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Named After First U.S. Black Priest, New Senior Housing Community Blessed by Archbishop
October 8, 2024
Father Augustus Tolton Place, a new affordable housing community for independent seniors in Southwest Philadelphia, hosted a visit by Archbishop Nelson Pérez on Monday, Oct. 7 for its formal blessing and dedication.
Photos: New Archdiocesan Senior Residence Blessed in Southwest Phila.
October 8, 2024
Named after the first black Roman Catholic priest in the United States, Father Augustus Tolton Place is the seventh senior housing community opened by archdiocesan Catholic Housing and Community Services.
Watch Livestream of Fr. Augustus Tolton Place Blessing and Dedication
October 7, 2024
Archbishop Pérez will bless the 45-unit facility which will provide affordable housing for seniors in Southwest Philadelphia.
Catholic Human Services Names Daniel Dougherty Jr. as Next Chief Financial and Operating Officer
September 26, 2024
Daniel Dougherty will succeed Deacon Franz Fruehwald, who is retiring following three decades of service to those in need in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Agency Awarded for Repurposing NE Phila. Church Building into Senior Housing
September 19, 2024
Catholic Housing and Community Services has been selected as the $10,000 second prize winner of the To the Heights Award issued by the Church Properties Initiative, a project of the University of Notre Dame’s Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate.
CHCS News Releases
Saint Edmond Senior Community Center to Host 100th Birthday Party Celebration for Member
October 8, 2024
Saint Edmond Senior Community Center will host a 100th birthday party celebration for one of its members, Mrs. Flossie Hines.
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez Presided at Blessing and Dedication of Father Augustus Tolton Place, an Affordable Housing Location for Seniors
October 7, 2024
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez blessed and dedicated the 45-unit facility which will provide affordable housing for independent seniors in the Eastwick section of Southwest Philadelphia.
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez to Bless and Dedicate Father Augustus Tolton Place, a New Affordable Housing Community for Seniors in Southwest Philadelphia
October 3, 2024
The 45-unit facility will provide affordable housing for independent seniors through Catholic Housing and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Catholic Housing and Community Services Receives To The Heights Award from the Church Properties Initiative, a Project of the University of Notre Dame’s Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate, for the Development of Saint Katharine Drexel Place
September 18, 2024
The To the Heights Award recognizes individuals, groups, or institutions that demonstrate exceptional creativity, vision, and resourcefulness in repurposing Catholic church properties to serve the common good.
Catholic Housing and Community Services Awarded Tax Credit Allocations for Saint Katharine Drexel Place
August 1, 2024
The agency of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will add a Northeast Philadelphia location to its growing portfolio of affordable housing facilities for independent seniors.