Our mission is to improve the health of Philadelphians by linking them with public benefits and community resources that address their non-medical determinants of health.
ServiceLink has 80+ student volunteers helping to live out our mission.
Since January 2018, we have 31 resolved cases and 85 ongoing cases.
Our Response to COVID-19
Since December 2020, ServiceLink has:
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Created a fully remote hotline in collaboration with Penn Family Cares to help patients access public benefits and community resources, including health insurance, unemployment compensation, health appointment scheduling, meal deliveries, COMPASS applications, food stamps, and more.
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Implemented new measures that abide by all COVID-19 safety standards
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Updated our resources databased to include locations in which patients can receive COVID-19 testing, and COVID-19 emergency rental assistance
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Adapted training methods to highlight resources used more frequently during this time, including updated information on Philly food distribution sites, how to apply for unemployment, and medical assistance
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Continously monitored how community resources and public services are changing during this time, and updated our resource database to reflect these changes
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, ServiceLink worked with the following sites​:
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Penn Center for Primary Care Refugee Clinic
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United Community Clinic (UCC) at First African Presbyterian Church
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Unity Clinic
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Dance for Health at Commonplace
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Dance for Health at Sayre
We look forward to returning to our work in these sites when it is safe to do so!