by Blog Admin | Jul 27, 2016 | Word from the Directors
When the Israelites began their return from exile in Babylon to their native Jerusalem in the 6th century B.C., many of those who returned wept out of sorrow rather than joy. These men and women were overwhelmed by the fact that their homeland, Jerusalem, and the...
by Nick Lordi | Jul 25, 2016 | Word from the Directors
This is a very special week for Redemption Housing, and for me personally; it is the public launch of our organization and culmination of nearly a year of preparation. For those of you who do not personally know me, I have been working with Philadelphia’s homeless...
by Nick Lordi | Jul 21, 2016 | Video
Do you need a crash course on mass incarceration in the United States? Take a few minutes to watch the video below. Organizations like Redemption Housing are necessary because our prison systems, by and large, exist to punish rather than rehabilitate. This one of...
by Blog Admin | Jul 18, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
I was walking home from work the other day and, like 9.5 million other people, decided to catch some Pokemon along the way. As soon as I loaded up the app, I was greeted by a little Venonat who was just standing on the sidewalk in front of our church. Without the app,...
by Nick Lordi | Jul 14, 2016 | Word from the Directors
Meet John, a lifelong Philadelphian. John completed his ten-year prison sentence last week, and with only the clothes on his back and a paper bag carrying his few personal belongings, John walked to the train station to purchase a ticket “home.” As a typical returning...
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