
Homelessness
Philly, PATCO respond to Center City transit station encampment with social services
People set up tents inside the underground concourse at 12th and Locust streets seeking warmth and shelter during the recent snow emergency.
3 days ago
Inside Philly’s 40-year war on homeless encampments
The Ben Franklin Parkway occupation followed a well-trodden model. What can city government do to break the cycle?
4 days ago
Unemployment in the year of COVID
As we continue our series on how the pandemic has reshaped work in America, we'll discuss joblessness and unemployment over the course of the pandemic.
Air Date: February 19, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00‘Warming more than just bodies’: School gym hosts Camden’s unhoused amid winter freeze
Two years ago, Tawanda Jones and Connie Kellum created a warming center for the unhoused in Camden. They’re back at it again.
2 weeks ago
Code Blue during COVID-19: Shelters gear up for pandemic cold snap
Area homeless shelters and outreach workers are gearing up to try to get people safely indoors.
4 weeks ago
Del. ‘Swamp Hotel’ now a swank ‘stepping stone’ for people experiencing homelessness
New Castle County bought the hotel to create a comprehensive shelter and service center to help guests transition to stable, permanent housing.
4 weeks ago
Listen 6:01What a ‘Code Blue’ means for Philly residents
When temperatures feel near or below 20 degrees Fahrenheit, Philadelphia officials will declare a Code Blue. Here’s what that means, and how you can help.
1 month ago
Biden to extend order limiting pandemic evictions
The federal eviction moratorium, implemented through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is intended to help tenants who have been battered economically
1 month ago
Montgomery County declares ‘Code Blue’ weather emergency through weekend
A “Code Blue” declaration is made in the county when winter conditions pose a threat of serious harm or death to individuals without shelter.
2 months ago
‘My phone has not stopped ringing’: A new Chesco eviction prevention program expands Jan. 5
A Chester County eviction prevention program expands into the Coatesville area on Jan. 5 as families continue to struggle amid the coronavirus pandemic.
2 months ago
Philly disputes claims by COVID prevention hotel transplants that new housing lacks heat, hot water
Still waiting for permanent homes, several people moved from Center City are unhappy with their new surroundings.
2 months ago
Without a home and arrested: What I learned about police while homeless
When I lost my sublet and joined the community of people living at a fixed address, I found that police perceived me as a danger.
2 months ago
COVID-19 relief bill could stave off historic wave of evictions
A rental assistance program in the bill is key for helping millions of struggling renters at risk of losing their homes in the middle of winter as the pandemic rages on.
2 months ago
Step Up to the Plate to offer Christmas meals in Kensington
The team of Philly nonprofits, which serves meals to those experiencing housing and food insecurity, aims to extend its program through March amid the pandemic.
2 months ago
This week; staving off evictions in Philly, a former hotel repurposed as a homeless shelter in Delaware, and remembering Philly blues legend Frank Bey.
Air Date: December 21, 2020 10:00 am
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