On Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the Roosevelt Darby Intake Center, at 804 N. Broad Street, will close at 1 p.m. Appletree Family Center, 1430 Cherry Street, will stay open until 5 p.m.

How to get help during the holiday closures

Until the intake centers reopen at 7 a.m. on Tues, Jan. 21, 2025, anyone who is experiencing homelessness and is looking for shelter may request placement at these after-hour intake centers:

• People identifying as female (singles only): House of Passage, 111 N. 49th Street, starting at 5 p.m.
• People identifying as male (singles only): The Mike Hinson Resource Center, 1701 W. Lehigh Avenue, starting at 3 p.m.
• Families (head of household with children): Red Shield Family Residence, 715 N. Broad Street, starting at 5 p.m.

To get help for someone who’s living or sleeping on the street, call the City’s Homeless Street Outreach hotline: (215) 232-1984.

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation will close certain parks from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily from December 1, 2025 through March 31, 2025. The expanded curfew hours will take place at these parks:

Bartram’s Garden
East Fairmount Park
Cobbs Creek Park
FDR Park
Pennypack Park
Tacony Creek Park
West Fairmount Park 
Wissahickon Valley Park 

All trails, parking lots, and other areas in these parks will be closed to all pedestrian, bicycle, equestrian, and vehicular traffic. The expanded closing hours are being implemented to ensure public safety while deer control activities are being conducted in these parks.

The Philadelphia Fire Department is hiring certified paramedics and EMTs to work in one of the busiest fire/EMS systems in the nation. The Fire Department’s motto is “Dedication + Service,” and members live those values every day in the City of Philadelphia. The deadline to apply is January 19, 2025.

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