Family homeless shelter in Brookhaven closing at the end of the month
BROOKHAVEN, DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUN 23 – Brookhaven's purchase of the property led to loss of tax exemption, forcing St. Joseph's Family Hope Center to close after nine years serving hundreds of families.
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Funding homeless shelters must be a top priority
The BDN Editorial Board operates independently from the newsroom, and does not set policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Maine lawmakers are scheduled to meet this week to parcel out the remaining state dollars that weren’t included in the budget package approved last week. Increasing support for the state’s emergency homeless shelters should be at the top of their list. The…
Family homeless shelter in Brookhaven closing at the end of the month
Delaware County is losing one of its few homeless shelters for families. St. Joseph’s Family Hope Center in the convent of the former Our Lady of Charity Catholic Church is closing at the end of June. The facility has been open for nine years serving hundreds of mothers and their children, but when Brookhaven purchased the property for open space, the tax issues have left the shelter out in the cold. In February 2024. council members expressed t…
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