ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA

CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES - CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA
222 North 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1299
(215)587-3900, fax (215)587-2479
CHSweb@chs-adphila.org

A multipurpose social service agency providing assistance to children, families and adults.

Secretary for Catholic Human Services
Joseph J. Sweeney, Jr., MBA, NHA
215-587-3908

Deputy Secretary
James Amato, LSW
Phone: 215-587-3754

Chief Financial Officer
Gary Miller
215-587-3892


CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES is organized along divisional lines. The services and programs funded in part by the Catholic Charities Appeal provide a social safety net for men, women and children across the Archdiocese. Clients of Catholic Social Services are from all socio-economic and religious backgrounds who seek help for a variety of personal and social issues.

Secretary
Joseph J. Sweeney, Jr., MBA, NHA
Phone: 215-587-3908

Director of Community-Based Prevention Services
Amy Stoner, LSW
Phone: 215-587-3590

Director of Community-Based & Specialized Services
Kathleen Emery, MSW
Phone: 215-587-3906

Director of Housing & Homeless Services
Deborah Wagner
Phone: 215-854-7080

Director of Developmental Programs Division
Mark E. Fitzgerald, NHA, MSW
1797 S. Sproul Road, Springfield, PA 19064
Phone: 484-475-2469 Fax: 610-543-5397

Director of St. Gabriel's System
Joseph Lavoritano, MA, Med, NCSP
Holy Family Center
227 N. 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-665-8777 Fax: 215-665-8821

Services/Programs/PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

Philadelphia County Programs/Family Services Center
Director of Community-Based Prevention Services
Amy Stoner, LSW
Phone: 215-587-3590

Information & Referral:
Phone: 215-587-3900 Fax: 215-965-5712
Family Service Centers are the first point of contact for individuals, families, and parishes when they seek assistance from Catholic Social Services. Brief/emergency services and assessments are offered at all sites. Individual and family counseling is provided at most sites. Each site provides comprehensive elder care and pregnancy services. Programs are offered on site and in parishes.
Website:www.familyservices-phl.org

Casa del Carmen Family Service Center
4400 N. Reese St., Philadelphia 19140
Phone: 267-331-2500 Fax: 215-329-6722
Administrator: Griselle Newman
Bilingual staff (Spanish/English) offering full complement of services. Offers after-school programs for youth and pre-natal and parenting education support programs and specialized job training and placement program.
Casa del Carmen Academy provides a licensed preschool and school age after-school program for 72 children 3 to 5 years and K to 5th grade.

Northeast Family Service Center
7340 Jackson St., Philadelphia 19136
Phone: 215-624-5920 Fax: 215-624-9197
Administrator: Renee Hudson-Small, LSW
Homelessness Prevention program; outreach services provided to Philadelphia prison system, licensed before/after school programs, senior citizen center, family support programs, pre-natal and parenting education and support programs; specialized job training and placement program; counseling services, food distribution ; rent, utility and mortgage assistance, and consumer credit counseling offered on site.

Southwest Family Service Center
6214 Grays Ave., Philadelphia 19142
Phone: 215-724-8550 Fax: 215-724-8521
Assistant Administrator; Lola DeCarlo-Coles
Homelessness Prevention Program; after-school and summer programs, pre-natal and patenting education and support programs; and rent, utility and mortgage assistance offered on site.

Pregnancy Hotline - 1-800-CARE-002
Twenty-four hour/seven days per week hotline for individuals seeking assistance with a pregnancy, supportive counseling and linkage with needed resources.

Out of School Time Programs
Parish/school based programs that provide a continuum of after-school, youth development and family support activities.

Out of School Time Administrator: James Kerrigan
Phone: 215-587-3916 Fax: 215-587-2479

Cardinal Bevilacqua Community Center
2646 Kensington Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19125
Phone: 215-426-9422
Program Director: Dominque James

Casa del Carmen
4400 N. Reese St., Philadelphia 19140
Phone: 215-457-4325 Fax: 215-457-4339
Program Director; Jenny Munguia

DePaul School
44 W. Logan St., Philadelphia 19144
Phone: 215-848-1740 Fax: 215-848-1741
Director: Kaneesha Moore

Holy Innocents
4251 "L" St., Philadelphia 19124
Phone: 215-288-8101 Fax: 215-288-8105
Director: Aggie Wilson -Healey

St. Malachy
1419 N. 11th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122
Phone: 267-784-4027
Director: Honor Blackburn-Grant

St. Martin de Porres
2300 W. Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19132
Phone: 215-223-0928 Fax: 215-223-4126
Director: Nancy Hecker

Mary Mother of Peace School
64th & Buist Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19143
Phone: 215-474-1926
Director: Jackie Ritter

Northeast Family Service Center
7340 Jackson St., Philadelphia 19136
Phone: 215-624-5920 Fax: 215-624-9197
Director: Kara Wisniewski

Our Lady Help of Christians
2420 E. Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19134
Phone: 215-291-9218 Fax: 215-291-8303
Director: Terri Mitchell

St. Veronica
3521 N. 6th St., Philadelphia 19140
Phone: 215-228-6825 Fax: 215-228-6827
Director: Kelia Plaud


Community-Based & Specialized Services Division
The offices are all located at the Holy Family Center unless otherwise noted:
227 N. 18th ST., Philadelphia, PA 19103

Archdiocesan Senior Citizen Clubs (ASCC)
Phone: 215-854-7075 Fax: 215-854-7100
Coordinator: Paula Harvey
The ASCC has a membership of over 18,000 people and over 120 self-directed Senior Citizen Clubs.

Immigration Services
Holy Family Center, 227 N. 18th St., Philadelphia 19103
Phone: 215-854-7019 Fax: 215-854-7100
Administrator: Mark Shea, Esquire
Legal services are offered to individuals who have immigrated from other countries and need assistance with residency or citizenship issues. Services are targeted to those with limited financial resources.

Senior Adult Services
Holy Family Center, 227 N. 18th St., Philadelphia 19103
Phone: 215-854-7087 Fax: 215-965-5712
Assistant Administrator: Kathleen Newman

Senior Community Centers

St. Anne's Senior Community Center
2607 E. Cumberland St., Philadelphia 19125
Phone: 215-423-2772 Fax: 215-423-2423
Center Coordinator: Barbara Jo Gibson-Hartzell

St. Charles Senior Community Center
1941 Christian St., Philadelphia 19146
Phone: 215-790-9531 Fax: 215-790-9765
Center Coordinator: Kathy Boles

Norris Square Senior Community Center
2121 N. Howard St., Philadelphia 19133
Phone: 215-423-7241 Fax: 215-634-7751
Center Coordinator: Bethzaida Butler Lopez

Star Harbor Senior Community Center
4700 Springfield Ave., Philadelphia 19143
Phone: 215-724-4414 Fax: 215-726-7496
Center Coordinator: Ernestine Patterson

Suburban Counties Programs/Family Services Center

Director of Community-Based & Specialized Services
Kathleen Emery, MSW
Phone: 215-587-3906

Bucks County
Bucks County Family Service Centers
Levittown: 100 Levittown Pkwy., Levittown 19054
Phone: 215-945-2550 Fax: 215-945-3595
Sellersville: 427 N. Main St., Sellersville 18960
Phone: 215-453-7098 Fax: 215-453-6572
Warminster: 607 W. Street Rd., Warminster 18974
Phone: 215-945-2550 Fax: 215-945-3595
The full range of core services is available at these family service centers. Bilingual staff (Spanish/English) is available.
Administrator: Gail McCoach. LCSW

Chester County
Chester County Family Service Centers
West Chester: 140 N. Darlington St., West Chester 19380
Phone: 610-344-7028 Fax: 610-344-0762
West Grove: 105 Prospect Ave., West Grove 19390
Phone: 610-869-6500 Fax: 610-869-6258
Program Manager: Mary Ann Nagel, MSS, LSW
The full range of core services is available at these family service centers. Bilingual staff (Spanish/English) is available.

Delaware County
Delaware County Family Service Centers
Springfield: 240 N. Bishop Ave., Springfield 19064
Phone: 610-626-6550 Fax: 610-626-2069
Administrator: Gail McCoach, LCSW
The full range of core services is available. Additionally, a senior drop-In center is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Chester City Family Service Center
Chester: 130 E. 7th St., Chester 19013
Phone: 610-876-7101 Fax: 610-876-9183
Administrator: Alana Shafer, LCSW
The full range of core services is available through this site with counseling offered at the Springfield site. Bilingual staff (Spanish-English) is available.

Montgomery County
Montgomery County Family Service Center
Norristown: 353 E. Johnson Hwy., Norristown 19401
Phone: 610-279-7372 Fax: 610-270-0626
Program Manager: Elizabeth Peteraf, MA
The full range of core services are available at this family service center. Bilingual staff (Spanish-English) is available.

Volunteer & Community Relations
Holy Family Center, 227 N. 18th St., Philadelphia 19103
Phone: 215-854-7058 Fax: 215-965-5715
Administrator: Estela Reyes-Bugg
Coordinates volunteer and internship opportunities. Represents the agency at conferences and fairs, and organizes training workshops for employees of Catholic Social Services.

Housing and Homeless Services Division

Director: Deborah Wagner, LSW
Phone: 215-854-7080 Fax: 215-587-2479
Housing and Homeless Services operates residential and day service programs for persons who are homeless and have special needs. Housing and Homeless Services oversees all programs listed in this section.

The Good Shepherd Program of
St. John's Hospice
1225 Race St., Philadelphia 19107
Phone: 215-569-1101 Fax: 215-569-1622
Program Director: Kevin Barr
Provides residential services to medically fragile, homeless men.

St. John's Hospice
1221 Race St., Philadelphia 19107
Phone: 215-563-7763 Fax: 215-563-0108
Program Director: Kevin Barr
St. John's is an emergency residential hospice for 40 men. The Day Services Program offers noon meals, clothing and services.

St. Mary's Residence
247 S. 5th St., Philadelphia 19106
Phone: 215-922-4228 Fax: 215-922-0192
Program Director: Kathleen Nelson
Provides permanent housing for single women over the age of 60.

McAuley House
1800 Morris St., Philadelphia 19145
Phone: 215-271-5166 Fax: 215-271-1601
Program Supervisor: Marcia Cedeno
McAuley House provides transitional housing to six medically fragile homeless women.

Mercy Hospice
334 S. 13th St., Philadelphia 19107
Phone: 215-545-5153 Fax: 215-545-1872
Program Director: Yvonne Branch
Mercy Hospice provides recovery housing and comprehensive services to 31 homeless women and their children.

Visitation Homes
2638 Kensington Ave., Philadelphia 19125
Phone: 215-425-2080 Fax: 215-425-1412
Program Director: Sara Frisby-Simms
This is a residential service program for families making the transition from homelessness to permanent housing.

Women of Hope - Lombard
1210 Lombard St., Philadelphia 19147
Phone: 215-732-1341 Fax: 215-732-0659
Program Director: Susan Stier

Women of Hope - Vine
251 N. Lawrence St., Philadelphia 19106
Phone: 215-592-9116 Fax: 215-592-0650
Program Director: Sr. Maureen Crissy, RSM
The Women of Hope programs provide residential care to women with serious mental health illness, many of whom were formerly homeless.

Developmental Programs Division Services

1797 S. Sproul Road., Springfield, PA 19064
Phone: 484-475-2469 Fax: 610-543-5397
Website: www.developmentalprogramsphilly.org
Director: Mark E. Fitzgerald, NHA, MSW
Director of Mission Identity and Integration;
Rev. Dennis Weber, SC
The Developmental Programs Division operates residential and community-based programs for adults and children who are developmentally delayed.

Divine Providence Village
Main Campus
686 Old Marple Rd., Springfield 19064
Phone: 484-908-6501 Fax: 610-544-1710
Administrator: Rosemary Bellenghi, MSW
The main campus provides residential services for 96 developmentally disabled adolescent girls and women between the ages of 6 and 45. Divine Providence Village also operates an Adult Training Facility, a Work Activity Center and a community employment program for residents, as well as individuals residing in the community.

Community Programs
1797 S. Sproul Rd., Springfield 19064
Phone: 484-475-2462 Fax: 610-544-9658
Administrator: Francis J. Hagarty
Community Programs provide recreational, educational, social and spiritual enrichment programming for adults with developmental disabilities in community settings. By maintaining family unification, the In-Home Support Program provides assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities in their home setting. Life Sharing Through Family Living encompasses a family based service model providing long-term personal care and individual training to 50 developmentally disabled persons of all ages and functioning levels. Day Program Services provide both habilitation and vocational services for adults living within divisional residential programs as well as the community. Community-based employment and volunteer opportunities are also key components. Work Activity Centers and Adult Training Facilities are operated under the auspices of both Don Guanella and Divine Providence Village.

Community Outreach Program (COP):
Phone: 484-475-2462 Fax: 610-328-2136
Program Director: Catherine T. Fitzgerald, M.Ed.

Life Sharing Through Family Living:
Phone: 484-908-6583 Fax: 610-544-9658
Director: Jim Boyle

In-Home Support Program
Phone: 484-908-6593 Fax: 610-544-9658
Coordinator: Tom Giacomucci

Day Program Services
Phone: 484-908-6597 Fax: 610-544-9658
Coordinator: Wayne Zackey

Don Guanella School at Don Guanella Village
1797 S. Sproul Rd., Springfield 19064
Phone: 484-475-2458 Fax: 610-328-2136
Program Director: Peter Cornog, MSW
Residential and rehabilitative services are provided for 32 mentally retarded/developmentally disabled boys between the ages of 6 and 21.

Cardinal Krol Center at Don Guanella Village
1799 S. Sproul Rd., Springfield 19064
Phone: 484-475-2500 Fax: 610-543-1207
Administrator: Maddie Lobban
This center provides residential and rehabilitative services for 131 developmentally disabled young adult men between the ages of 21 and 60.

St. Edmond's Home for Children
320 S. Roberts Rd., Rosemont 19010
Phone: 610-525-8800 Fax: 215-525-2693
Administrator: Denise Clofine, MEd.
Forty children with developmental and physical disabilities receive a range of services that include physical, speech, recreational and music therapy.

Youth Services Division

Adoption Services
Phone: 267-331-2443 Fax: 215-457-5418
Website: www.adoption-phl.org
Program Supervisor: Robert Montoro, MSW
These services prepare adults who wish to adopt children, offer assistance to young pregnant women, fathers of their children and their families, and provide post-adoption support.


Child Care/Foster Care
Phone: 267-331-2488 Fax: 215-457-5418
Director: Teresa Thompson, LSW
Provides foster home/kinship placement for children in need of substitute family care.


St. Francis-St. Joseph Homes for Children
(Formerly known as St. Francis Vocational School; St. Francis Homes for Boys; and St. Joseph's House for Boys.)
3400 Bristol Pk., Bensalem 19020
Phone: 215-638-9310 Fax: 215-638-2498
Website:www.sfsj.org
Administrator: Francis E. Swiacki, Jr., LSW
Provides campus and community-based residential treatment and group homes to dependent/neglected and emotionally troubled boys between 10 and 21 years of age.

Group Homes:
Archbishop Wood Group Home, 657 York Rd.,
Warminster 18974
Bouvier House, 3418 Bristol Pk.,
Bensalem 19020
Drexel House, 3406 Bristol Pk.,
Bensalem 19020
Duffy Hall, 8538 Frankford Ave.,
Philadelphia 19136
Fairless Hills House, 2 Goble Court,
Fairless Hills 19030
McCarthy House, 3430 Bristol Pk.,
Bensalem 19020
McGlade House, 3424 Bristol Pk.,
Bensalem 19020
Morrell House, 3412 Bristol Pk.,
Bensalem 19020

St. Joseph Catholic Home for Children
(Formerly located at 5238 N. Broad St.)
St. Joseph Catholic Home has merged with St. Joseph Vincent's Home, Tacony

St. Vincent's Home, Tacony
Administrative Office: 1509 Church St., Philadelphia 19124
Phone: 215-992-5402 Fax: 215-992-5189
Website: www.stvincenthome.org
Administrator: Richard Pytlewski, M.S.W.
Group homes for adolescent girls, young mothers and their babies.

Group Homes
Guardian Angel: 157 W. Carpenter Ln.,
Philadelphia 19119
St. Joachim: 1509 Church St..,
Philadelphia 19124
St. Joan of Arc: 3556 Frankford Ave.,
Philadelphia 19134
St. Joseph's Hall: 477 Locust Ave.,
Philadelphia 19144
Mother Caroline House: 9600 State Rd.,
Philadelphia, 19114

St. Gabriel's System
Holy Family Center, 227 N. 18th St., Philadelphia 19103
Phone: 215-665-8777 Fax: 215-665-8821
Website: www.saintgabrielssystem.org
Executive Director:
Joseph Lavoritano
Assistant Executive Director:
Immaculata DiBenedetto

SAFE/HOPE Programs:
Phone: 215-854-7052
Supervisor: Jim Black, PhD
Specialized services available for sexually abused children and homebound elderly under the management of St. Gabriel's System.

St. Gabriel's Hall
Box 7280, Audubon 19407
Phone: 215-247-2776, 610-666-7970 Fax: 610-666-1479
Director: Br. Brian Henderson, FSC, MEd, MA
A residential facility for boys, 10-18 years of age, located in Montgomery County, with a capacity for 200 boys.

The Mitchell Program
Box 7280, Audubon 19407
Phone: 215-247-2776, 610-666-7970 Fax: 610-666-5769
Program Director: Greg Ensanian, MSW
An intensive 120-day residential treatment program for delinquent male youth, focusing on farm-based education, followed by 6 months of community-based aftercare.

Brother Rousseau Academy
7201 Milnor St., Philadelphia 19135
Phone: 215-624-5600 Fax: 215-624-3108
Director: Larry Patrick, MPA
Day treatment program for 21 delinquent pre-adolescent males and females.

SGS Reintegration Services
Holy Family Center, 227 N. 18th St., Philadelphia 19103
Phone: 215-854-7103 Fax: 215-965-5711/5713
Director: Lisa Koury, MSS
Phone: 215-247-2776 ext. 368
A community-based treatment program for delinquent youth transitioning from residential care into the community.

De La Salle in Towne
25 S. Van Pelt St., Philadelphia 19103
Phone: 215-567-5500 Fax: 215-567-6922
Director: Charles Gaus, MEd
This is a day treatment program that serves 89 adolescent boys.

De La Salle Vocational
Box 344, Bensalem 19020
Phone: 215-464-0344 Fax: 215-638-3767
Director: James Logan, MSS
This is a day treatment program that serves 103 adolescent boys.

Conflict Management Program
Holy Family Center, 227 N. 18th St., Philadelphia 19103
Phone: 215-665-8777 Fax: 215-665-8821
Program Director: Bette Kennedy, MHS

DelStar
Holy Family Center, 227 N. 18th St., Philadelphia 19103
Phone: 215-854-7103 Fax: 215-965-5711/5713
Director: Brandi Jo Stewart, PsyD
An18 month out-patient, adolescent sex offender treatment program for delinquent males and females.