Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)
This Program provides long-term Permanent Supportive Housing for women age 60 and older who have experienced chronic homelessness and live with a qualifying disability. Residents hold full tenant rights under a lease and may remain housed indefinitely.
Housing is paired with voluntary, participant-directed supportive services designed to evolve as residents’ needs change. Services focus on health stability, housing retention, benefits access, and aging safely in the community—without requirements related to sobriety, treatment participation, or service compliance.
This program reflects Potter’s House Mission’s commitment to Housing First, Aging in Place, and dignity-centered care, ensuring older women can remain housed as they age with autonomy and stability.
A Continuum of Care for Senior Women
Bridging Home is Potter’s House Mission’s short-term, low-barrier stabilization housing pathway for women age 60+ experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Located at our West Philadelphia facility, the program offers a safe, trauma-informed environment where residents can rest, regroup, and prepare for permanent housing.
Bridging Home operates as a Transitional Housing → Permanent Housing pathway, supporting women who may not be able to move directly from unsheltered settings, hospitals, or crisis situations into long-term housing. Residents receive individualized stabilization planning, health coordination, and housing navigation—without shelter-style restrictions or service mandates.
This continuum bridges the gap between crisis response and long-term housing stability, ensuring older women receive the time, care, and support needed to transition successfully into permanent housing.
(Strengthening Transitions for Elders to Age in Place Safely)
All Potter’s House Mission programs are anchored in the STEPS™ Supportive Services Framework, a comprehensive, aging-informed approach that places housing stability first and builds toward long-term independence.
Supportive services are voluntary, trauma-informed, and participant-directed, and may include:
Services are delivered through trusted partnerships with healthcare providers, aging-service organizations, and trained volunteers, ensuring continuity of care as residents move along their housing pathway.
Community connection is essential to long-term stability. Residents are invited to participate in peer-led groups, wellness activities, arts engagement, life-skills workshops, and community events designed to reduce isolation and foster belonging.
Participation is always optional and guided by resident interests, abilities, and goals—supporting emotional well-being while honoring individual choice.
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