100%
Shelter system diversion rate
$25-45/hr
Starting wages for graduates
Building Sustainable Community Infrastructure
Jackie's House directly addresses the strain on public resources by absorbing returning citizens into transitional housing. This proactive approach prevents cycling through city shelters and reduces emergency service utilization, ensuring stability from day one.
Our integrated continuum bundles trauma care, sexual health education, and trade certifications like culinary arts or VR welding. This holistic support delivers what siloed initiatives often cannot, creating a workforce pipeline for living-wage jobs.
Invest in Proven Public Cost Avoidance
Join us in building a self-sustaining loop that reduces recidivism, alleviates public burdens, and strengthens the tax base of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.
THE SISTERHOOD
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© 2026 Jackie's House & So Life Gave You Lemons Dual-entity workforce development saving $45,000–$50,000 per participant annually.
Philadelphia Reentry Infrastructure
A home. Not a program.
A family. Not a placement.
The Sisterhood is LaRica Grant's private home.
At 1600 W. Diamond Street in Philadelphia, LaRica - a certified nonmedical assisted living administrator, licensed caregiver, cook, and direct care worker - welcomes women veterans into her family. Not into a program. Not into a facility. Into her home.
The Sisterhood is completely standalone and entirely separate from the Jackie's House reentry program. It exists for one reason: because women who served this country deserve to come home to safety, dignity, and someone who genuinely cares.
The Sisterhood opens November 1, 2026.
Three private rooms are available.
Room 1 - Wheelchair accessible first floor suite with a private en-suite bathroom and dedicated accessible parking. For a woman veteran who self-transfers.
Rooms 2 and 3 - Private bedroom for ambulatory women veterans.
All residents receive meals, medication reminders, daily living support, and the presence of a live-in caregiver available around the clock. LaRica provides all care personally.
WHO THE SISTERHOOD IS FOR
The Sisterhood is for women veterans who need a safe, private, supportive home environment with personal care without all of the restrictions a facility would have. This is your home. We have safety measures of course but you will treat it like it's your own home accept with 24/7 supportive care. Women veterans are encouraged to apply. Multiple payment options are available. Rates are well below comparable private residential care in Philadelphia. Contact us for current availability.
The Sisterhood is not a medical facility. It is a home - with all the warmth, care, and belonging that word is supposed to mean.
Endorsed by Dr. Cathy Bennett Santos-Founder of the National Alliance for Women Veterans.
HOW TO REFER A WOMAN VETERAN
To refer a woman veteran or inquire about availability:
Email: grantsemployment@gmail.com
Phone: (267) 348-5312
Address: 1600 W. Diamond Street Philadelphia, PA 19121
Site visits from referring agencies are welcome. Please contact us to schedule.