Homelessness

Drivers say they are overwhelmed by people struggling with homelessness and addiction. SEPTA has only 7 social workers to help contain the crisis.

A year ago, Tiffani Szabara was managing a restaurant and living a stable life with her four kids in a middle-class suburb. Then COVID struck.

Tawanda Jones is staging sit-ins to protest the lack of warming centers for those experiencing homelessness in Camden. The state’s involvement gives her hope.

Embiid's donation will provide meals, clothing, COVID treatment, health care, summer camp and essential care for teens, the team announced in a release Saturday.

Tawanda Jones was on a mission to relocate dozens of people from a school gym, to keep them warm over the weekend.

People set up tents inside the underground concourse at 12th and Locust streets seeking warmth and shelter during the recent snow emergency.

The Ben Franklin Parkway occupation followed a well-trodden model. What can city government do to break the cycle?

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.

Two years ago, Tawanda Jones and Connie Kellum created a warming center for the unhoused in Camden. They’re back at it again.

Area homeless shelters and outreach workers are gearing up to try to get people safely indoors.

New Castle County bought the hotel to create a comprehensive shelter and service center to help guests transition to stable, permanent housing.

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.

The federal eviction moratorium, implemented through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is intended to help tenants who have been battered economically

A “Code Blue” declaration is made in the county when winter conditions pose a threat of serious harm or death to individuals without shelter.

A Chester County eviction prevention program expands into the Coatesville area on Jan. 5 as families continue to struggle amid the coronavirus pandemic.