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To help families achieve their greatest potential.

Vision
APM envisions a healthy community, where all families are self-reliant; where children are protected and nurtured to become future leaders; and where residents are engaged in their community.

Who We Are

Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of our community through direct service and outreach in the Philadelphia region.

APM impacts thousands of people each year by offering a full spectrum of bilingual and culturally sensitive social services related to education, health, human services, and community & economic development.

History

Since 1970, APM has helped families achieve their greatest potential. Learn where it all began.

Board of Directors

APM is honored to have a board of directors that truly represents the community it serves. With board members from all walks of life, APM can continue to grow for the foreseeable future

Executive Staff

APM is home to over 300 highly-skilled professionals in a variety of disciplines. We pride ourselves on representing the community we serve.

Community Impact

Learn how APM is making a difference in the Philadelphia community.

Partners

Each year, APM partners with dozens of agencies and organizations across Philadelphia to better serve those in need.

All APM programs and services do not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, race, sexual preference, national origin, or ability to pay.

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How can Philadelphia’s point-in-time count do a better job of counting families?

Generocity.com January 25, 2019

This is a guest post by Daniel Farrell, SVP of homeless prevention and rehousing services at Help USA; Joe Willard, VP of policy at People’s Emergency Center; and Rachel Falkove, executive director of Philadelphia Interfaith Hospitality Network.

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WHYY: As Philly tallies homeless population, advocates say families are overlooked

January 24, 2019 – By Ximena Conde – WHYY

A coalition of more than a dozen advocacy groups for the homeless in Philadelphia.. →

KYW: Hidden homelessness: What overnight census of people living on the street misses

January 23, 2019 KYW Radio- by Pat Loeb

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — An army of volunteers will fan out across Philadelphia Tuesday night to count the number of people sleeping on the street. The annual Point-in-Time Count is required for funding by the Department of.. →

Univision 65: Government Shutdown Assistance Story

January 22, 2019 Univison 65
Government Shutdown Assistance

The City of Philadelphia will offer help for federal workers during government closure.
Univision 65 Genaro Tijerina presents the following report.

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VILLAGE VIEW: Project focuses on improving health care for immigrant communities

From Main Line Times

By Bonnie Squires – Jan 16, 2019

“It isn’t the size of the dog in the fight — it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”

If.. →

State andFood First Philly: Local Public Health Actions Grant Finished Off Strong!

January 15, 2019 – Food Fit Philly

On December 18, 2018, Get Healthy Philly held a final THANK YOU meeting to close out our four years of work under the CDC’s State and Local Public Health Actions (SLPHA)1422 Grant. A major component of this was working on environmental changes to increase.. →