Overcoming Crisis, Together.
If it feels like you’re living from crisis to crisis, you’re not alone–and you don’t have to go through it alone either. Germantown Avenue Crisis Ministry (GACM) provides resources and support to help you navigate financial, energy, and food assistance today, while also planning for a stable, sustainable future.
Learn how you can get help or how you can help others. After all, GACM is a community support resource for neighbors, by neighbors.
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GACM is here to help you.
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Whether you rent or own, whether you’ve lived here your whole life, or whether you’re just settling in, we’re here to help you out of tough situations. We want to help you stay in your home safely, help you manage finances and navigate public services, and support you when you don’t know how you’ll make rent or put food on the table.
Help Others
Our ability to provide support & resources to our neighbors in need are made possible by compassionate donors and dedicated volunteers. Every donation given goes directly toward meeting urgent needs for families in our community, and every hour a volunteer gives brings comfort to those facing challenges.
Exciting News! GACM Welcomes Our New Executive Director
Jeff Podraza, Board Chair/Rebecca Bernstein, Vice-Chair:
"We are excited to announce Olivia Sharkey as GACM’s new Executive Director.
We are thrilled to welcome Olivia and look forward to the vision, joy, and commitment to service she brings as GACM enters its next chapter. Thank you for your past and continued support of our mission."
Why this matters now more than ever.
50%
Philadelphia has the highest rate of poverty of any large city in the U.S. Germantown has levels 50% higher than the city as a whole.
-Philadelphia Inquirer
52%
Did you know that 52% of Philadelphia renters are spending more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities? This is the highest percentage of any city in the U.S.
-Pew Charitable Foundation Report
71%
71% of food insecure households in Philadelphia make a yearly income below the federal poverty line.
-Philadelphia Inquirer