We know that the journey home starts with stable housing, but that's just the beginning.

Through our Eviction Prevention Case Resolution program, Homelessness Prevention Program, and Housing Navigation Services, Friends Association’s work focuses on preventing the trauma and lasting impact of homelessness. Families have access to legal, financial, and relocation assistance, as well as case management to transition from a housing crisis to housing stability.

Housing is a basic human right. Our Family Center Emergency Housing provides this most basic human right – a home that becomes a sanctuary on a family’s journey to permanent housing.  The Family Center is the only low-barrier family shelter in Chester County to provide housing for entire families, including single moms and dads, two-parent, multi-generational, grandparent, LGBTQ+ families and families with adolescent boys.  This program offers a holistic solution to homelessness and our housing model guarantees a right fit for any family.

We know that support and programming after shelter help families remain housed.  The Housing Stability Case Management Program provides continued case management support, comprehensive guidance, and resources to empower families and reduce the risk of a family’s return to homelessness.  Our goal is to help families not only obtain housing but to keep it.