SCOPE, which stands for Safety, Cleaning, Ownership, Partnership and Engagement, is SEPTA’s system-wide, compassionate approach to connect vulnerable individuals with social services and provide a safe, clean transit system for both riders and employees. We have compiled a handful of resources that can help not only the populations we serve, but anyone who who may need it. We will continue to update these lists as more information becomes available.
Chosen 300: Love Park, 1401 JFK Blvd. 215-765-9807
Serving Time: Sunday 9:30 am
Living Word Community: 142 N 17th St. 215-563-1322
Serving Times: Saturday 9 am, 12 pm. Call to schedule food pantry collection.
Center City Meal Site Hub of Hope: 1400 Arch St., Suburban Lower Level. 215-309-5225
Serving Times: Mon – Thurs 2 pm – 4 pm, Sat & Sun 12 pm – 2 pm.
Share Food Distribution: 2901 W Hunting Park Ave. 215-223-2220 & 2241 N 29th St. 215-908-5286
Serving Time: Tuesday 12 pm – 3 pm
See website for more sites/hours: sharefoodprogram.org
Philly Restart: 19th & Ben Franklin Parkway
Serving Time: Monday 4 pm – 5 pm
Old St. Joesph’s Church: 321 Willings Alley. 215-923-1733
Serving Times: Tues, Thurs, Sat 11 am – 12 pm
Community Support Systems: 2646 Kensington Ave. 215-426-9422
Hours: Mon – Fri 8 am – 9 pm, Sat & Sun 9 am – 2 pm
Drop-In Social Services: 315 S Broad St. 215-735-4847
Hours: Mon – Fri 11:30 am – 3 pm
Social Services Program – Salvation Army: 1340 Brown St. 215-787-2962
Hours: Mon – Fri 8 am – 4 pm
Day Services – Saint John’s Hospice: 1221 Race St. 215-563-7763
Hours: Mon – Fri 12 pm – 5 pm (also provides showers and mail services).
Blessed Seranelli Community: 2739 Kensington Ave. 571-314-3428
Hours: Mon & Fri 10 am – 11 am, Wed 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, Thurs 5 am – 6:30 am
Roosevelt Darby Center: 804 N Broad St. & 1430 Cherry St. 215-685-3700
Hours: Mon – Fri 7 am – 5 pm
Station House: 2601 N Broad St. 215-225-9230
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Philly House (Men’s Shelter): 302 N 13th St. 215-922-6400
Hours: Arrive before 7 pm to receive a bed.
Code Blue: No one will be turned away during extreme temperatures.
The Well Women’s Shelter: 2709 N Broad St. 267-507-3470
Hours: Mon – Fri 8 am – 4 pm
ODAAT Dorothy’s Place: 2532 N Broad St. 215-226-7860
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Broad St. Ministry: 315 S Broad St. 215-735-4847
Hours: Mon – Fri 11:30 am – 3 pm
PHMC Care Clinic: 1200 Callowhill St., Suite 101. 215-825-8220
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 5 pm
Mary Howard Health Center: 125 S 9th St. 215-592-4500
Hours: Mon – Fri 7:30 am – 5 pm
Congreso Health Center: 216 W Somerset St. 267-765-2272
Hours: Mon – Tues 8 am – 5 pm
Esperanza Health Center: 861 E Allegheny Ave. 215-302-3600
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Frankford Avenue Health Center: 4500 Frankford Ave. 215-744-1302
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 5 pm
Action Wellness North: Casa Nueva Vida, 2641 N 6th St. 215-291-9700
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Courage Medicine (Outpatient): 7198 Castor Ave. 267-217-3217
Hours: Mon – Fri 10 am – 4 pm
Beacon Point Treatment Center (Inpatient): 2301 E Allegheny Ave. 267-313-0606
Hours: 24/7
Merakey: 5000 Parkside Ave. 215-879-6116
Hours: Mon – Fri 7 am – 1 pm, Sat & Sun 6 am – 12:30 pm
Surge Recovery: 644 S 60th St. 215-471-3570
Hours: Mon – Thurs 10 am – 6 pm, Fri 10 am – 3 pm
Pathways Project: 166 W Lehigh Ave., #3. 215-763-4901
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Joy of Living Recovery Program: 4716 Leiper St. 215-613-7121
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 4:30 pm
Youth Emergency Center: 1526 Fairmount Ave. 215-787-0633
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
VMC: 213-217 N 4th St. (P) 215-923-2600, (F) 215-925-8460
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Covenant House Crisis Center: 31 E Armat St. 215-951-5411
Hours: 24/7
Rainbow House: 2847 N 5th St. 215-634-3280
Hours: Wed – Mon 12 pm – 11 am, Closed Tuesdays
The Perimeter Veterans Multi-Service Center: 213-217 N 4th St. 215-923-2600
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Salvation Army: 1920 E Allegheny Ave. 215-739-2365
Hours: Mon & Sat 11 am – 6 pm, Tues – Fri 10 am – 6 pm
Women Organization Against Rape (WOAR): 215-985-3333
Hours: 24 hour hotline
Lutheran Settlement House (Domestic Abuse Services): 1340 Frankford Ave. 215-426-8610, ext. 1278
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Women Against Abuse: 100 S Broad Street, #1341. 215-386-1280
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT): 660 E Erie Avenue. Call 988
Behavioral Health Unit Philadelphia Police Department
COMHAR: 100 W Lehigh Ave. 215-203-3000
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 5 pm
Friends Hospital: 4641 Roosevelt Blvd. 800-889-0548
Hours: 24/7
National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI): 4641 Roosevelt Blvd. 800-950-6264
Hours: Mon – Fri 10 am – 10 pm
New Britain Baptist Church (Food Pantry): 22 East Butler Ave., New Britain. 215-345-9170
Hours: Mon & Wed 8 am – 12 pm
Bensalem Presbyterian Church: 2826 Bristol Road, Bensalem. 215-757-7800
Hours: Wednesday 10 am – 1 pm
(only services zip codes 19020, 19021, 19047 and 19053)
Newtown Presbyterian Church Food Pantry: 25 N Chancellor St., Newtown. 215-968-3861
Hours: Tues – Thurs 11 am – 3 pm
Emergency Relief Association of Lower Bucks County: 1700 Woodbourne Road, Levittown. 215-547-1676
Hours: Mon 6 pm – 8 pm, Wed & Fri 10 am – 1 pm
Heaven’s Bounty: Quakertown First Church of the Brethren, 455 Trumbauersville Rd., Quakertown. 215-536-1317
Hours: Tues & Wed 8 am – 12 pm
Keystone Opportunity Center: 104 Main St., Souderton. 215-723-5430
Hours: Tues – Thurs 10 am – 2 pm. First Thursday of month: 4 pm – 6 pm
Mitzvah Food Program: 2909 Bristol Road, Bensalem. 215-752-3468
Hours: Tuesday 3:30 pm – 5 pm
Philadelphia Christian Center: 2990 Street Rd., Bensalem. 215-639-7000
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 4 pm
Bucks County Housing Group: 626 Jacksonville Rd., Suite 140, Warminster. 215-394-8259
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 5 pm
Libertae Inc. Family House: 5245 Bensalem Blvd., Bensalem. 215-639-8681
Hours: 24/7
Bucks County Emergency Homeless Shelter: 7 Library Way, Levittown. 215-949-1727
Hours: Mon – Sun 8 am – 6 pm
Family Service Association of Bucks County Langhorne: 4 Cornerstone Drive, Langhorne. 215-757-6916
Hours: Mon – Wed 8:30 am – 8 pm, Thurs & Fri 8:30 am – 5 pm
Frankford Avenue Health Center: 4500 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia. 215-744-1302
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 5 pm
Progressive Living Recovery: 72 Hillside Ln., Levittown. 215-584-0340
Hours: 24/7
Newfound Freedom Sober Living & Recovery Homes: 712 Old Orchard Ln., Bristol. 855-587-2329
Hours: Mon – Sun 8 am – 9 pm
SOAR Recovery Center: 7500 Bristol Pike, Levittown. 215-269-908 or 866-616-4450
Medical Hours: Mon – Fri 5:30 am – 12 pm, Sat – Sun 7 am – 11 am
Clinical Hours: Mon – Fri 5:30 am – 2 pm, Sat – Sun 7 am – 11 am
Synergy Project – Youth St. Outreach Program: 800 N York Rd., Warminster. 215-990-3962 or 215-442-9760
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Bucks County Military Affairs: 7321 New Falls Rd., Levittown. 215-580-3500 or 215-580-3560
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Veteran’s Crisis Line: 800-273-8255, press 1
A Women’s Place: 1281 Almshouse Road, Doylestown. 800-220-8116
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 4:30 pm
NOVA (Network of Victim Assistance): 2370 York Road, Suite B1, Jamison. 800-675-6900
Hotline Hours: 24/7
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-273-8255
Bucks County Mental Health 24-Hour Crisis Line: 800-499-7455
Hours: 24/7
Lenape Valley Foundation: 499 Bath Rd., Bristol. 215-785-9765
Penndel Mental Health (Inpatient): 1517 Durham Rd., Langhorne. 215-752-1541
Hours: Mon – Thurs 8 am – 9 pm, Fri 9 am – 5 pm, Sat 9 am – 3 pm
Chester County Food Bank: 650 Pennsylvania Drive, Exton. 610-873-6000
Hours: Mon – Fri 8 am – 4:30 pm
Salvation Army: 151 W 15th St., Chester. 610-874-0423
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Human Services, Inc.: 50 James Buchanan Dr., Thorndale. 610-200-6222
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Coatesville Community Food Co-Op: 800 S 1st Ave., Coatesville. 610-384-134
Hours: Tues & Thurs 10 am – 1 pm
Pantry of Plenty at Sandy Hill Community Church: 420 S Sandy Hill Rd., Coatesville. 610-857-3959
Hours: Saturday 11 am – 12 pm
Code Blue Overnight Emergency Warming Center: 148 Church Street (Sacred Heart Church Hall, 2nd Floor). 484-393-2407
Open mid-November to mid-April.
Chester County Assistance Services: Call 211
Emergency: 24/7
Intake: Mon – Fri 8 am- 5 pm
St. Rocco Center: 9016 Gap Newport Pike, Avondale. 610-268-3365
Hours: First & Third Friday 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm. By Appointment Mon – Fri 9 am – 4 pm
Bridge Food Pantry: Avon Grove Church, 240 State Rd., West Grove. 610-869-9500
Hours: Tues 6 pm – 8 pm, Sat 10 am – 12 pm
Kennett Area Community Service: 136 W. Cedar St., Kennett Square. 610-925-3556
Hours: Mon & Fri 9 am – 6 pm
St. Agnes Day Room: 233 West Gay St., West Chester. 610-692-2990
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 3 pm
Family Promise of Southern Chester County: 1156 W. Baltimore Pike, Kennett Square. 610-444-0400
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Salvation Army Shelter for Men: 101 E. Market St., West Chester. 610-696-8746
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 4 pm
City Gate (Shelter for Men Only): 17 N 7th Ave., Coatesville. 610-383-6915
Hours: 24/7
Safe Harbor (Shelter for Men & Women): 20 N Matlack St., West Chester. 610-692-6550
Hours: Mon – Sun 9 am – 5 pm
Chester County Assistance Office: 100 James Buchanon Road, Thorndale. 610-466-1000
Hours: Mon – Fri 8 am to 5 pm
Creative Health Systems: 610-948-6490
West Chester University Community Health Clinic: 715 S New St., West Chester. 610-436-2510
Hours: Mon – Fri 8 am – 4 pm
Chester County Community Dental: 744 Lincoln Hwy E #120, Coatesville. 610-383-3888
Hours: Mon 10 am – 6 pm, Tues – Thurs 8:30 am – 5 pm, Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Chester County Health Dept. STD Clinic: 601 Westtown Rd. #295, West Chester. 610-344-6254
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Gaudenzia Coatesville: 31 S 10th Ave., Coatesville. 610-383-9600
Hours: Mon – Thurs 9 am – 8 pm, Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Gaudenzia House West Chester: 1030 S Concord Rd., West Chester. 215-849-7200
Crisis Intervention: 610-918-2100 or 877-918-2100
Hours: 24/7
Coatesville VA Medical Center: 1400 Blackhorse Hl Rd., Coatesville. 610-384-7711, ext. 6205
Holcomb Behavioral Health: 920 E Baltimore Pike #200, Kennett Square. 610-388-7400
Hours: Mon – Thurs 8:30 am – 7 pm, Fri 8:30 am – 5 pm, Sat 10 am – 2 pm
Child Guidance Resource Center: 28 Chester Ave., Coatesville. 610-383-5635
WIC (Women, Infants, Children): 610-455-1345
Maternal and Child Health Consortium: 1001 East Lincoln Hwy., Suite 104, Coatesville. 610-344-5370, ext. 135
Domestic Violence Center: 888-711-6270
Penn Psychiatric: 601 Gay St., Phoenixville. 610-917-2200
Hours: Mon – Thurs 8:30 am – 8 pm, Fri 8:30 am – 5 pm
Chester County Dept. of Mental Health/Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: 601 Westtown Rd., Suite 340, West Chester. 610-344-6265
Crossroads Recovery Center: 610-429-1702
Salvation Army: 151 W 15th St., Chester. 610-874-0423
Cafeteria Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 9 am, 12 pm – 12:30 pm
Food Pantry: Available every second and fourth Wednesday of every month
Bernardine Center: 2625 W 9th St., Chester. 610-497-3225
Hours: Mon – Thurs 9 am – 3 pm
Catholic Social Services: 130 East 7th St., Chester. 610-876-7101
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 4 pm
Life Center of Eastern Delaware County: 6310 Market St., Upper Darby. 610-734-5770
Foundry Church: 25 Cedar Rd., Wallingford. 484-326-5362
Hours: Fri 4 pm – 6 pm
Breaking Bread Community Shelter: 107 Long Lane, Upper Darby. 484-462-0135
Hours: 7 am – 7 pm
CityTeam: 634 Sproul St., Chester (backdoor of building). 610-872-6865
Hours: Mon – Sun 5:15 pm (“To Go Container” meals)
Community Action Agency: 610-874-8451
Emergency housing for homeless individuals and utility, fuel, weatherization assistance.
Delaware County Housing Authority: 1855 Constitution Ave., Woodlyn. 610-876-2521
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 4:45 pm
Crozer-Chester Medical Center: (BSU B) 301 W 15th St., Chester. 610-447-6400
Hours: 24/7
Crozer-Chester Medical Center: 1 Medical Center Blvd., Chester. 610-447-2000
Hours: 24/7
Delaware County Memorial Hospital: 501 N Lansdowne Ave., Drexel Hill. 610-284-1800
Hours: Mon – Fri 7:30 am – 6 pm, Sat 8 am – 12 pm
Delaware County Assistance Office: 845 Main St., Darby. 610-447-5500
Hours: 8 am – 4 pm
Crozer-Chester Medical Center: 1 Medical Center Blvd., Chester. 610-447-2000
Hours: 24/7
Keystone Center: 2001 Providence Ave., Chester. 610-876-9000
Hours: 24/7
Merakey: 800 Chester Pike, Sharon Hill. 610-534-3636
Hours: Mon – Thurs & Sat 8 am – 5 pm, Fri 8 am – 6 pm
Delaware County Memorial Hospital: 501 N. Lansdowne Ave., Drexel Hill. 610-394-1700
Veteran’s Affair Office: 201 W Front St., Rm 106, Media. 610-891-4646
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Veteran’s Crisis Line: 800-273-8255, ext. 1
Hours: 24/7
Delaware County Victim Assistance Center: 201 W Front St. 610-566-4342
Hours: 24/7
Domestic Abuse Project: 14 W 2nd St., Media. 610-565-6272
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Hotline: 24/7
Mothers’ Home Shelter (single pregnant woman 18 or over): 51 N. MacDade Blvd., Darby. 610-583-4663
Mercy Catholic Medical Center: Lansdowne Ave. & Bailey Rd., Darby. 610-237-4210
Hours: 24/7
PA Crisis Text Line: Text “PA” to 741741
Hours: 24/7
Crozer-Chester Medical Center: 1 Medical Center Blvd., Chester. 610-447-2000
Hours: 24/7
The Delaware County Crisis Connections Team: 855-889-7827
Hours: 24/7
Norristown Hospitality Center: 530 Church St., Norristown. 610-277-1321
Hours: Mon – Fri 7 am – 8 am
Haws Methodist: 800 W Marshall St., Norristown. 610-275-1283
Hours: Sunday 1 pm – 2:30 pm (Closed 5th Sunday)
Sisters of Charity: 630 DeKalb St., Norristown. 610-277-5962
Hours: Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 10 am – 11 am
St John’s Episcopal: 23 E Airy St., Norristown (enter on Church St.). 610-272-4092
Hours: Tues – Thurs 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, Sat – Sun 8:30 am – 9:30am. Every 3rd Sat 1 pm – 2pm
Salvation Army: 533 Swede St., Norristown. 610-275-9225
Hours: Tuesday 11 am – 1:30 pm
The Blessing Shop: 320 W Main St., Norristown. 267-629-0099
Hours: Thurs – Sat 10 am – 2 pm
Siloam Baptist: 1329 Willow St., Norristown. 610-275-4020
Hours: Friday 11:30 am – 12 pm
Doylestown Shelter: 470 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown. 215-345-4311
Hours: Wed 4:30 pm – 7 pm, Thurs 10 am – 1 pm, Sun 10:30 am – 1 pm
Jenkintown Food Cupboard: 328 Summit Ave., Jenkintown. 215-274-5720
Hours: Tues 5:30 pm – 7 pm, Thurs 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Interfaith Choice Pantry at Grace Lutheran: 506 Haws Avenue, Norristown (enter at rear of church). 484-363-9378
Hours: Mon, Thurs, Sat 8:30 am – 11 am
Coordinated Homeless Outreach Center (CHOC): 139 W Main St., Norristown. 610-292-9244
Hours: 24/7
Salvation Army Pottstown:137 King St., Pottstown. 610-326-1621
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 1 pm
NHC Code Blue Shelter Haws Avenue United Methodis Church: 800 W Marshall St., Norristown. 610-277-1321
Hours: 8 pm – 7 am (Code Blue nights November – March)
Trinity Lutheran Church Lansdale Church: 1000 E Main St., Lansdale. 215-368-1710
Hours: 9 am – 4 pm
Brother House Men’s Shelter: 510 Green St., Norristown. 610-279-1921
Hours: Wednesday 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Montgomery County Health Clinic: 1430 DeKalb St., Norristown. 610-278-5145
Hours: Mon – Fri 8 am – 4:30 pm
Einstein Medical Center: 599 W Germantown Pike, East Norriton. 484-622-1000
Hours: 9 am – 9 pm
Suburban Hospital: 2701 DeKalb St., Norristown. 610-278-2000
Hours: 24/7
Montgomery Family Practice: 1330 Powell St., Suite 409, Norristown. 484-622-7510
Hours: Mon – Wed 8:30 am – 7:30 pm, Thurs – Fri 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Sat 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Lens Crafters One Sight Program: 610-941-7077
(Need referral from Hospitality Center)
RHD Center of Excellence: 107 E. Main St., Suite 310, Norristown. 484-681-5278
Hours: (Referrals) 24/7 & (Business) Mon – Fri 7 am – 3 pm
Valley Forge Medical Center: 1033 W Germantown Pike, Eagleville. 610-539-8500
Hours: 24/7
Eagleville Hospital: 100 Eagleville Rd, Eagleville. 800-255-2019
Hours: 24/7
Gaudenzia: 106 W Main St., Norristown. 833-647-0651
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 pm – 5 pm
Montgomery County Veterans Center: 320 E Johnson Hwy., Norristown. 215-823-5245
Hours: Mon – Fri 8 am – 4 pm
Montgomery County Veteran Affairs: Human Services Building, 1430 DeKalb St., 2nd floor, Norristown. 610-278-3285
Hours: 8:30 am – 4:15 pm
Philly Office for Veteran Affairs: 215-381-3040
WIC Food Program: 1340 DeKalb St., Suite 1,Norristown. 610-272-4042
Hours: Mon 10 am – 6 pm, Tues & Thurs 9 am – 5 pm, Fri 8 am – 4 pm
Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center: 180 W Germantown Pike, East Norriton. 484-687-2990
Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Laurel House Administration Domestic Violence: 180 W Germantown Pike #2, E Norristown. Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-642-3150 / Admin: 610-277-1860
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Victim Services: 325 Swede St., Norristown. 610-277-0932
24/7 Hotline: 888-521-0983
Access Services: 500 W Office Center Dr. #100, Fort Washington. 215-540-2150
Hours: Mon – Fri 9 am – 5 pm
Crisis Hospital: 50 Beech Street, State Hospital, Building 50, West Norriton. 610-279-6100
Hedwig House: 109 Jenkins Ave. #1, Lansdale. 215-362-2887