Counselors are available five days a week at Philadelphia Senior Center (PSC) to assist anyone age 60 or over. Counselors provide the vital link to the many resources and entitlements available to older adults that live in Philadelphia. There are also four specialized support Groups offered

In Center Counseling
PSC’s In-Center Counselor is available to help complete PACE Applications, Rent Rebate/ Property Tax Forms or Energy Assistance Applications. He can also answer questions about Social Security or Medicare, secure discounts on utility bills, or connect you to many other helpful Philadelphia organizations. Stop in or call (215) 546-5879 for an appointment

Housing Counseling IMPORTANT: PRESS RELEASE ( click here )
PSC's housing counselors provide comprehensive, up-to-date information on housing-related matters to older adults, age sixty and older, throughout Philadelphia. Our housing counselors assist homeowners and tenants, and make home visits to those older adults who cannot leave their homes due to confinement. PSC's unique program provides telephone, in-person, and group counseling on the following issues:

• Tenant rights and responsibilities, pre-rental and post-occupancy
• Rental or mortgage default and delinquency
• Home purchases, including mortgage analysis
• Anti-predatory lending, pre-loan and post-loan, in all consumer areas;
• Pennsylvania property tax and rent rebates; and
• Deed-related matters.
• We also provide in-house housing consumer education, as well as presentations to outside groups upon request.
  

  Call (215) 546-3065 for eligibility requirements or additional information, or stop past the Housing Counseling Office Monday through Friday from 8:45 A.M. to 4:15 P.M.

**Due to the high demand for our services, we strongly encourage appointments.

Financial Management Service
This one-of-a-kind program assists with timely and accurate household bill paying. PSC works with the person, the bank and creditors. Social workers from throughout Philadelphia can make referrals to this program. Call (215) 546-5879 for more information.

Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP)
FCSP is designed to deliver supportive services to caregivers that are caring for frail older relatives in their homes. The unique feature of FCSP is that the family caregiver is the focus. The goal of the program is to ease caregiver stress and burden by customizing caregiver assistance through family-centered benefits counseling, caregiver education, and limited financial assistance with the purchase of items and services needed to enhance the caregiver role. For more information call (215) 546-3065.

In-Home Support Program
The mission of the In-Home Support Program is to provide early intervention and prevention through a flexible, community-based approach. Some services that are offered to eligible homebound seniors (to be determined by a comprehensive assessment), are advocacy, home delivered meals, homemaker service (temporary) house cleaning, laundry assistance, minor home repairs, senior companions, adaptive equipment and transportation, and much more. There are five IHSP sites throughout the city of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Senior Center covers the South Philadelphia area and the Center City area. For further information and/or referrals please call (215) 546-3065.

Services on Site (SOS)