What we do
The Office of Homeless Services works with more than 60 homeless housing and service providers, as well as city, state, and federal governments. Together, we make up Philadelphia’s homeless service system.
This system provides homelessness prevention and diversion aid, as well as emergency and temporary housing, to people who are experiencing homelessness and those at risk of homelessness.
Get help
If you’re living outdoors
If you are or see someone living outdoors, call the City’s Homeless Street Outreach Hotline at (215) 232-1984. The Outreach team can help you find or get to a City-funded homeless intake center. Anyone who needs shelter can visit the centers.
If you’re facing homelessness
Contact the Prevention, Diversion & Intake Unit to see if you qualify for help. There are two ways to get in touch with our intake social workers and case managers:
- Call the Homelessness Prevention InfoLine at (215) 686-7177 and follow the instructions.
- Visit a City-funded homeless intake center.
Connect
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Announcements
One-time, non-renewable funding available for certain housing programs
New! OHS posts request for proposals (RFP)
The Office of Homeless Services has posted a request for proposals to provide one-time, non-renewable funding to programs that were not awarded any renewal funding in the 2024 HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) funding cycle.
This funding is intended to preserve housing stability for individuals and families that are at risk of displacement due to this CoC funding loss, with the understanding that the Applicant will either secure alternative long-term funding or assist households to relocate to a new housing unit.
Application deadline
No later than 5 p.m. Philadelphia Time on April 30, 2025
Learn more about submission requirements and apply
Visit eContract Philly and search for RFP opportunity number, 21250320154259
Questions
Direct all questions about RFP 21250320154259 to Roberta Cancellier, Deputy Director, Long-Term Housing
