Program areas at Federation Housing
Property management and development program - the organization manages and develops affordable rental Housing complexes for the elderly in and around philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There are 11 rental Housing complexes being managed for the fiscal year, serving 1694 residents in 1315 apartments.
Transportation program- 2 mini-vans and a 14 passenger mini bus were available to transport passengers at no charge to doctor's appointments, food shopping, malls and other outings by appointment. These services were outsourced in november 2017 and the vehicles were sold, but the residents continue to receive transportation services at no charge. The program was temporarily suspended from march 2020 until july 2021 due to covid-19. There were 1789 total resident rides for the fiscal year.
Meal program- this program was started in may 2009 and is subsidized by the jewish Federation. Residents pay $1 for a boxed lunch up to three times per week in each of the buildings. There were approximately 21,107 meals served during the fiscal year.
Friends program- this program represents funds committed to assist residents with out of pocket medical expenses and for activities to help improve the quality of life of the residents. There were over 1,000 residents that benefited from this program for the fiscal year.
Chaplaincy is a service where a rabbi provides an invaluable link to jewish ritual and communal life by organizing shabbat programs and high holiday services. The rabbi is available to Federation Housing's roughly 1,700 residents. Currently there are over 600 Federation Housing residents who actively participate in at least one aspect of the jewish chaplaincy program.