Homelessness

A tweetstorm will call on Pennsylvania to extend services during the pandemic.

Located next to Rock Ministries, it’s available every weekday afternoon — and interested people can just show up.

Homeless families report being turned away at shelters while city quarantine facilities go unused.

The city is opening a drop-in site in the neighborhood to encourage more social distancing.

As the city shuts down to slow a COVID-19 outbreak, people experiencing homeless are left with fewer resources for personal hygiene when they are needed most.

The news came hours after local officials moved forward with a long-planned effort to clear a homeless encampment in the tunnels beneath the Center City convention center.

In Delaware, homeless shelters are providing to-go food options among other changes to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among a vulnerable population.

Outreach workers fear a COVID-19 outbreak among the city’s homeless population.

A lot of cleaning and monitoring for symptoms is going on since close quarters would make it hard for residents to keep a distance from an ill individual.

The last time Robert Clark filled out the United States Census form, he had a well-paying job, a house, and no criminal record. But in 2010, Clark lost his job.

The Homeward Initiative and Valley Youth House are nearing the launch of their housing collaboration Host Homes.

This week: we catch up on the latest news in New Jersey government, Sister Mary Scullion on poverty and the State of the Union, and why are there so few librarians in Pa.?

Workers can earn $50 cash for a half-day of cleaning up streets or vacant lots around Kensington. Demand is already high.

Project HOME, Independence Blue Cross and AmeriHealth Caritas unveiled a 3-year, $1 million initiative to offer services to reduce the harm of poverty.

After a relationship ended three years ago, Michael Thomas had to move out. He found himself homeless for the first time in his life.