AchieveAbility

This incredible project, located in West Philadelphia, helps families make their way out of homelessness and poverty by providing comprehensive, intensive, supportive social services in tandem with decent and affordable housing. AchieveAbility believes that families will become self-sufficient through a combination of education, supportive social services and housing. The program, founded in 1981, has been extremely effective, and we are pleased to support this wonderful work with a donation from the Social Witness Committee budget.

We support AchieveAbility in other ways. We conduct an annual backpack drive, to equip the children of AchieveAbility with new school bags, packed with supplies and gifts to start the school year off. In 2006, we supplied 45 backpacks! In addition, members of this congregation have provided Christmas gifts for AchieveAbility families, arranged for the donation of computers to the after-school center, and supplied items for families setting up housekeeping. The Church School children donated many new books to the families and to the day care program; the Bazaar Committee has donated toys, games, and books.

For more information about the backpack project, and about Christmas gifts, please contact Judy and Stuart Hain.

Volunteers are always needed, especially to serve as after-school tutors, mentors, study buddies, trip chaperones, and more.  Learn more at www.achieve-ability.org