History Print

Calcutta House, founded over two decades ago by Mother Teresa’s Brothers of Charity in a rented, five bedroom row home in the University City area of West Philadelphia, originally provided a clean, comfortable, accepting and supportive place for ostracized individuals with end-stage AIDS to spend their final months in peace and comfort.

 
Board of Directors Print

 

Board of Directors
 
Shawn Marcell, Chair
Joseph Drennan, Vice Chair
Debra Green, PhD, Secretary
Kelli Marans, Esq, Treasurer
 
Christopher Bartlett
Howard Childs, Esq., CPA
E. George Dobosh
John Gallagher, Esq
Stephen Gluckman, MD
Debra Green, PhD
Sr. Constance Haughton, RN, RSM
Anita Gallagher Kelly
Reverend Antonio McCallister
Sarah Keating, Esq
Kathleen Murphy
Stephanie Monzon
Andrea Perrone, MD
Poonam Sehgal, MD
Kenneth Simbiri, MD
Reverend Daniel Sutton
Joseph Virdone
 
Matthew Teter
Executive Director

 

 
Staff Print

EXECUTIVE STAFF

Matthew Teter, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, moved to Philadelphia in September, 2008 to serve as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Calcutta House, Inc. 

 
Population Served Print

Calcutta PatientCalcutta House serves people living with AIDS who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in need of rehabilitative and supportive care regardless of age, color, creed, physical or mental disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender identity and expression, national origin, race, religion, pregnancy, sex or sexual orientation. The organization recognizes a special responsibility to respond to the poorest and most vulnerable of the community. Calcutta House has served over 400 individuals since its inception and currently serves, at any given time, 31 residents.