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DIGNITY HOUSING AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM:

Dignity Housing coordinates a transitional housing program, in which formerly homeless women and their children live in subsidized apartments for two years. Medical students tutor school-age children who are living in these apartments and attending the after-school program.

LOCATION:

5147 Wayne Avenue

(Wayne and Hansberry)

Philadelphia, PA 19119

www.dignityhousing.org

TIME COMMITMENT:

Four Wednesday afternoon sessions, as consecutive as possible.

RESOURCES:

Community Learning Network: www.cln.org
Teaching Tolerance: www.tolerance.org
Healthy People 2010: www.health.gov/healthypeople/

Dignity Housing Mission:

To break the cycle of homelessness and poverty that confronts low income families and individuals in Philadelphia. Dignity promotes their eventual self-sufficiency by providing affordable rental housing with individualized social services; home ownership opportunities; assistance in pursuit of educational objectives; job readiness training and career development.


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"Over the four visits at Dignity House, I feel as though I developed a connection with many of the kids who taught me that in the realm of education, all opportunites are not equal, and we as a society must work especially hard at giving these children nothing but the very best education." J. Tuman, '09
	DIGNITY HOUSING AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Dignity Housing coordinates a transitional housing program, in which formerly homeless women and their children live in subsidized apartments for two years. Medical students tutor school-age children who are living in these apartments and attending the after-school program. LOCATION: 5147 Wayne Avenue (Wayne and Hansberry) Philadelphia, PA 19119 www.dignityhousing.org TIME COMMITMENT: Four Wednesday afternoon sessions, as consecutive as possible. RESOURCES: Community Learning Network: www.cln.org Teaching Tolerance: www.tolerance.org Healthy People 2010: www.health.gov/healthypeople/ Dignity Housing Mission: To break the cycle of homelessness and poverty that confronts low income families and individuals in Philadelphia. Dignity promotes their eventual self-sufficiency by providing affordable rental housing with individualized social services; home ownership opportunities; assistance in pursuit of educational objectives; job readiness training and career development.