Re-Entry & Recovery Resources
Find help in Philadelphia
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Now with a map, faster search, and a saved list. Find food, housing, jobs, health care and legal help near you in Philadelphia.
hy Not Prosper's resource guide helps people coming home from prison find support in the Philadelphia area — quickly, in plain language, with no account and no sign-up.
WHAT YOU CAN FIND
Food. Housing and shelter. Jobs and training. Health care and recovery. Mental health and counseling. Legal help. Clothing. Money and benefits. GED and school. Bus and transportation. Help for women, and help for people coming home.
HOW IT WORKS
• Tap what you need — no typing required
• Or search in your own words
• See places closest to you on a map
• Call with one tap
• Save places to My List
• See whether a place is open right now
BUILT FOR REAL LIFE
The app works without internet once it has loaded, so you can use it on the bus or anywhere the signal is weak. Big buttons and plain words throughout. We tell you when we could not confirm a place is still open, so you know to call first.
UPDATES
Turn on notifications to hear from the Why Not Prosper team about new resources and news. You choose what you get, and you can turn it off any time.
ABOUT WHY NOT PROSPER
Why Not Prosper is a Philadelphia nonprofit that helps women from prison systems discover their own strength — a hand up, not a hand out. We provide pre-release mentoring, housing, workforce development, adult literacy and more from our community resource center in Germantown.
Questions or a listing that needs fixing? Call (610) 716-1113 or visit why-not-prosper.org.
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This is a rebuilt app, made simpler and faster.
• Search for what you need in plain words — food, shelter, job, money
• See places on a map and find the ones closest to you
• Save places to My List so you can find them again
• Get a call button that dials straight from the app
• See what's open right now
• Works without internet once it has loaded
• Turn on updates to hear from Why Not Prosper
The developer, Why Not Prosper Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Why Not Prosper Inc.
- Size
- 37.9 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Why Not Prosper