Homelessness

The day shelter hopes proceeds from the event can combat homelessness, which is increasingly an issue in the Montgomery County seat.

Two hundred concrete columns in the subway concourse were painted by homeless artists, as part of Mural Arts Philadelphia’s social service program.

My mom and my aunt occasionally see my dad under the Market-Frankford El in Kensington. I’m grateful I haven’t seen him that way.

The four-story building in North Philadelphia will provide permanent supportive housing to people who are or have been homeless or are at risk of homelessness.

A Saturday event in Norristown attracted some people still dealing with Ida’s impact on the area. Another event is set for Sept. 25 in Pottstown.

An effort to save and preserve housing stock in Philadelphia is moving ahead with $400 million in funding over the next four years.

States have begun to ramp up the amount of rental assistance reaching tenants, but there are still millions of families facing eviction who haven't gotten help.

Millions could find themselves homeless after the Supreme Court overturned a federal eviction moratorium but in Philly, some tenants will be protected.

Many have been pushing Mayor Kenney’s administration to fix the untenable living conditions in the neighborhood.

Advocates hope the ruling will prompt other counties to issue similar orders, guaranteeing that tenants won’t lose their homes while waiting for help.

Millions of Americans face being forced from their homes with the midnight Saturday expiration of a moratorium on evictions during the pandemic.

Philadelphia’s Black clergy are coming out to support tenants as the federal moratorium that had shielded renters from eviction comes to an end.

The moratorium was put in place put in place last September by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Philadelphia elected officials urge residents to apply for rental assistance as the courts resume lockouts and the federal eviction moratorium is set to expire Saturday.

As of June 7, roughly 3.2 million people in the U.S. said they face eviction in the next two months. Here’s the situation in Pennsylvania.