Saint Joseph’s Family Hope Center in Brookhaven Borough, one of only two family shelters in Delaware County, faces imminent closure as the borough is terminating its lease. The center must vacate the premises by Sept. 30. Shelter employees are working to move families out by the end of June. According to Robert Jordan, the shelter’s board president, borough officials told him the shelter’s $1 million insurance policy was “inadequate” and a “legal liability issue.” Brookhaven recently acquired the property, and the borough council initially promised Family Hope Center it could remain as a tenant. However, borough solicitor John Jay Wills said Pennsylvania Borough Code barred the borough from running a shelter on its property. Jordan said county human service staff are visiting next week to mull over next steps. Read more at WHYY.
Source: WHYY; 5/30/2025