Prevention Point Philadelphia

09/04/2026

Yesterday marked a Prevention Point first: The entire Homeless Services team came together for an off-site retreat at Six Flags! Staff from across PPP stepped in to cover shifts at Philly Home at Girard, making it possible for the entire housing team to participate.

Director of Homeless Services Dale Tippett reflects on the day:

"That picture is probably my favorite moment from the day. We bought friendship bracelets, everybody picked the one that felt like them, and then we realized none of us could put them on alone. Suddenly, everybody started helping somebody else.

That stayed with me.

The work we do is hard, and the people we serve deserve staff who know how to care, how to show up, and how to move together. Seeing my team do that for one another in such a simple moment reminded me that those values are alive in our program.

It is my esteemed privilege to lead them."

09/03/2026

Join us TONIGHT for PPP Community Night!

Held the first Thursday of every month from 4:30 to 7 p.m., Community Night is about bringing people together, creating a safe place to relax, strengthening relationships, and building a sense of belonging that includes EVERYONE.

To donate food and supplies to Community Night, contact Amira at [email protected]

Many thanks to Socks For The Streets for partnering with us to make this event happen each month!

09/02/2026

Mark your calendars! PPP is hosting our third annual Recover & Thrive event on September 17, which will include treatment resources, medication demonstrations, & powerful stories from community members in recovery. 📢📢📢

This National Recovery Month event is FREE and open to the public. 💛

“Prevention Point Philadelphia has been a pioneer in the use of long-acting injectable MOUD, and our experience has allowed us to continually evolve how we deliver this treatment to make it accessible to anyone who wants to pursue recovery,” says PPP Lead Executive Officer Silvana Mazzella. “The strong adherence we’re seeing reflects not only our clinical innovation, but also the way we have integrated medical care, case management, and navigation services across the organization. By supporting participants from the moment they walk through our doors and throughout their treatment journey, we’re removing barriers to care and creating a stronger pathway to recovery.”

09/01/2026

Defender Association of Philadelphia is at PPP and available to answer questions about your criminal case TODAY, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.!

-Have an active warrant?
-Don’t know when your next court date is?
-Don’t know who your attorney is?
-Not reporting to probation?

Come by PPP TODAY! ⚖️

Send a message to learn more

08/31/2026

To mark Overdose Awareness Day 2026, former PPP participant Theo Fountain wrote the below update on his friend Devin, who once used substances alongside him in Kensington. Both men are survivors of multiple opioid overdoses. PPP is thrilled that both Devin and Theo are now in recovery, healthy, and building the lives they want to live. Congratulations to Devin and his wife Casey on their precious baby boy, Constantine!..................
On April 27, 2026, hours before dawn slid across the Rocky Mountains, Devin and Casey welcomed their son to the world.

A quietness hung in the air, as if the entire hospital upheld the sanctity of the moment. Monitors pulsed beneath the tiled ceiling, lending a subtle and reassuring background rhythm to the family's first minutes.

"The cliches about parenthood are true," Devin later said. "It's strange—the anxiety melts away once you hold them.” As he marveled at his son's tiny palms, Devin told Casey, "I could stare at him for hours."

Life took on new meaning that morning. Love and devotion were imbued with a fear and vulnerability the young couple had never felt, all because of this little person. Together, the three of them crossed into somewhere new, a starting place that had taken decades to reach. Huddled beside the people he loves, his newborn child resting in his arms, Devin thought of the old years...

To mark Overdose Awareness Day 2026, former PPP participant

08/31/2026

Check this list for International Overdose Awareness Day events near you in the Philly region.

The Kensington neighborhood's Walk in Remembrance will start at 6 p.m. We'll meet at SEPTA Huntingdon Station at Kensington Ave and East Huntingdon St, and proceed to walk north to PPP.

Communities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware will host candlelight vigils, memorial walks and other events through Aug. 31.

08/29/2026

Everyone deserves to be met with dignity--especially when it comes to housing and medical needs. Prevention Point Philadelphia promotes health, empowerment, and safety for neighbors affected by drug use and poverty, meeting immediate needs and connecting people to care and one another. It is life-saving work, grounded in respect.

As we approach the end of August we wanted to remind you that it is Make-A-Will Month, a good time to plan ahead for the people you love. Prevention Point Philadelphia has partnered with FreeWill on a will-writing tool that is free to use, so you can put your wishes in one place in about 20 minutes.

A gift in your will helps sustain the overdose prevention, medical care, housing, and human connection our community depends on. Start your will:

FreeWill lets you make your last will and testament quick, easy, and completely free. It is a simple online legal will maker that helps you compile will forms to print and sign, or to take as a basic will template to an estate planning lawyer. FreeWill is built alongside will making experts.

08/26/2026

Did you know that Dolly Parton spoke out about HIV/AIDS at a time when few of her contemporaries would take that risk?

Dolly was known for her musical genius as well as her decades of vast and varied philanthropy. She was globally recognized for her work in children's literacy via the Imagination Library, her dedication to rural & impoverished regions, and her funding of medical research including leukemia & coronavirus.

Less widely remembered is her tender & brave advocacy for people living with HIV/AIDS. We love you, Dolly—you will always be "as fresh in our memory as this morning's sunrise."

"Where other public figures remained silent about HIV/AIDS in the 1980s and 1990s, Parton pushed for compassion and research. In 1994 she gave her song You Gotta Be My Baby to a charity album that raised funds for HIV/AIDS research, and joined 35 other country music stars in an Aids Awareness campaign called Break the Silence, speaking in public service announcements aimed at rural communities that saw AIDS as an urban issue. And her production company, Sandollar Productions, co-produced the 1989 Academy Award-winning documentary Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, about the lives of the people memorialised on the famous Names Project Aids Memorial Quilt."

Parton put her millions behind causes she believed in – from Covid vaccines to the Imagination Library, which sends children around the world a free book every month