Philly Home at Girard

Carl Pomfret was born at Kensington Episcopal Hospital and grew up bouncing between the Juniata, Kensington, and Frankford neighborhoods of Philadelphia. His childhood was filled...

Two years ago, Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP) helped create a visionary new model for medical care integrated with emergency housing for people who use drugs—a model that...

Ryan Welch has watched Kensington change over nearly five decades. Now 47, Ryan was born and raised in the neighborhood, and remembers it being a close-knit, working-class...

“Our patients’ goals are their own.” That principle is repeated often among nurses at Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP), where clinical care is shaped through trust, consistency...

Patty Kline used to be against the idea of “meeting people where they are.” Behavior like illicit drug use had to have consequences, she thought. If something was given to her, she...