From May 19⁠–23, join Landlord Gateway for a week of free, in-person workshops created to support and inform Philadelphia landlords, property owners, and housing partners.

Hear directly from City officials, housing leaders and professionals on the latest programs, policies, and resources—from affordable housing incentives and eviction prevention to inspections, tax law, and rental improvement funds.

Events will be held daily at locations across Philadelphia. Come for one session or attend all week!

Check out the schedule and reserve your spot on Eventbrite

The Philadelphia City Planning Commission seeks community partners to help update the Comprehensive Plan. These neighborhood and community groups will help lead community engagement for Phila2050: Planning Together.

Community partners will help Philadelphians share their stories, imagine the future of our city, and work with the Planning Commission to develop ideas on how to achieve these goals. This role is compensated, and there are 9-month and 18-month partnership opportunities available.

To be eligible, community partners must:

• Work within Philadelphia and serve Philadelphia residents.
• Have 501(c)(3) status or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.
• Be able to complete program activities within the established program period.
• Send two staff members or community volunteers to a six-week training course with the Citizens Planning Institute.

If you’d like to become a community partner or recommend an organization to be a partner, fill out our interest form.

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The Philadelphia Fire Department is hiring certified paramedics and advanced EMTs to work in one of the busiest fire/EMS systems in the nation. The Fire Department’s motto is “Dedication + Service,” and members live those values every day in the City of Philadelphia. The deadline to apply is May 25, 2025.

Apply now: Advanced EMT (Hiring bonus!)

Apply now: Paramedic (Hiring bonus!)

The Office of Homeless Services (OHS), the Lead Agency for the Philadelphia Continuum of Care — the County’s homeless response system — has posted to eContractPhilly a new Request for Proposals (RFP #21250124154600) from qualified vendors for a web-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).

The Philadelphia Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) is the data infrastructure that is used to collect and store client-level and program-level information about people who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness, and a critical tool for understanding and improving our efforts to reduce homelessness. OHS is looking for a system that will require minimal customization and will better accommodate the agency’s data collection requirements.

Mandatory pre-proposal meeting

Prospective applicants must attend a pre-proposal meeting on April 28, 2025, at 3 p.m. Local Philadelphia Time.

Proposal application deadline

The application is due by 5 p.m. Local Philadelphia Time on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

How to apply

Visit eContractPhilly to log in and search for RFP 21250124154600 to read the full proposal and application instructions.

Questions?

Direct all questions about RFP 21250124154600 to Diana H. Rivera, Contracts Administrator.