On Friday, May 23, 2025, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, Appletree Family Center, 1430 Cherry Street, will close at 1 p.m. Roosevelt Darby Center, 804 N. Broad Street, will keep its normal weekday schedule and will be open until 5 p.m.

Until both locations reopen at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, anyone who needs shelter placement may visit our after-hour intake sites:

• House of Passage, 111 N. 49th Street

• The Mike Hinson Resource Center, 1701 W. Lehigh Avenue

• Red Shield Family Residence, 715 N. Broad Street or ACTS After-hour Intake Site, 1300 E. Tulpehocken Street

To get help for someone who’s living/sleeping on the street, call the City’s Homeless Street Outreach hotline: (215) 232-1984.

On or about June 13, 2025, the City of Philadelphia will authorize the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) to submit to HUD a request for release of funds to undertake the following project: Project HOME – North Park and Sacred Heart.

Purpose: Project HOME proposes the new construction of a four-story building with 45 efficiency units at 4225 North Park Avenue, plus the acquisition and renovation of the adjacent 1303 West Hunting Park Avenue, in the Hunting Park neighborhood of Philadelphia. Nine units will be accessible to persons with mobility impairments, two units to individuals with sensory impairments, and five special needs set-aside units. All 45 units will be supported by the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) through a Faircloth to Rental Assistance Demonstration (Faircloth to RAD) Housing Assistance Payments contract, with $540,000 in total annual subsidy.

Schedule for Public Comments: Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the City of Philadelphia.  All comments received by June 12, 2025, will be considered by the City.

Read the full legal notice.

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!)