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Homelessness

People usually eat inside at the Emmanuel Dining Room but the coronavirus crisis has forced them to disperse after getting their meal at the door.  (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

Homeless shelters in Delaware take steps to mitigate spread of coronavirus

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.

6 years ago

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Health
Billy Penn

No plan for people living on the street as coronavirus lands in Philly

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

6 years ago

The Ruth Williams House at Broad and Boston Streets in Philadelphia has 88 units for those in need of affordable housing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Broke in Philly

Philly’s homeless shelters prepare for unique challenge coronavirus brings

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.

6 years ago

Robert Clark poses for a portrait in The Kensington Storefront on Kensington Avenue near Somerset Street. (Photo by Erin Blewett)
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Broke in Philly

In Philly, how will the 2020 Census count people experiencing homelessness?

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.

6 years ago

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Broke in Philly

Local organizations collaborate to create LGBTQ housing program

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

6 years ago

Sister Mary Scullion stands outside Willard Elementary School
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 02/10/20

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.?

Air Date: February 10, 2020 10:00 am

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Lottery winners from Philadelphia’s Work-to-Earn program clean up the streets of Kensington Ave. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

New Philly work program offers alternative to panhandling

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

6 years ago

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Teresa Miller, secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, talks about a new program aimed at improving health in North Philadelphia, where 45% of residents in that area live at or below the poverty level. (HughE Dillon/Project Home)
Community
Broke in Philly

Project HOME, insurance companies seek to alleviate harm caused by poverty

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

6 years ago

(Bradley C Bower/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Community
Broke in Philly

One of the wealthiest counties in Pennsylvania says it’s finally close to ending homelessness

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

6 years ago

the outside of Wilmington Public Library
Community

Wilmington Library has new rules on carts, blankets and garbage bags. Do they target patrons without homes?

Visitors can no longer carry in wheeled carts, blankets or luggage. Some believe the new rules target people experiencing homelessness.

6 years ago

A person sleeps on a sidewalk near New York's Times Square this past week. A new report says more and more American cities are passing laws that make it illegal to sleep outside, on the street, in a park or in your own car. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)
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Community

Opinion: Should it be illegal to sleep outside?

A woman lived in her car in front of our apartment building for a couple of weeks.

6 years ago

John Oliver, Jr., plays guitar at Hub of Hope's Living Room (Michaela WInberg/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

In Suburban Station, live music brings holiday joy to the Hub of Hope

Project HOME’s underground “Living Room” is a place to play and sing.

6 years ago

Rutgers-Camden student Nitan Shanas embraces Joseph's House client and volunteer Liz Holmes in the lobby of the Camden homeless shelter where they met. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

Rutgers students ‘sleep out’ in Camden to support local homeless shelter

About 50 Rutgers-Camden students will trade their warm beds for cardboard and sleeping bags in the quad outside the campus center as part of a “sleep out.”

6 years ago

Bill Golderer inside the Arch Street Presbyterian Church. (Justin James Muir)
Community
Broke in Philly

Can this charismatic pastor rally Philly around its most intractable problem?

Inside Bill Golderer’s big, bold — and, dare we say, revolutionary — idea for tackling poverty in Philadelphia.

6 years ago

Community meal in North Philadelphia. (Pheed Philly/Instagram)
Billy Penn
Community

Dancing, DJs and art: Waterfront day party raises money for Philadelphians experiencing homelessness

The inaugural Hands Up Music Fest is coming to Penn Treaty Park.

6 years ago

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