AchieveAbility

ACHIEVEability is a nonprofit organization with a mission to permanently break the cycle of poverty through education, social services, housing, community and economic development, and accountability. ACHIEVEability was founded in 1981 as Philadelphians Concerned About Housing by a group of people from diverse backgrounds: homeless women, community members, Sisters of Mercy, and business leaders. This group realized that families coming out of homeless shelters or substandard living conditions need not only a healthy living environment, but also intensive support in order to move to permanent housing and self-sufficiency. ACHIEVEability was the first organization in Philadelphia to provide housing in combination with comprehensive support services for low income, single parent, many formerly homeless families.