The Race Home: Benefiting Project Home

Register Here:

The 6th annual Race HOME will take place on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. 
You can participate one of three ways to help raise awareness of Project HOME’s mission to end and prevent chronic street homelessness.

• 5k Race at Lloyd Hall, along Kelly Drive, in Philadelphia, PA;
• 1 mile Family Walk at Lloyd Hall; or,
• Participate in any outdoor wellness activity, from anywhere!

Check-in will open at 7:30 a.m. for the Race HOME. The 5k will start 8:30 a.m., the fun walk will start at 8:40 a.m. 

Want to make an even bigger impact? You can start your own team or set a fundraising goal! Once your registration is set up, you can add one or both of these options! 

This event will focus on the important role physical & mental wellness has in an individual’s journey towards permanent and supportive housing. Race participation will help a Project HOME community member on their journey home! Street homelessness greatly impacts a person’s physical and mental health.  Project HOME’s Hub of Hope offers a safe place where people can enjoy a warm cup of coffee, shower, wash laundry, see a doctor, meet with a case manager, and begin the process of finding permanent housing. To learn more about the Hub of Hope, please visit our webpage. 

Can’t participate in The Race HOME but still want to support Philadelphians experiencing homelessness?  Consider making a hygiene kit!  Hygiene Kit Packing List (suggested items):

• Large Slider Ziploc Bags (used as the hygiene kit bag to hold items)
• Gatorade instant-mix
• Snack crackers
• Gummy snacks
• Socks
• Chapstick
• Bottled water
• Sunscreen & Lotion
• Hand sanitizer
• Band-Aids
• *Plain T-shirt

*If you decide to add clothing, please be gender-neutral and purchase large sizes. After packing your hygiene kits, please drop them off at:
1515 Fairmount Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19130

ALL THE DETAILS: 

Location:            
1 Boathouse Row, Lloyd Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19130

Entry:                    
Early bird registration will open in July. 

Amenities:          
T-SHIRTS!! Participants receive a t-shirt, to be picked up either before the race at a specified location or race day.

Race Results:   
Our partners at Bryn Mawr Running Company will be on site to time the race. If you are participating remotely, you will have the option of using the Racejoy App or self-timing to submit your results. We will email or text you directions!

Questions:          
For more information, please contact Sharon Hoffberg, Special Events Coordinator, at sharonhoffberg@projecthome.org. 

Mission:              
The mission of the Project HOME community is to empower adults, children, and families to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty, to alleviate the underlying causes of poverty, and to enable all of us to attain our fullest potential as individuals and as members of the broader society. We strive to create a safe and respectful environment where we support each other in our struggles for self-esteem, recovery, and the confidence to move toward self-actualization.