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Homelessness

Stacey Horrocks stands inside her home wearing a face mask
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

High court gives Pa. county OK to delay eviction cases while tenants wait for rental relief

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

5 years ago

Safiya Kitwana is pictured standing outside
NPR
Politics & Policy

Some local counties are scrambling to stop a wave of evictions after federal ban expires

A federal ban on evictions expired over the weekend, potentially putting millions of tenants at risk of eviction just as infections from the delta variant are on the rise.

5 years ago

People from a coalition of housing justice groups hold signs protesting evictions during a news conference
Politics & Policy

Frustration as Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire

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

5 years ago

The Rev. Robert Collier of Galilee Baptist Church helped organize a virtual town hall to educate Philadelphians about eviction diversion programs. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Facing eviction? Philly’s Black clergy may be able to help

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

5 years ago

Joe Biden speaks from a podium at the White House
Politics & Policy

Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire Saturday

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

5 years ago

The CDC’s eviction moratorium ends Saturday, July 31, 2021. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and other officials are urging reside in danger of eviction to apply for rental assistance today. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Kenney urges residents to apply for rental assistance before moratorium expires Saturday

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.

5 years ago

Housing activists erect a
Politics & Policy

Explainer: Will Pennsylvania evictions spike despite rental help?

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.

5 years ago

A sign posted on the door of the Regina Rose Apartments in Elkins Park, Pa., warns of structural danger. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘Where’s the help?’ displaced Elkins Park tenants ask, after apartment building declared unsafe

Tenants were told to evacuate in late June. Resources are running thin, families are split apart, and pleas to the landlord go largely ignored, they say.

5 years ago

Tents set up by people experiencing homelessness along Kensington Avenue
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Housing activists drop lawsuit against Kenney administration over encampment sweeps

Housing activists withdrew a lawsuit against Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration over a plan to allegedly displace people living in a Kensington encampment.

5 years ago

Rowhouses in the Hunting Park neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

35,000 Philly residents have applied for rent relief as spending deadlines loom

The city is seeking tenants and landlords to apply for rental assistance so it can disperse state and federal money before looming deadlines.

5 years ago

Plastic bags can be seen through the window of a restaurant
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup – 06/28/21

How will Philly's plastic bag ban play out for small businesses? Are we paying enough attention to foster care youth once they age out of the system?

Air Date: June 28, 2021 10:00 am

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President Biden speaks at the White House
Politics & Policy

CDC extends eviction moratorium a month, says it’s last time

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, extended the evictions moratorium from June 30 until July 31.

5 years ago

Tents set up by people experiencing homelessness along Kensington Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Kensington encampments persist after a lawsuit, a canceled sweep, and protest

Protestors, police, and encampment residents mingled on Kensington Ave., one day after a Villanova prof sued the city over its treatment of homeless people.

5 years ago

A robot portrait painter created a gallery of 'everyday geniuses'
Community

Local artists donate nearly 200 pieces of original artwork to people experiencing homelessness

People experiencing homelessness will have the opportunity to receive pieces of original artwork from local artists as part of SELF Inc.

5 years ago

A homeless man pushes his belongings along a Los Angeles street. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Exclusive: HUD’s Marcia Fudge says she’s ready to fight homelessness as head of panel

Marcia Fudge was selected Thursday to chair the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, which is coordinating the government's response.

5 years ago

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