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Homelessness

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Community

‘It makes you feel normal’: Delaware’s Pallet Village helps those experiencing homelessness

After some setbacks, the Pallet Village in Georgetown finally opens, housing nearly 50 people experiencing homelessness and other challenges.

4 weeks ago

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Community

Upper Darby pet-friendly shelter already at capacity, expanding services

Upper Darby pet-friendly homeless shelter, Breaking Bread Community, has already reached its full capacity since opening a month ago.

2 months ago

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Community

The only overnight shelter for single adults in Montgomery County is fighting to stay open

In the last six months, Pottstown has ordered three churches to close their shelters or stop offering services to the public.

3 months ago

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Shelters of the Family Promise of Northern New Castle County organization. (Courtesy of Family Promise)
Community

Delaware homeless shelter gets $1.25 million boost from Bezos fund

Family Promise of Northern New Castle County will be able to help up to 50 more families with the grant.

4 months ago

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Community

Montgomery County residents sleep on courthouse steps to make homelessness more ‘visible’ and push for solutions

Residents listened to unhoused peoples’ stories in the frigid cold and slept outside in solidarity. Advocates push for more shelters and affordable housing.

4 months ago

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Community

HUD awards Philadelphia $8.7M in an effort to reduce youth homelessness

The funding, made possible through HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program, will be used to pilot programs for young adults between the ages of 18 to 24.

5 months ago

SEPTA workers power wash Allegheny Station on Kensington Avenue. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

SEPTA launches safety and cleaning program to provide social services to people using stations as shelters

SEPTA will partner with local college students to offer social services to people experiencing homelessness using the transit system as a shelter.

6 months ago

The Pottstown Beacon of Hope team is seen under a banner during a fundraising event.
Community

A 24/7 shelter for single adults is coming to Pottstown. It may be the first of its kind in Montgomery County

Homelessness is on the rise in Montco, which shuttered two shelter facilities over the summer. Officials hope a new shelter can serve as a model for other townships.

6 months ago

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City Council seeks to extend Philly’s eviction diversion program past December

The heralded program is currently set to expire at the end of the year. A bill moving through the City Council would change that.

6 months ago

Tatyana Woodard tests space to hang art at Ark of Safety, a new North Philly shelter for LGBTQ people. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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A shelter just for LGBTQ people: Ark of Safety is opening in North Philadelphia

With a dozen beds plus support services, the new sanctuary is targeting a mid-September launch.

7 months ago

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Community

As Norristown closes parks from dusk to dawn, unhoused people fear arrest

Norristown council voted to close parks from dusk to dawn. Unhoused people fear they can’t sleep in parks, retribution from police.

7 months ago

Tony Morano, 38 (left), and Anne Douglass, 60, set up tents along the bike path in Norristown. (Courtesy of Mark Boorse)
Politics & Policy

Advocates say there’s ‘no place’ for unhoused people in Norristown, where it may soon be illegal to stay in parks past dusk

Norristown Borough is considering a new “dawn-to-dusk” ordinance, which would make it officially illegal to sleep overnight in the borough’s parks.

8 months ago

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Community

Southern Delaware pallet village offers help for growing number of people experiencing homelessness

As part of an effort to reduce the number of people in Delaware experiencing homelessness, the first pallet villages will soon be constructed in southern Delaware.

8 months ago

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Urban Planning
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Rittenhouse Square has 160 new benches with a built-in center bar. Is it an accessibility feature, or hostile architecture?

The nonprofit that maintains the park says there’s been a lot of positive feedback, but people experiencing homelessness feel targeted.

8 months ago

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Weather

Where to find cooling centers in the Philly suburbs and more resources to cope with the extreme heat

With temperatures reaching above 95 degrees, the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for southeastern Pennsylvania until 8 p.m. Thursday.

8 months ago

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