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Project HOME is a Philadelphia non-profit empowering individuals to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. None of us are home until all of us are home®

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Prevention Point Philadelphia @ppponline.org · 13/07/2026
Exciting, life-changing things are happening at Philly Home at Girard—the low-barrier safe haven operated in partnership with @projecthome.bsky.social @cityofphiladelphia.bsky.social Warren E. Smith, and PPP. Learn more in our e-newsletter going out later this week!! Sign up: eepurl.com/h7AaaL
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Rep. Rabb: "I fought for every political win. ... I didn't have the endorsements. But I had the people. ... And I reached them with humility and care because service is its own reward. ... We have a responsibility to do better and do for others ... even when it's not popular."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Sen. Street: "I'm running in this race because I want to get things done. ... We've hit the streets, we've knocked doors, we've collected over 12,000 signatures. ... I have the ability to organize people in the community ... I'm beholden to the streets of Philadelphia because I'm from it."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Griffith: "In this race, if it's David vs. Goliath, I'm David. ... That's important to know because ... the only people I owe is the people who voted for me. I don't owe it to any private interest group [or] corporation. If you send me to Washington, I'm going there for the people of Philadelphia."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
🧵 The candidates' closing remarks ⬇️
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Sen. Street: "To quote from 'Boyz n the Hood', 'They don't show they don't know and they don't care about what's going on in the hood' - gun violence."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Griffith: "The oligarchy runs our country. They write our tax code ... they decide who's going to get benefits. The one thing we should always do is rewrite the tax code. It is regressive in favor of the wealthy."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Rep. Rabb: We don't talk enough about how the media landscape is controlled by five tech bros. There was a time when we had independent media, independent Black media. We need to be promoting independent media because anything we care about ... is negatively impacted."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
What's one issue you think congress ignores too much?
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Griffith: Says he would support Medicare for all.
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Rep. Rabb: "I want to be positive reinforcement to the people already doing the work ... I want to make sure the good bills that are not getting the attention of our Democratic leadership move forward. ... [such as] the bill that actually increases the wage to a living wage."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Sen. Street: "I would introduce legislature to restore Obamacare tax credit and to expand Medicaid to include the 21 million uninsured people."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
What is one bill you would introduce in your first 100 days?
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Griffith: "We can take money that has already been allocated to rebuilding our infrastructure. ... That's the main thing we should focus on is taking the money that has already been allocated, already been approved and ... focus on rebuilding our infrastructure."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Sen. Street: "People care about food insecurity. ... We do food giveaways ... We work with the African American Health Wellness program ... People have talked to me about issues like schools and the quality of facilities ... We don't just stay in the office, we get out into the community."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Rep. Rabb: "I've enjoyed a good relationship with the staff of Congressman Evans. ... When you work with local, state and federal as a starting point ... that's how you're best able to serve." Says top issue is affordability. "People are worried about gas prices, groceries, cost of living."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Rep. Evans has a strong reputation for his accessibility to community residents. What specific federal programs will you leverage to keep local projects moving and what top issues are residents bringing to you in your current position and what is your immediate plan of action?
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Rep. Rabb: "We need more money to reach more people in effective ways. On the part of what happens on the federal level, we need to make sure we provide more funding so that ... there is enough money to go around."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Sen. Street: "The best indicator of future performance is past performance. As a member of the state senate, I have worked ... with community-based organizations to develop new housing. ... I understand how to work and deliver resources for people where they need them."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Griffith: "We are fortunate to have someone who is a progressive. ... It is absolutely important that we provide housing for people who are disabled, people who are senior, people who have limited or fixed income and what I would like to do ... is maintain the good relationship Rep. Evans has had."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
How would you continue Rep. Evans' approach to working directly with local providers on addressing housing needs, especially for seniors and people living with disabilities?
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Sen. Street: "I think mental health is important and it's important to acknowledge it but ... there are all sorts of stressors. ... We need to make sure we have cultural competence in mental health services ... access to mental health services and ... childcare."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Griffith: "Yes, mental health is a crisis ... the solution is Medicare for all. If everybody has access to healthcare and we acknowledge mental healthcare is healthcare, the best thing we can do is make sure people can afford the services that are there."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Rep. Rabb (cont.): "Where the body you inhabit based on your race, your faith, your gender expression, your zip code, influences the quality and range of opportunity you have."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Rep. Rabb: "When we talk about the mental health crisis that exists particularly Black and Brown communities, it's born of a stress that is not normal. It's born out of this notion of scarcity where your humanity is based on how productive you are for the people for whom you work."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
What specific action would take to protect and expand mental health across the city of Philadelphia for young people and families?
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Rep. Rabb: "I don't support work requirements and in fact they're racist. ... There is bipartisan complicity in these policies. ... We need to make sure we have a living wage. ... We need a federal work guarantee."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Griffith: "The work requirements are complete horse manure. ... It has nothing to do with encouraging people to work ... The people who actually get SNAP benefits are some of the hardest working people out there."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Sen. Street: "Absolutely not ... they're designed to create barriers. ... Access to housing is a precursor to people having stable work."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
When the HR1 ("Big Beautiful Bill") was passed, it required work requirements for SNAP and Medicaid benefits. Do you believe work requirements are an effective way to promote economic stability for individuals, including those experiencing homelessness?
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Sen. Rabb: "Of course, I believe it's a basic human right. Our government doesn't see it as such which is why we need more people in congress to affirm that. As a democratic socialist that is what I believe, that the government has a responsibility to provide the basics."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Griffith: "Yes I believe that housing is or should be a basic human right. When I was a college student, I spent my spring break ... building homes for some of the poorest people in Appalachia."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Sen. Street: "Yes I believe housing is a basic human right. I worked in secure housing for folks who were drug addicted ... I have worked for most of my life on that task."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Yes or no - do you believe that housing is a basic human right and what is one thing you would do to show proof of that?
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Yes or no - do you believe that housing is a basic human right and what is one thing you would do to show proof of that?
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Sen. Rabb: "Affordable housing is a catchphrase ... but it's not affordable enough for people to actually move into. Housing is too unavailable to folks who need it most." Mentioned his support for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Place to Prosper Act to help accelerate construction of affordable housing.
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Griffith: "I'd be working to stop the wars ... I would like to work on first increasing funding to the HUD, but also removing a lot of the red tape..."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Sen. Street: "Housing should definitely be treated as a basic human right but in a tangible way." Says he would expand low-income tax credits, fight housing discrimination, and challenge the President's wars and tariffs that he says are driving up costs.
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
NEXT QUESTION: With many residents in Philly spending more than 30% of their income in housing, how do you plan to shift policy so housing is treated as a basic human right?
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Shaun Griffith acknowledged his lack of political experience but emphasized his experience in public service. He says, "I am in it to make sure we keep in the political discourse ... all of our progressive issues ... stopping the increasing wealth gap, making housing affordable."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Sen. Sharif Street says "I'm not just from North Philly, I live in North Philly right now. My faith informs me of the work we need to do. In the Torah, it says ... we have to do our part. ... My faith tells me we have to care about people having a place to live."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Rep. Chris Rabb says he's heeding an ancestral call born out of generations fighting for social justice and organizing towards collective liberation. "I'm fighting for free transit, guaranteed housing, a federal job guarantee, Medicaid for all ... and we're gonna' pay for it by taxing the rich."
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
First question: What should residents of the third congressional district know about you and what motivates you to run at this moment?
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The Candidate Forum starts at 6 p.m.! We’ll be live posting from the event here.
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
TONIGHT: Candidates from the 3rd District Democratic Primary will discuss their positions on affordable housing, homeless assistance, economic opportunity and more at Project HOME's Candidate Forum. 🟡 Attend in person 🔴 Watch the livestream: bit.ly/3rdDistrictL... 🔵 Follow along here on Bluesky!
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
ICYMI: Just before the end of 2025, our president and CEO Donna Bullock broke down how HUD's potential funding changes to permanent, supportive housing programs will undermine the progress we've already made and destabilize a proven solution to homelessness. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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HUD funding shift would disregard proven solutions to homelessness and destabilize programs | Opinion
Shift in funding priorities indicates an administration willing to gamble with the futures of our most vulnerable neighbors — unless people make their opposition known, and lawmakers work to stop it.
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
"Out of the 50 largest metropolitan areas, the Philadelphia region is where minimum-wage earners must work the most hours to afford rent." www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
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Good luck affording an apartment in Philly if you earn minimum wage
Two workers who make Pennsylvania’s minimum wage would each have to work 96 hours per week to afford the area’s median asking rent. The Philly metro is the least affordable of the 50 studied.
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
We were encouraged to see this decision blocking the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's sudden plan to drastically change how funding for permanent supportive housing is distributed. www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...
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US judge blocks Trump administration from altering homelessness funding conditions
A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from imposing new restrictions on more than $3 billion in grant funding used to provide permanent housing and other services t...
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Project HOME @projecthome.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Philadelphia is fortunate to have leadership that rejects the criminalization of homelessness and instead embraces the idea that none of us are home until all of us are home. 3/3 www.facebook.com/reel/1393247...
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City of Philadelphia Government on Reels
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