Recovery

Cherry was featured in a Sunshine Story back in December 2023 , when she was still searching for a job. Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP) is now proud to call her a staff member...

At Prevention Point's Recover & Thrive event on September 25, we presented Prevention Point's first-ever zine! All the content —which includes artwork, poetry, and essays —was...

On September 25, Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP) hosted a special event in the Love Lot—Recover & Thrive: Celebrating Recovery Month at Prevention Point Philadelphia. Community...

I always tell people Prevention Point saved my life because it did. When Cherry was first living on the streets of Kensington about two years ago, she sought safety in numbers...

During the years he lived unhoused and using drugs on the streets of Kensington, Theo was beaten, robbed, and assaulted. He suffered horrible, life-threatening injuries and...

Donna grew up in Kensington and sometimes takes her 15-year-old daughter back to the old neighborhood. But she isn’t there to visit friends or family. Instead, she drives down...

Portrait by Hilary Swift for The New York Times At her lowest point, Tracey was sleeping on sidewalks. She was a frequent robbery victim, having even her belly button ring stolen...

For years, Kali felt she had a handle on her heroin use, supporting herself with a job in the restaurant industry and renting her own apartment. But in 2019, she began using a...

Carmen Alverio, Drop-In Center Support Staff, relates to our participants not only as a service provider but as a person who was once in their position. She has been described by...

On March 11, 2022, Prevention Point Philadelphia’s (PPP’s) community lost a beloved advocate, colleague, and friend — Susan Corrigan. Our world has not been the same since. “Sue...