For a decade, the Student Run Emergency Housing Unit of Philadelphia operated out of church basements. Now, they have a permanent home.
A Villanova professor and her students are helping the less fortunate in their community by giving them a place to stay.
"We have a responsibility to give back to our community and leave the world a better place than we found it," said Sena, the director and founder of Breaking Bread Community Shelter in Upper Darby. The issue is, she's learned certain barriers keep people out of shelters and she wants to break them down.To achieve that goal, Sena purchased the property on Long Lane in Upper Darby last year. It's still undergoing renovations.
What's currently an open room of cots will soon be transformed into an office that offers different types of aid, including counselors and medical. The next two floors will have private rooms to house around 50 people, like Jonathan Eady.
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