Safe Haven

The goal of My Brother’s House is to stabilize the medical and mental health conditions of this vulnerable population and to offer an array of supportive services to help prepare them for more independent living.

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My Brother’s House

609 South 15th Street

Year Established: 1984
Hours: 24 Hours, 365 days

Safe Haven for 20 formerly-homeless men with chronic mental illness and substance abuse problems.

Jason Roskowski

Program Coordinator

Cooperating Agencies: HUD’s Supportive Housing Program, the Coordinating Office of Drug and Alcohol Prevention (CODAAP), Philadelphia Health Management Corporation (nursing services), Hall Mercer MH/MR Center (mental health referrals), Outreach Coordination Center of Project H.O.M.E

The Safe Haven Program at My Brother’s House provides low demand services to 20 dislocated, mentally ill, and socially isolated men who, as a result of their disabilities, are unable to negotiate for themselves necessary health and sheltering needs. Eight men stay in the second floor semi-private rooms, and 12 in the congregate living space on the first floor. Residents are provided a safe abode, three meals a day, snacks and clothing.

Other services include personal storage and safekeeping of belongings, secure mail service, free access to local phone calls, laundry, monitoring of prescribed medication, transportation to and from scheduled appointments, and medical and mental health casework assistance. The goal of Safe Haven is to stabilize the medical and mental health conditions of this vulnerable population and to offer an array of supportive services to help prepare them for more independent living.