Dan Cirucci: New Affordable Housing For Area Seniors

Sunday, May 21, 2023

New Affordable Housing For Area Seniors

Most Reverend Nelson J. Pérez, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will bless and dedicate Saint Joseph Place, a new affordable housing community for independent seniors in Collingdale (Delaware County). Saint Joseph Place is the sixth of its nature developed by Catholic Housing and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHCS) and the first in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Monday, May 22, 2023
9:30 a.m.
Saint Joseph Place

502 Woodlawn Avenue
Collingdale, PA 19023

Brief remarks from attending dignitaries will precede the Rite of Blessing. Attending dignitaries include City, Borough, and Government Officials, as well as project development partners and benefactors.

Following the blessing and dedication, Archbishop Pérez will tour the building and join CHCS housing residents for light refreshments.

For those unable to participate in person, a video replay will be posted later in the day to Archbishop Pérez’s Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ArchbishopPerez/.

Background Information on Saint Joseph Place

The Saint Joseph Place development involves the substantial rehabilitation of the historic, former Saint Joseph Elementary School and Annex buildings, as well as the new construction of an addition to connect these two buildings, to provide 50 units of service-enriched affordable senior housing on the Saint Joseph parish grounds. The development, supported by the community at large, is located at 502 Woodlawn Avenue in Collingdale, Delaware County, west of the City of Philadelphia. Catholic Housing and Community Services (CHCS) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was the lead sponsor of this project. CHCS serves as a catalyst to promote positive transformation in targeted communities throughout the Archdiocese. CHCS serves seniors throughout the Archdiocesan region, with the goal of enabling them to age safely in place in their homes and communities.

Saint Joseph Place at Collingdale serves seniors 62 and older. Of the 50 one-bedroom units, six are fully accessible. Residents will have access to a rich program of on-site supportive services, including case management, health services, and recreational activities. CHCS and its partners will provide supportive services. The project is consistent with community and neighborhood plans and, beyond its impact on the neighborhood; Saint Joseph Place will have a significant impact on the community of senior housing and service providers supporting Delaware County seniors.

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About Dan Cirucci

He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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