organization: Faith-Based Community Outreach - Social Services -> Faith-Based Community Outreach - Social Services - Recovery House For Women

name: Acts Christian Transitional Service -> Acts Christian Transitional Service ~ Acts Master Street Family Residential Center
main_phone: -> 215-232-4592
website: http://oneneighborhood.org/agency/acts-christian-transitional-service -> http://www.phillysos.org/servicelocation.asp?id=2101140613
hours: -> Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm (Office), 24/7 (Shelter)

organization: Food Pantry -> Faith-Based Community Outreach - Social Services

name: One Neighborhood ~ Acts Christian Transitional Service -> Acts Christian Transitional Service
facility_type: Walk-in Resource -> Shelter

name: Acts Christian Transitional Service -> One Neighborhood ~ Acts Christian Transitional Service
areas_served: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in PA; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer and Salem counties in NJ. ->

name: Acts Christian Transitional -> Acts Christian Transitional Service
notes: Philabundance is the region’s largest food rescue organization. In fiscal 2006, we distributed 26 million pounds of food. We serve low income residents at risk of hunger and malnutrition, of which 23% are children and 16% are senior citizens. Philabundance distributes food through a network of more than 600 member agencies throughout the Delaware Valley. These agencies include food cupboards, neighborhood distributions, shelters, emergency kitchens and various social service agencies with special programs such as daycares and senior centers. The agencies serve people in need in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in PA, and in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer and Salem counties in NJ. Currently, Philabundance distributes food to member agencies through the following distribution systems: *Orders for items on the weekly Philabundance Food Bank menu that can be delivered or picked up at the Berks location. *Items picked up from the Walk Through shopping area at the Berks location. *Produce delivered weekly. *Produce picked up from local hub distributions. Member agencies pay shared maintenance as well as delivery fees for the food they receive from the Food Bank. Agencies may also apply for the Produce Program to either receive a weekly delivery or come to a produce hub distribution; the Produce Program is free and agencies that apply are added to a waitlist for the next available space. In 2005, Philabundance integrated with the Philadelphia Food Bank to become the region's largest nonprofit hunger relief organization. Today, Philabundance offers a full plate of services to Delaware Valley residents at risk of chronic hunger and malnutrition. Philabundance provides food if and when a disaster strikes. During the Hurricane Katrina aftermath Philabundance was the fourth largest provider of food to the Gulf. -> ACTS CHRISTIAN TRANSITIONAL SERVICES began as a ministry of Acts of the Apostles Church in Jesus Christ in 1976 by opening its doors to the abused women and children who came to the Church seeking refuge. Then in 1978, Acts began providing assistance to the mentally handicapped and the elderly by providing residency, nursing care, case management and recreational activities. In 1986 (Year of Incorporation), the City of Philadelphia approached our agency and asked us to join the umbrella of homeless shelters that would provide services to the clients who came through the Office of Supportive Housing (formerly known as the Office of Services to the Homeless and Adults and the Office of Emergency Shelter and Services). So, in November of 1986, ACTS CHRISTIAN TRANSITIONAL SERVICES opened its doors as a homeless shelter for families and single women. From the very beginning, ACTS has strived to IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE for our clients. ACTS provides a safe, drug free, comfortable and supportive environment for the clientele coming through the OESS System. In February of 1990, ACTS expanded its program with the introduction of an Individualized Social Service Plan for each client. Programming for the clients is designed to dismantle the vicious cycles that cripple our homeless population, and in particular those who are suffering from substance abuse and chronic disorders. In April of 1993, we opened PHASE II of ACTS, which is earmarked for those individuals currently in residence at our Master Street Facility. These residents have three or more months of sobriety, are actively participating in the community and have been consistent in the following of their Service Plans. These clients maintain their own building, run their own house meetings, have extended curfew privileges and are assigned to the Aftercare Case Manager. Since its inception, ACTS has been a pioneer in the development of programming and collaboration with other supportive service agencies seeking to assist the homeless: · Pennfree pilot site for families and single women · Assisted in the development of the School Districts Homeless Student Initiative · Pilot site for PHMC Healthcare for the Homeless project and the Case Management project · Pilot site the Nutritional Development Project for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia · Advisory council for the Girl Scouts of the Greater Philadelphia “Our Time” program for children in shelters and serves as a pilot site · Pilot site for the Aids Community education project with HIV specialist in shelter ACTS is an agency that is willing and has proven itself able to progress programmatically with the needs of the clients. From July 1993 to December 2003 - ACTS accepted the responsibility of managing the OESS Family Shelter known as Woodstock. Along with the need to establish services for the adult population of the facility, we created a structured program for the 185 children which included school registration assistance, tutoring, youth case management, age appropriate support groups, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, recreational programming, counseling and an on-site preschool program. Currently, ACTS services 61 adults and 62 children on a daily basis, and the services that we provide are directly related to the needs of the adults and children in our facility and to those who have moved on. 1998 we joined forces with the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health - Coordinating Office for Drug & Alcohol Abuse Programs (CODAAP) and facilitate a Support (Recovery) House for adult women in Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery Programs, in addition to women who were recently incarcerated. ACTS will continue to explore and find ways to expand our base of services so that we can provide our clients with a holistic and comprehensive supportive service as they go through their transitional period. “AN ANCHOR IN THE STORM”
website: http://www.philabundance.org/ -> http://oneneighborhood.org/agency/acts-christian-transitional-service
client_contact_name: Philabundance ->
client_contact_address: 3616 South Galloway Street • PO Box 37555 • Philadelphia, PA 19148 ->
client_contact_phone: (215) 339-0900 ->
mission: Philabundance works to end hunger and malnutrition in the Delaware Valley by acquiring food and distributing it through organizations serving people in need. -> To serve as an effective force in the field of Human Services and Family Preservation through emergency and transitional housing, education, supportive programming and community involvement.
cat_notes: ->

parish: Bucks, Chester, Deleware, Montgomery & Philadelphia in PA; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer & Salem in NJ -> Philadelphia
region: -> Delaware Valley

parish: -> Bucks, Chester, Deleware, Montgomery & Philadelphia in PA; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer & Salem in NJ

organization: -> Food Pantry

notes: Philabundance is the region’s largest food rescue organization. In fiscal 2006, we distributed 26 million pounds of food. We serve low income residents at risk of hunger and malnutrition, of which 23% are children and 16% are senior citizens. Philabundance distributes food through a network of more than 600 member agencies throughout the Delaware Valley. These agencies include food cupboards, neighborhood distributions, shelters, emergency kitchens and various social service agencies with special programs such as daycares and senior centers. The agencies serve people in need in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in PA, and in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer and Salem counties in NJ. Currently, Philabundance distributes food to member agencies through the following distribution systems: *Orders for items on the weekly Philabundance Food Bank menu that can be delivered or picked up at the Berks location. *Items picked up from the Walk Through shopping area at the Berks location. *Produce delivered weekly. *Produce picked up from local hub distributions. Member agencies pay shared maintenance as well as delivery fees for the food they receive from the Food Bank. Agencies may also apply for the Produce Program to either receive a weekly delivery or come to a produce hub distribution; the Produce Program is free and agencies that apply are added to a waitlist for the next available space. In 2005, Philabundance integrated with the Philadelphia Food Bank to become the region's largest nonprofit hunger relief organization. Today, Philabundance offers a full plate of services to Delaware Valley residents at risk of chronic hunger and malnutrition. Philabundance provides food if and when a disaster strikes. During the Hurricane Katrina aftermath Philabundance was the fourth largest provider of food to the Gulf. -> Philabundance is the region’s largest food rescue organization. In fiscal 2006, we distributed 26 million pounds of food. We serve low income residents at risk of hunger and malnutrition, of which 23% are children and 16% are senior citizens. Philabundance distributes food through a network of more than 600 member agencies throughout the Delaware Valley. These agencies include food cupboards, neighborhood distributions, shelters, emergency kitchens and various social service agencies with special programs such as daycares and senior centers. The agencies serve people in need in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in PA, and in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer and Salem counties in NJ. Currently, Philabundance distributes food to member agencies through the following distribution systems: *Orders for items on the weekly Philabundance Food Bank menu that can be delivered or picked up at the Berks location. *Items picked up from the Walk Through shopping area at the Berks location. *Produce delivered weekly. *Produce picked up from local hub distributions. Member agencies pay shared maintenance as well as delivery fees for the food they receive from the Food Bank. Agencies may also apply for the Produce Program to either receive a weekly delivery or come to a produce hub distribution; the Produce Program is free and agencies that apply are added to a waitlist for the next available space. In 2005, Philabundance integrated with the Philadelphia Food Bank to become the region's largest nonprofit hunger relief organization. Today, Philabundance offers a full plate of services to Delaware Valley residents at risk of chronic hunger and malnutrition. Philabundance provides food if and when a disaster strikes. During the Hurricane Katrina aftermath Philabundance was the fourth largest provider of food to the Gulf.
client_contact_name: Philabundance -> Philabundance
client_contact_address: 3616 South Galloway Street • PO Box 37555 • Philadelphia, PA 19148 -> 3616 South Galloway Street • PO Box 37555 • Philadelphia, PA 19148
client_contact_phone: (215) 339-0900 -> (215) 339-0900
areas_served: -> Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in PA; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer and Salem counties in NJ.