St. John's Hospice

What Is Saint John’s Hospice?

Saint John’s Hospice is a Catholic Social Services shelter for men located in Center City Philadelphia. Established in 1963 by Monsignor Anthony J. O’Neill, Pastor of Saint John the Evangelist Church, and The Little Brothers of The Good Shepherd, Saint Johns was created as an outreach ministry to serve and assist the poor and homeless in the community. Saint John’s continues to provide crucial, life-sustaining services with dignity, respect and compassion to homeless men in Philadelphia.

Saint John’s Hospice is an independent 501c3 agency associated with the charitable work of Catholic Social Services.

Residence for over 250 homeless men each year in the St. John’s Hospice & Good Shepherd programs

Case management, medical assistance and counseling for all residents and day services guests

Mailroom services for over 900 homeless men

160 showers with clean clothing, underwear & shoes every week

Over 3,000 meals each week to homeless & needy men

Emergency shelter for 27 homeless men where they can receive a meal & bed every night

Programs We Offer

Saint John’s continues to provide crucial, life-sustaining services with dignity, respect & compassion to homeless men in Philadelphia.

COFFEE HOUSE

Provides a safe resting and sleeping environment for 27 chronically homeless men who typically avoid shelter living.

RESIDENTIAL

Drug and alcohol-free, 40-bed residence for men who are in transition from homelessness to independent living in the community.

GOOD SHEPHERD

Drug and alcohol-free, 12-bed residence for medically fragile, homeless men who are focusing on transition from homelessness to independent living.

DAY SERVICES

Day services for homeless men and men in need; Saint John’s provides a nutritious and hot noon meal for more than 350 men each weekday.

Saint John’s Hospice in Action

Latest News

Wawa delivers weekly lunches to St. John’s Hospice

April 23, 2020 | 10:32 pm

The convenience store chain is providing close to 5,000 meals to clients at an archdiocesan outreach to men experiencing homelessness, for whom the coronavirus has meant even greater hunger and poverty.

Catholic ministries on front line of pandemic get help of civic charity

April 13, 2020 | 11:59 am

Three archdiocesan social service agencies will receive critically needed grants by the PHL COVID-19 Fund to help feed and care for vulnerable people during the coronavirus crisis.

Ministry receives surprise $30K, but still faces challenges during pandemic

April 3, 2020 | 4:56 pm

St. John’s Hospice, which serves men experiencing homelessness, received major help from the Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia. But the need for support is rising.

In Their Words

Hear the stories from the people who have experienced Saint John’s.

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Get Involved

Donate

Benefactors from all over the area have generously provided for the needs of our homeless men since we opened in 1963.

Volunteer

Saint John’s Hospice hosts over 40,000 volunteer hours each year. We could not survive without this generous outpouring of time and talent.

Cook

The Casseroles are the “Main Course” of a complete, hot meal that we serve to hundreds of God’s poor and homeless who come to us for their daily bread.