Housing and Homelessness

Project H.O.M.E.: Housing, medical assistance, education and employment for the homeless.
215-232-7272, www.projecthome.org. For immediate help: 215-232-1984

Office of Emergency Shelter and Services: Provides protective, preventive and referral services to adults and families.

• Women, children and families: 215-686-7150 (Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), 215-568-5113 (nights and weekends)
• Men: 215-236-0909    www.phila.gov/services/emergency

Tenant Union Representative Network: Free tenant rights classes, counseling, housing discrimination assistance and tenant union organizing.
215-940-3900, www.rturn.net

Utility Bills

LIHEAP (Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program): Helps low-income residents pay for gas and electricity.
215-560-1583, www.dpw.state.pa.us/servicesprograms/liheap/

Water Revenue Bureau: Helps low-income residents pay water and sewer bills.
215-686-6880, www.phila.gov/waterrev/Low_Income_Assistanc.html

Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA): Free weatherization and other energy-saving improvements for homeowners and renters who meet income guidelines.
215-448-2160, www.phila.gov/ohcd/homerepairprograms.htm