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Homelessness

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

 An estimated 100 people attended a community meeting in Headhouse Square addressing concerns over the district's homeless population. (Emily Scott/for NewsWorks)
Community

Headhouse district contends with surge in panhandlers, homeless

Every Sunday from the spring until the fall, Philadelphia’s historic Headhouse Shambles is transformed into a busy farmers market f ...

8 years ago

 Under the 2nd street bridge in El Campamento, Kensington/Fairhill section of Philadelphia. (Photo by Jeffrey Stockbridge, https://kensingtonblues.com/)
The Pulse
Health

The story behind Philly’s heroin encampment

As the controversial spot closes down, we take a tour of its history. There’s a part of Philadelphia, just a few miles north ...

8 years ago

Listen 13:03
Detail from a collage by Kensington Blues creator Jeffrey Stockbridge. The blog and book is a portrait photography project of the residents who live along Kensington Avenue in North Philadelphia. (Image courtesy of Jeffrey Stockbridge)
Speak Easy
Health

On being addicted to heroin

I told myself that as long as I maintained that appearance, the rotten blackness steadily devouring me from within was under control and would eventually recede.

8 years ago

PHA is investing $45 million into its headquarters on Ridge Avenue as a part of the Sharswood/Blumberg Transformation plan. Today was the groundbreaking.  (Photo courtesy of PHA)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia Housing Authority relocating headquarters to North Philly

The Philadelphia Housing Authority will soon be moving its headquarters from Center City to North Philadelphia. On Wednesday, bene ...

8 years ago

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