{"id":343,"date":"2014-04-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jonbonjovisoulfoundation.sparkart.wpengine.com\/?p=339"},"modified":"2021-10-26T13:38:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T17:38:05","slug":"project-home-celebrates-grand-opening-of-jbj-soul-homes-built-in-partnership-with-jon-bon-jovi-leigh-and-john-middleton-and-elizabeth-moran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbjsf.org\/news\/2014\/04\/22\/project-home-celebrates-grand-opening-of-jbj-soul-homes-built-in-partnership-with-jon-bon-jovi-leigh-and-john-middleton-and-elizabeth-moran\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Home Celebrates Grand Opening of JBJ Soul Homes, Built in Partnership with Jon Bon Jovi, Leigh and John Middleton, and Elizabeth Moran"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Project\n

\u201cThe single most effective way to end homelessness is affordable housing,\u201d said Sister Mary Scullion, who co-founded Project HOME in 1989. \u201cOver time, JBJ Soul Homes will give hundreds of people a permanent home with supportive services that will allow them to flourish.\u201d<\/p>\n

JBJ Soul Homes\u2019 residents will have access to all Project HOME services including basic medical care and fitness classes through its Health Initiative Program, employment training through its Employment Services Department, education access through its Honickman Learning Center and computer use through its Comcast Technology Labs.<\/p>\n

The building received both private and public funding. The lead private funding came from the JBJ Soul Foundation, Leigh and John Middleton, and Elizabeth Moran and the lead public funding came from US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the City of Philadelphia. People for People, Inc. will manage the retail space and Project HOME is managing the residences.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe opening of the JBJ Soul Homes is another example of what I like to call, The Power of WE\u201d stated Jon Bon Jovi, Chairman of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation. \u201cIt is a natural continuation of the work that we do, which started with the youth at Covenant House several years ago.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, with its lead gift for the development of this project, provides leadership in affordable housing in Philadelphia and in its Soul Home in Newark, NJ. Mimi Box, JBJ Soul Foundation Director said, \u201cWe are committed to promoting innovation and long-lasting solutions to rebuilding pride in one\u2019s self and one\u2019s community, one SOUL at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n

JBJ Soul Homes is the second project of the Middleton Partnership. The Middleton Partnership, funded by a transformational leadership gift from Leigh and John Middleton and leveraging the support of both public and private funders, supports Project HOME\u2019s strategy to end chronic street homelessness in Philadelphia over the next few years.<\/p>\n

For more information about the JBJ Soul Homes and Project HOME, or how you can help, visit www.projecthome.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Funders Jon Bon Jovi and Middleton Family Join City Officials to Open the Mixed-Use Development for Formerly Homeless, Teens Aging out of Foster Care and Low-Income Individuals<\/i><\/p>\n

PHILADELPHIA, April 22, 2014 \u2013 Project HOME announced today the grand opening of JBJ Soul Homes, a four-story mixed-use development that includes retail, offices and 55 apartment units for formerly homeless and low-income people. With remarks by Jon Bon Jovi, public officials and community partners, the opening will serve as the first part of Project HOME\u2019s 25th Anniversary. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":342,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31,68,8],"tags":[],"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