Philadelphia Resident Advisory Board

By the family request, Condolence Cards and Flowers can be sent to: G Choice Funeral Chapel, 2350 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19132. For further information please call, 215-227-0100.

PHA 2020 Scholarship awardees reside in PHA developments around the City: 41 of 77 are first time awardees 19 of 77 just graduated from High School 46 are Residents who reside in units of the Housing Choice Voucher 31 are Residents who reside in Public Housing or PAPMAC sites

If your rental unit develops a serious maintenance issue that your landlord fails to fix, you do have some options. Among them: Withholding rent until the issue is repaired. Here's what you need to know before you hold or deduct rent. http://ow.ly/cN0d50BYyW3 #PhillyRAB

Sandra Guillory, Philadelphia director at Depaul USA, said they planned to open the program, with a mix of city and private funding for 24 Philadelphia students, sometime in April. #PhillyRAB http://ow.ly/S7kq50BEmCR

MindSet is a program ran by the nonprofit Episcopal Community Services. MindSet, modeled on a program developed in Boston, uses coaching to help participants think more clearly and work through a succession of discrete goals. http://ow.ly/4Usu50BEm4h #PhillyRAB

Eleven homeless services organizations in the Philadelphia area have been awarded a total of $1.5 million in grants to address problems related to the COVID-19 crisis. http://ow.ly/NJnZ50BEkOm #PhillyRAB

On Labor Day, Chosen 300 Ministries held an outdoor barbershop at its Spring Garden location. Barbers gave free haircuts to the homeless and others in need. In March, Chosen 300 had to suspend a lot of its services due to the pandemic. http://ow.ly/OZcq50BEkLe #PhillyRAB

Over 44,700 people are waiting /in need of housing. Approximately 500 units become available.annually for new applicants. PHA has partnered with over 20 organizations, like Project Home, HACE, HELP USA, etc. and through this partnership 2,600 units of permanent affordable housing

The Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia (CFGP) continues to raise money through its Emergency Relief Fund to aid area food pantries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. #PhillyRAB http://ow.ly/GbGf50BsPd7

Resident Advisory Board (RAB) is a non-profit that umbrellas Resident Councils at various public and assisted housing locations. Resident Councils hold elections every three (3) years by the Residents at that location, as per Bylaws and Federal guidelines.