The PCH Difference:
Supportive Services
What is the PCH Difference™?
It is Princeton Community Housing’s commitment to providing supportive services,
through community-based partnerships facilitated by PCH’s licensed social workers and staff,
that result in stronger, healthier outcomes for our residents and communities.
Caring, on-staff Social Service Coordinators play a key role.
In 2018, PCH expanded its professional team by adding two Social Service Coordinators with extensive social work experience and education to serve our communities – Princeton Community Village, Griggs Farm, and Elm Court/Harriet Bryan House. Our Social Service Coordinators play a critical role in connecting residents to local community resources, for both crisis and preventive services, as well as provide individual supportive counseling to enhance emotional wellbeing, plan and coordinate enrichment opportunities and community building events, and help residents successfully age in place.
PCH Supportive Services include:
Congregate Program
At Elm Court/Harriet Bryan House, the Congregate Program provides meals, limited personal care, light housekeeping, and essential transportation services for senior citizens and mobility-impaired residents.
Food Security and Hunger Relief
PCH partners with Arm and Arm and Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Mercer County who generously provide food deliveries at all PCH communities. Additionally, residents benefit from Princeton Human Services’ Annual Holiday and Thanksgiving Day basket distributions.
Access to Scholarships for Higher Education
PCH’s Princeton Community Village and Griggs Farm communities are members of JAHMA (New Jersey Affordable Housing Management Association) and NAHMA (National Affordable Housing Management Association), qualifying our student residents to apply for scholarships through their national and state foundations. The JAHMA and NAHMA Foundations were established to offer scholarships ranging from $1,500 through $4,500, to high school graduates, individuals holding a GED and planning to continue post-secondary studies, and other adults (including senior citizens) pursuing additional educational opportunities.
For 16 consecutive years, our student residents have been awarded scholarships from the JAHMA and NAHMA Foundations. In 2023, 96 students won scholarships nationwide, and eight of them were residents of Princeton Community Village. No other affordable housing community in the country has won more scholarships!
Emergency Rental Relief and Payment Plans
PCH makes every effort to keep residents in their homes, and when necessary, provides payment plans as a way forward for residents who are falling behind with their rent obligation. PCH also collaborates with Housing Initiatives of Princeton and other community-based organizations who provide direct aid to individuals facing significant financial challenges, often because of unanticipated circumstances and crisis.
Health and Wellness Opportunities
PCH appreciates our collaborations with Zufall Health, Penn Medicine Princeton and the Princeton YMCA to offer a range of health and wellness programs, including free and low-cost health services, educational programs, vaccine clinics, and on-site exercise programs.
Education and Enrichments
At Princeton Community Village, the Crimmins Learning Center is home to an on-site, free, certified preschool program for families with 3 – 4 year old children, in collaboration with Princeton Public Schools and the Princeton YMCA. The Princeton YMCA provides the Princeton Young Achievers afterschool program daily during the school year for PCV children in grades K – 5th grade.
Residents are invited to participate in the Isles financial savings and Lifelong Learner programs.
Summer enrichment opportunities are extended to youth who live in PCH communities, including funding to participate in Princeton Recreation Department summer programs and other local camps and activities.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO OUR MANY ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS WHO HELP US DELIVER THE PCH DIFFERENCE!
YWCA Princeton