shared programs

Pathways to Recovery

Pathways to Recovery is Philadelphia’s short-term co-occurring disorder treatment partial hospitalization program. The program is funded by Community Behavioral Health (CBH) and Behavioral Health Special Initiative (BHSI) for Philadelphia residents with co-occurring substance use and mental health challenges. Our program works with participants 20 hours per week, for up to nine weeks. We provide a menu of treatment services available each day including individual, group, and family therapy; medication assisted treatment and medication management with our psychiatrist; health care coordination and full-time nursing support; full-time case management; and full-time peer recovery specialist support.

Pathways to Recovery also provides robust medication assisted treatment options for participants suffering from opioid dependence, including: Suboxone/buprenorphine, Vivitrol, Topomax, and Chantix/Nicotine Replacement Therapies. The program’s goal is to provide integration of behavioral and physical health care and works with health clinics, doctors’ offices and other programs and specialists. Pathways to Recovery partners with local Methadone treatment providers for those that suffer from opioid addiction and need both Methadone and partial hospitalization. The program works with the Office of Addiction Services to help place individuals into funded/licensed Recovery Houses and will assist with other housing and social service needs.

Marcia Tucker
(Marcia Tucker is now the Program Director of
Pathways to Recovery)
Program Director

2301 East Allegheny
Phone: 215.731.2402
Fax: 267.592.4123
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The Pathways to Recovery Annual Program Report is available for review upon request. To obtain a copy, please contact Angie Alomar-Gilbert, Senior Advisor, Substance Use Prevention and Care, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 215.985.2573 or via mail at:

Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC)
1500 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Interim House West

Interim House West is a residential treatment program for women with substance abuse and mental health disorders and their children. The program serves up to 20 pregnant and parenting women, and up to 45 children under the age of 12. Participants are offered a range of comprehensive services. Services for children include an on-site clinical pre-school and after-school program.

The Interim House West (IHW) Annual Program Report is available for review upon request. To obtain a copy, please contact Margaret Wolfe-Coleman, IHW Program Director.

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Program Director

4108 Parkside Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215.871.0300

The Care Clinic provides quality, community-based primary care to adults requiring specialized health care and social services. The PHMC Care Clinic opened in 1992 as a primary care and specialized health services clinic under the guidance of St. Joseph’s Hospital in North Philadelphia. In 2005, St. Joseph’s turned over the management of the clinic to Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), then The Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, a nonprofit, public health organization that had more than 30 years of experience running direct service programs.

PHMC Care Clinic is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and participates in a Section 340B pharmacy purchasing agreement with Coordinated Care Network.

Our Clients

The PHMC Care Clinic services the special health needs of the community of North Philadelphia, which has a disproportionately high rate of unmet healthcare needs. We offer medical and support services and case management to each of our patients.

Our Staff

Our bilingual staff includes doctors, physician assistants, case managers, a medical assistant and treatment adherence counselors who strive to ensure our patients receive the highest level of care.

Our Services

A source of Primary and specialized health care services in the North Philadelphia community for more than fifteen years, the PHMC Care Clinic offers the following services:

Medical Services

Primary and specialized health care services
Hepatitis C clinic (every other Friday)
Family planning services

Support Services

Support groups
Monthly educational presentations
Consumer advisory board
Peer counseling

Medical Case Management
Our case managers assist clients with:

Housing applications
Food bank referrals/vouchers
Employment training referrals
Specialized healthcare education
Medication education and treatment adherence
Mental health and substance abuse treatment referrals

Eligibility

Services are open to any patient regardless of ability to pay; sliding fee is available for uninsured and underinsured patients.

Location

1200 Callowhill Street, suite 101
Philadelphia, PA 19123
215.825.8220 PHONE
215.825.8254 FAX

As part of the Health Care for the Homeless Project, the Mary Howard Health Center for the Homeless, a comprehensive primary health care center for homeless people, opened on February 25, 1997 with support from Philadelphia's Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the Independence Foundation, and other public and private funders. The Mary Howard Health Center for the Homeless is the only nurse-managed health center specifically for homeless people. It is based on the premise that comprehensive, continuous health care of homeless people is achievable. This level of care is possible because of the unique "community" developed over the past fifteen years by the Health Care for the Homeless Project and many other providers working in partnership with homeless people.

Located at 125 South 9th street, the Center provides health care to homeless people at all points along of the continuum: from the street to shelter to transitional housing to self-sufficiency. Health Care for the Homeless outreach staff are the lead providers addressing the special health needs of the hardest to reach homeless people; those identified by outreach groups responding to the Sidewalk Ordinance. While seeking out homeless people on the street, the Center is able to continue health care as people move toward self-sufficiency.

The Health Care for the Homeless Project and Mary Howard Health Center for the Homeless have developed expertise in providing continuity of care to a transient population with limited support systems. Seventy-nine percent of the clients at the Mary Howard Health Center for the Homeless had successful follow-up/treatment of abnormal results. This success is possible in part because the Health Care for the Homeless Project has developed services in partnership with homeless people, advocates, and homeless service providers. The project also collaborates with the Philadelphia Department of Health to address the special health risks associated with life on the street and in shelter. In addition, the project nurses and nurse practitioners use problem and social visits as opportunities for health promotion and disease prevention. The result is care as comprehensive as clients are ready to accept. Services include: