LOCATIONS
Our mission is to provide affordable housing opportunities for low-income seniors who are able to sustain themselves in an independent living environment, to create facilities where our residents can reside and socialize while maintaining a high quality of life and activity, and to have our facilities available to as many seniors as possible by developing additional buildings in the Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs.
Robert R. Tabas
Board Chairman
Samuel Tabas Apartments complex is located at 2101 Strahle Street in Philadelphia. The building contains 322 rentable units and opened its doors in 1974 as the first FHI's complex.
The building contains the following facilities for the enjoyment of the residents:
-Social Hall
-Meeting Room
-Lounge Area
-Coin-operated Lanudry
-Lobby with elevators
-Compactor Room on each floor
-Public Toilets
-Computer Center
-Security System
-Outdoor Patio
Each apartment contains the following equipment:
-Refrigirator
-Electric range
-Garbage disposal
-Heating and Air-Conditioning
-Carpet
-Cable TV
-Phone jacks
-Emergency call switches
-Smoke detectors
-Fire prevention system
-24 hour surveillance
Efficiency Floor Plan
One Bedroom Floor Plan
Robert Saligman House is located at 8900 Roosevelt Blvd.
in the Northeast Philadelphia. Originally created as a ten story, 270 room Holiday Inn Hotel, the building was converted
through extensive rehabilitation, into 180 apartments. There are 81 efficiency units to accommodate single individuals,
9 studio apartments and 90 one bedroom units for couples.
-Chapel and Meeting Room
-Service Kitchen
-LIbrary/Lounge
-Patio
-Lobby with three elevators
Miriam & Robert Rieder House is located on 10102 Jamison Avenue in the Northeast Philadelphia. The apartment complex opened its doors in 1989 with 77 rentable units.
Floor Plan One Bedroom
Floor Plan Efficiency
Evelyn and Daniel Tabas House (Center Park II) is located at 1901 Red Lion Road in the Northeast Philadelphia. Connected to Miriam and Robert Rieder House, this property opened its doors in 2002 with 60 rentable units. Tabas House and Rieder House share a common lobby.
Center Park III is located on 10102 Jamison Avenue in the Northeast Philadelphia. The apartment complex opened its doors in 2005 with 39 rentable units.
Floor Plan
Shalom Apartments is located on 728 Byberry Road in the Northeast Philadelphia. The apartment complex opened its doors in 1980 with 154 rentable units.
Arthur and Estelle Sidewater House is located at 780 Byberry Road in North East Philadelphia. The building contains 62 rentable units and opened its doors in 1998.
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FAQ & Answers
Federation Housing, Inc. (FHI) was established in 1970 with the help of a grant provided by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (JFGP) specifically to develop housing for seniors who needed safe, affordable housing. The agency has steadily grown over its 40 year history and now sponsors and manages over 1100 apartment units in 9 projects. These projects were developed under Section 236, 231, and 202 of the National Housing Act and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. Most residents pay only 30% of their net income while the remaining cost of the rent is paid by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through its project-based Section 8 programs for seniors.
FHI's Board is made up of philanthropic community leaders from legal, accounting, real estate, and other prominent backgrounds. In recent years they have raised over $1,900,000 as seed money for additional development and to purchase suitable property for developing senior housing. FHI provides subsidies to its tenants for housekeeping services, van services and other social service programs such as activities, religious services and meals.
With its broad-based support FHI is looked to for innovative answers to the growing need for affordable housing for seniors. Its projects have all been developed in Northeast Philadelphia where there is the highest concentration of seniors in the city, according to statistics form the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA).
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Services and Ammeneties
Since its inception, FHI has provided social services to its residents, thereby enabling as many as possible to maintan their independence for as long as possible. The Social Worker at each site works to link the resident, and family at times, to appropriate services available in community. FHI maintains continuing relationships with Jewish Family and Children's Services (JFCS), Jewish Relief Agency (JRA), Abramson Center, JEVS, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) and numerous local Hospitals and Home Health Agencies. Referrals are made for residents who require counseling or who face mental, emotional, health, or other personal and family problems. In addition to the help the Social Worker provides, FHI provides the following:
Free van services are available with a hydraulic lifts for wheelchair accessibility, and friendly drivers to provide dependable transportation for those who need it. This is handled on an scheduled basis in each of the FHI's projects. This service is primarily used for food shopping, medical appointments, banking and regular trips to the Mall. This service is offered to all FHI residents free of charge.
House keeping services on an as-needed, scheduled basis, with fees established on a sliding scale, in relation to each tenant's rent contribution; the balance of the cost for service is subsidized by FHI.
Congregant Meal Programs are now offered in every FHI managed property thanks to the generous grant provided by JFGP. Residents pay just $1.00 for a nutritious, socially stimulating kosher-style meal prepared off-site by Betty the Caterer. This opportunity has helped the isolated, homebound resident to participate and benefit from a program without leaving the premises.
Cultural, educational, recreational and religious activities are organized and carred out by each project's Residents' Association with the guidance and assistance from building staff; including such activities as bingo, current affairs discussions, book reviews, socials and parties, trips, movies, exercise classes, monthly resident newsletters, etc. A full time activities coordinator provides direction in arts-and-crafts classes, discussion groups, etc.
A Community health nurse, under the auspices of Bayada Nursing, spends at least half a day each week at each project offering health and nutritional counseling, blood pressure checks, immunization shots, etc. The Nurse also arranges for medical speakers to keep residents informed.
A Rabbi/Chaplain spends about 1 day per week in each building providing counseling, spiritual guidance and edicational/discussion groups as well conducting Shabbat and High Holiday services. This program
allows those residents who have been separated from religious activity to reconnect and be apart of a congregation once again giving them a sense of community and independence.
English classes for non-English speaking residents in each of our buildings are conducted weekly by a team of bi-lingual volunteers.
A Computer Learnign Center (Neighborhood Networks) operates in each and every facility. Residents are thrilled with the opportunity to join the "cyberspace" generation and be able to stay connected with family and friends.
A signinficant number of immigrants are now a part of FHI's growing family. We have translated the "FHI Handbook for Residents" into Russian; have volunteer translators at residents' association meetings; display bulletin board signs and present special inserts in mailings and residents newsletters in the Russian language.
Federation Housing also provides a link to family members through its semi-annual publication. The Friends Digest, a news letter about community activities, within our buildings, that enhance the lives of their loved-ones. In addition, funds are raised to help residents with needs where no other source of funds is available. Funds raised are held in a restricted account which are used solely to helps pay for items sucha as eye glasses, dentures, motorized scooters which otherwise may not be affordable to our low income residents.
NORC - FHI is a proud collaborating partner in the Bustleton/Sumerton NORC otherwise known as Senior Chai. FHI provides the home repair component of this meaningful program and has a designated staff member making house calls as needed. Doing so enables us to help those who are in need even before they hit our doormat and become apart of the FHI family as a resident.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
All of the above noted programs and services are provided by Federation Housing, Inc., a not-for-profit agency. Unfortunately, the Federal Government does not permit these type of services to be paid for from the n property operating budgets. As such, these meaniningful programs are sustained thru FHI's annual operating cash flow in conjunction with donations and philanthropic gifts from a variety of private donors, foundations and grant opportunities. The current value of providing these "Mitzvahs" exceeds $300,000/year.
Abel Lew
Landsburg William, Esq.
Roth Bernard
Levin Marvin
Rubin Gary
Altman Brett
Saligman Ira
Lindy Alan
Broad Bennett
Cassway Robert
Lipshutz Robert
Saperstein Avalie
Ludwig Barry
Davidson Michel, Esq.
Sokolow Jerry
Fisher Florrie
Markovitz Alan, Esq.
Steinberg Michael
Tabas Francine
Freedman Susan, Esq.
Morgan Mitchell
Glickman Jerome
Myers Diana
Tabas Robert
Goldenberg Mitchell
Peikes J. Rebecca
Weinstein Jay
Weiss Larry
Goldstein Samuel
Podietz Frank
Green Richard
Pollack Roslyn
Weiss Susan
Haaz Frank, Esq.
Price Stuart
Hellmann Jerry
Reibstein JB
Jacobs Robert, Esq.
Reibstein Saul
Kline Jerome, Esq.
Rosenthal Gilbert
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