Shelters

Office of Supportive Housing (OSH)
City-run office that helps with the assessment and placement of homeless families into city funded homeless programs. 1430 Cherry Street-215-686-7150-open 9am-4pm - www.phila.gov/oess
After 4pm-Eliza Shirley House
Offers 24 hour emergency housing- 1320 Arch Street-215-568-5111.
People's Emergency Center
Large homeless shelter for mother/children-325 N. 39 th Street- 215-382-7522 - www.pec-cares.org
Gaudenzia, Inc.
6-9 month substance abuse treatment for homeless women and children- 215-924-6322 - www.gaudenzia.org
Youth Emergency Shelter
Helps runaway and homeless adolescents in need of immediate shelter and care. Call 215-787-0633. - www.ysiphila.org/yes.html
Covenant House (Homeless Youth)
Covenant House Pennsylvania operates a 51-bed Crisis Center that provides emergency shelter and a host of support services through our Open Intake Policy. Any youth under the age of 21 in need of a place to stay is admitted, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 31 East Armat Street-call 215-951-5411. - www.covenanthousepa.org/