Solutions Not Citations Press Conference & Rally
HAP staff and board members participated in the "Solutions Not Citations" press conference and rally outside City Hall on June 2nd, 2011. The event was organized to express opposition to Councilman DiCicco's Sidewalk Behavior Ordinance amendment. HAP attorneys, paralegals, and law students joined other advocates and individuals experiencing homelessness to rally against a bill that would allow police officers to issue citations and fines. Learn more »

HAP staff and board members attended the rally to voice our opposition to Councilman DiCicco's Sidewalk Behavior Ordinance amendment.		HAP paralegal Max Steklenev, who recently became a US citizen, exercises his first amendment rights.

100,000 Homes – Making Progress Through Persistence
From May 16-May 20, 2011 the 100,000 Homes Campaign came to Philadelphia, and HAP was there! The 100,000 Homes Campaign is a national campaign started and operated by New-York-based Common Ground, with the goal of placing the 100,000 most vulnerable, long-term homeless individuals across the country into homes by July, 2013. Read about the experience of one of our summer interns as he participated in the 100,000 Homes Campaign's Philadelphia Outreach Week and had his first introduction to working with the homeless on the streets of Philadelphia.