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
- Call the Homelessness Prevention InfoLine at (215) 686-7177 and follow the instructions.
- Visit a City-funded homeless intake center.
- If you still have questions, email the OHS Prevention, Diversion, and Intake Unit at OHSPrevention@phila.gov.
Connect
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Announcements
The FFY25 Philadelphia CoC Renewal application is open!
The FFY25 CoC Renewal Project application is now live!
Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) releases a funding opportunity for the Continuum Care (CoC) Program. All Continuums of Care compete nationally in the annual HUD CoC Competition to receive these funds.
Application deadline:
Applications must be completed via Submittable by 5 p.m. EST on June 11, 2025.
More information:
Our FFY25 Local Competition Guide provides instructions and more information about the FFY25 CoC Local Competition, including an updated Reallocation Policy and Notice of Appeal process.
Questions?
If you need further information about the FFY25 CoC Local Competition email your question(s) to: OHSgrants@phila.gov.
