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Homelessness

Joel Snyder, housing case manager for the Salvation Army in Norristown, sets up cots for the homeless in the organization's basement gym. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

High winds, low temps prompt early Code Blue in Philadelphia area

Because of predicted low temperatures, Philadelphia and surrounding counties have declared the first Code Blue of the fall season. Here's some information to keep people safe.

8 years ago

Volunteers and residents mingle in Camp Alpha at dinnertime.
The Pulse
Health

Offering homeless vets social support first — before housing

Veterans on Patrol runs controversial, sometimes illegal, camps to get chronically homeless vets off the street.

8 years ago

Listen 5:55
Kenneth Hammon stands in front of his brick town house in Camden. There is a Mustang car in the driveway
Money

Camden on the rise? New data show poverty is falling

Ken Hammon’s driveway says it all. About halfway down Tuckahoe Road in South Camden, sits the black Mustang the 31-year-old boug ...

8 years ago

Listen 4:21
William Smith says he practically lives in Rittenhouse Square park, and he’s grateful for the Mental Health Partnerships outreach specialists who come around every day.
Community

Rittenhouse residents bankroll outreach to homeless Philly neighbors

Mental Health Partnerships provides services to homeless people, particularly those struggling with mental illness. Philly condo owners raise funds to extend that work.

8 years ago

Listen 0:00
NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, October 24, 2017

Former Philadelphia District Attorney is sentenced in Federal court. Federal charges are leveled against two aides to Congressman Bob Bra ...

Air Date: October 24, 2017

Listen 21:15
A homeless person is shown sleeping under an umbrella.
Speak Easy
Health

Shedding light on homeless youth, America’s ‘invisible children’

Homelessness is perhaps a bigger problem among our nation’s youth than you may have imagined. And they are right here in our backyard.

8 years ago

With only an elbow visible, a person experiencing homelessness sleeps in a door way at a Center City Church (Tom MacDonald, WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly celebrates home run: City finds permanent housing for 300 in single year

There are still hundreds of homeless people in Philadelphia, but the city is celebrating finding housing for 300 in the past year.

8 years ago

A man sits on a cot, his dog at his side
Community

Plans advance for Philly shelter to welcome pets along with people in need

A Philadelphia woman is hoping to build the city's first homeless shelter that also welcomes pets.

8 years ago

Israel Reyes, 61, recently lived on the Conrail Train tracks in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood. He recieved assistance to move into a studio apartment since the clean-up began. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Housing comes first at Philly program for homeless heroin users

Pathways to Housing Pa. uses what's called a "housing-first" approach. Its program for those with severe opioid addiction is one of the first of its kind in the country.

8 years ago

Listen 5:57
SafeSpace, formally the Rick VanStory Center, closed its doors after losing a state contract. (Camilia Jones for WHYY)
Community

Facing closure amid police probe, Wilmington homeless shelter gets lifeline

An anonymous $10,000 grant will help a Wilmington homeless shelter stay open after a police investigation into missing funds threatened to close the facility.

8 years ago

Listen 0:00
Councilman Al Taubenberger said some property owners have become homeless through the urban squatting scam. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly Council takes aim at urban squatting scam

Philadelphia City Council is working to close a legal loophole that prevents evictions — even when a house is rented out by someone who doesn't own the place.

8 years ago

Homeless veteran James Thomas, 62, who was sleeping along the Miami River, talks with officials from the Veteran's Administration during the Point In Time Homeless Census, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, in Miami.
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Far from battlefield, soldiers forced to continue fighting

Most of us recall when the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began, but in the American post-war narrative, many recently retired troops have become marginalized by our government.

8 years ago

 (John Jankowski/for NewsWorks)
Community

Delaware animal shelter welcomes dogs from Texas [photos]

Two animal shelters in Delaware are making room for dogs from Texas, where shelters are burdened with an increased intake of dogs after H ...

8 years ago

 Mark Woodall (left), a former state prison inmate and current chef at Cathedral Kitchen, talks about the difficulty of finding permanent shelter during re-entry. With him are (from right) Camden County Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez, Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr., and Volunteers of America Chief Operating Officer Pat McKernan, who announced a new plan to end homelessness. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

New initiative coordinates services for homeless in Camden County

At a resource fair for homeless citizens in Camden Wednesday, fair-goers were treated to a hot breakfast, a hot shower if they needed it ...

8 years ago

Keystone Crossroads
Health

Behind the Headlines: Pennsylvania’s opioid crisis up-close

To be addicted ...

8 years ago

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