Posted May 25, 2023
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez blessed and dedicated Saint Joseph Place, a new affordable housing community for independent seniors in Collingdale (Delaware County) May 22. The opening of the newly renovated building which once housed Saint Joseph Parish School (1916-2010) is the sixth such facility opened by Catholic Housing and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHCS).
Saint Joseph Place consists of 50 one-bedroom apartments for income eligible seniors 62 and older. Additional features include a community room, food cupboard, laundry facilities, resident lounges, and on-site social services facilitated by CHCS staff to assist residents with aging in place. (Photos: Sarah Web)
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Bishop John McIntyre
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Jim Amato chats with one of the first residents
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Robert Ford HUD Field Office Director
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Archbishop Nelson Pèrez with Mayor Donna Matteo-Spadea and her grandsons
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Father Thomas Sodano, his mother Matilda, Archbishop Nelson Pèrez
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Archbishop Nelson Pèrez gets a tour from Heather Huot, Director of Catholic Housing and Community Services
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Heather Huot, Director of Catholic Housing and Community Services, gives Archbishop Nelson Pèrez a tour of a resident apartment
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Heather Huot, Director of Catholic Housing and Community Services, gives Archbishop Nelson Pèrez a tour of a resident apartment
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In this May 2023 photo, Heather Huot, MSW, LSW, who is the first woman to lead the archdiocesan Secretariat for Catholic Human Services, leads Archbishop Pérez on a tour of St. Joseph Place, an affordable senior housing complex located in Collingdale, Delaware County. (Sarah Webb/CatholicPhilly)
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Jim Amato
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Dr. Monica Taylor, Chair of Delaware County Council
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Donna Matteo-Spadea, Mayor
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Heather Huot, Director of Catholic Housing and Community Services
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