able to climb three flights of stairs and be able to get into a top
bunk unassisted. ·
Good Shepherd Program candidates
must have 90 days of “clean time” (time with no alcohol or drug
use) … subject to random testing within the first two weeks of
residence. Residents must be able
to climb two flights of stairs. ·
Men with drug, alcohol, and/or
mental health issues must seek and obtain immediate treatment. How to Become a Resident ·
Homeless men should contact Brother Kip in Casework Services to register for
a bed at Saint John’s Hospice or Good Shepherd Programs. ·
Outside agencies or case managers
may email
or call the social services supervisor at (215) 563-7763. Contact Information Saint John’s Hospice (215)
563-7763 Good Shepherd Program (215) 569-1101 |
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