A Guide to Housing Resources For the Elderly In Philadelphia

INTRODUCTION 1-5
Updates to this Guide
Information published in this original guide is up-to-date as of February 2007. However, as is necessary with
any useful guide that is intended as a desk-top reference, periodic updates are required.
The list of resources in this guide was compiled by PCA and K. Blaine & Assoc. using the most current
information available from housing and planning agencies. In expanding and updating this guide, questionnaires were
sent to each building manage and programr. In those cases where the questionnaire was not returned, an attempt was
made to conduct a telephone interview with the manager. Needless to say, our use of the interview format means that
some of the information presented here is imprecise (e.g., length of waiting list) or incomplete (for example, services
available). PCA would appreciate receiving notification of corrections and additions for future editions of this list. In
addition, we recommend that the applicant confirm all information.
K. Blaine & Associates.
313 Willowbrook Drive
Norristown, PA. 19401
kblaine@comcast.net
Please send corrections or suggestions for additions to this resource book to:
Susan Klein, Director of Housing
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
642 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130-3409
sklein@pcaphl.org
www.pcaphl.org
We would like to thank the many people and agencies who contributed information to this guide. We are
extremely grateful to the building managers who took the time to answer our many questions.
We would especially like to thank the following people:
Nancy Brigham, Housing Resource Specialist
Margaret Fahringer, Accessibility Coordinator, Philadelphia Housing Authority
Allen Glicksman, PhD, Director of Research and Evaluation, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
Jennine Miller, Coordinator of Education and Advocacy, Project H.O.M.E.
Liz Robinson, Executive Director, Energy Coordinating Agency
Carol Sinkler, Administrative Assistant, Energy Coordinating Agency.
We would like to give special thanks to the Energy Coordinating Agency who was very generous in
permitting us to utilize information from their excellent manual, Philadelphia Energy Directory, published
annually.