{"id":107239,"date":"2019-04-24T13:05:12","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T17:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbjsf.org\/?p=107239"},"modified":"2021-10-26T13:16:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T17:16:36","slug":"project-home-raises-more-than-10-million-at-30th-anniversary-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbjsf.org\/news\/2019\/04\/24\/project-home-raises-more-than-10-million-at-30th-anniversary-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Project HOME Raises More Than $10 Million at 30th Anniversary Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Donations, including landmark gift from Lynne and Harold Honickman, will support work to end and prevent homelessness in Philadelphia<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Members of the JBJ Soul Foundation Board of Directors Leo Carlin and Mimi Box pictured with Sister Mary Scullion of\u00a0Project HOME<\/a>\u00a0and JBJ.\u00a0\u2014 at\u00a0Marriot Downtown Philadelphia, PA<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 17, 2019)<\/strong>\u2014Project HOME announced today that it raised a total of $10 million at its 30th Anniversary Gala at the Marriott Downtown Philadelphia on April 16, 2019. Attendees and committed citizens donated $3.5 million leading up to the gala. During the event, more than 1,400 civic and business leaders, philanthropists, and young adults had the opportunity to make additional gifts to Project HOME in multiples of 30, with Jon Bon Jovi providing a $300,000 gift from the JBJ Soul Foundation. Lynne and Harold Honickman, who were honored with a lifetime achievement award during the gala, committed an additional $6 million to help Project HOME reach the $10 million mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen Project HOME began 30 years ago, we couldn\u2019t have imagined the impact it would have thanks to the support of so many generous and visionary individuals,\u201d said Sister Mary Scullion, Project HOME co-founder and Executive Director. \u201cWe have ambitious plans for the funds we raised that will address the needs and challenges of individuals and families struggling with homelessness, poverty, mental health issues, and substance use disorder. We\u2019re grateful to the entire Project HOME community for their commitment and wish to extend a special thank you to Lynne and Harold Honickman for their ongoing leadership and support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the gala, Sister Mary and Joan Dawson McConnon laid out a five-year plan focused on three core areas \u2013 increasing and preserving housing, expanding education and workforce development programs, and expanding outreach for chronically street homeless individuals. The event also included a presentation of a Lifetime Achievement Award to Lynne and Harold Honickman honoring their legacy of support for Project HOME, which includes the Honickman Learning Center and Comcast Technology Labs in North Philadelphia. The gala was chaired by Marjorie and Jeffrey Honickman with honorary Co-Chairs Dorothea and Jon Bon Jovi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo be surrounded at the gala by so many people in a shared community with a shared vision was electrifying,\u201d said Lynne Honickman. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to support Project HOME\u2019s efforts to provide housing, education and other necessities for a meaningful life and believe deeply in Sister Mary and Project HOME\u2019s credo \u2013 \u2018None of us are home until all of us are home.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the most important lessons of the last three decades is that no one person can do this alone,’ said Jon Bon Jovi. \u201cThe mission of ending homelessness and ensuring that everyone has a place to live…it takes everyone and what I like to call, \u201cThe Power of We\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support for the Project HOME 30th Anniversary Gala and the organization\u2019s ongoing work was provided by Bank of America, Susan and George Connell, Sheila and John Connors, Pam Estadt and Ira Lubert, Deborah M. Fretz, Janet and John Haas, Shirley and Richard Hahn, Joan and Daniel Hilferty, Lynne and Harold Honickman, Marjorie and Jeffrey Honickman, Independence Foundation, Liz and Matthew Kamens, Caroline and Sidney Kimmel, Maguire Foundation, Leigh and John Middleton, Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer and Joseph Neubauer, Linda Richardson and Steven Korman, Aileen and Brian Roberts, A. Morris Williams, Jr., and so many other generous people and organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About MPOWER<\/strong>
MPOWER is a Project HOME Community Investment Partnership drawing on a powerful network of people and ideas that multiplies Project HOME\u2019s impact in five key areas: investments, relationships, resources, advocacy, and evidence. In just five years, the partnership\u2019s impact multiplier model has leveraged $25 million into $250 million which has helped to provide services to more than 15,000 people, including ending chronic street homelessness for more than 1,000 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Donations, including landmark gift from Lynne and Harold Honickman, will support work to end and prevent homelessness in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 17, 2019)\u2014Project HOME announced today that it raised a total of $10 million at its 30th Anniversary Gala at the Marriott Downtown Philadelphia on April 16, 2019. Attendees and committed citizens donated $3.5 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":107240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[68,51,13],"tags":[62,61,60],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n