Who:
Over 40 volunteers from Vanguard and UPENN School of Social Policy and Practice, along with staff from ACHIEVEability and Mission First Housing Group

What:
Martin Luther King Day of Service: Participants will be painting and cleaning units in the ACHIEVEability and Mission First portfolio of affordable rental housing

When:
MONDAY, January 19 from 10 am-2 pm

Where:
4 units in West Philadelphia: 5943 Race Street, 6121 Locust Street, 128-130 S 56th Street, #4, 128-130 S 56th Street, #5

Why:
Throughout Greater Philadelphia and the rest of the nation, people are taking part in Martin Luther King Day of Service to help their neighbors and communities. They honor Dr. King’s legacy through service, improving lives, and making a difference in our communities. Employees from Vanguard—for the seventh consecutive year—and the UPENN School of Social Policy and Practice will assist their neighbors living in West Philadelphia through refreshing the homes of ACHIEVEability and Mission First Housing Group’s residents.

ACHIEVEability and Mission First Housing Group recently formed a strategic alliance to work together to serve at-risk, vulnerable and underserved individuals and families. Together, Mission First and ACHIEVEability administer more than 2,800 homes for low-income populations, including veterans, elderly and the disabled, and single-parent and homeless families, throughout the Greater Philadelphia region, and elsewhere in the Middle Atlantic states.

For more information on these organizations, go to:

www.missionfirsthousing.org

www.achieveability.org

Press Ops:
Photos and video of participants painting and cleaning
Interview with participants from Vanguard and UPENN
Interviews with staff of ACHIEVEability and Mission First

Contact:
Becky Lang Staffieri, Communications Manager, Mission First Housing Group
Cell: (215) 651-4858
rstaffieri@missionfirsthousing.org

Brian Hoskins, Events Manager/Development Specialist, ACHIEVEability (onsite contact)
Cell: 610-563-9100
brian.hoskins@achieveability.org

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