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EVENT:
Sister Mary Scullion, director and co-founder of Project H.O.M.E., (Housing, Opportunities, Medical Care, Education), will be presented with the Third Annual Excellence in Community Service Award by Jefferson’s Safety Awareness and Public Health Education (SAPHE), a Thomas Jefferson University student organization.

DATE: Thursday, April 6, 2006

TIME: Noon - 1 p. m.

LOCATION:
Jefferson Alumni Hall
1020 Locust St.
Philadelphia

GUESTS:
Robert L. Barchi, M.D., Ph.D., President, Thomas Jefferson University

David Nash, M.D., MBA, Chair of the Department of Health Policy, and Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, co-director, Jefferson’s Master of Science Program in Public Health

Richard C. Wender, M.D., chair of Family and Community Medicine,

Jefferson Medical College, co-director, Jefferson’s Master of Science Program in Public Health

BACKGROUND:
Branded "Philadelphia's Joan of Arc" by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sister Mary Scullion is a tireless advocate for the rights of homeless populations and has participated in coalition-building and litigation to secure shelter and voting rights for the homeless.

Project H.O.M.E. provides a continuum of care, including residential and rehabilitative services aimed at breaking the cycle of homelessness. Sister Mary Scullion, a Sister of Mercy since 1972, earned a Masters of Social Work from Temple University and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees from Salve Regina and the Jefferson College of Health Professions, as well as an honorary Doctorate of Public Service from Temple University. 

JEFF Safety Awareness and Public Health Education (SAPHE) is composed of students in the Master of Science in Public Health program at the Jefferson College of Graduate Studies.