Housing

Delaware officials are making efforts to address youth homelessness. But for many experiencing housing insecurity, the efforts fall short.

The mostly rural county in South Jersey has only one shelter, but officials and advocates are working together to address the issue.

The podcast and multimedia project produced by WHYY News and Temple University’s Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting examines the crisis of youth homelessness.

Organizations and Camden County work to address a lack of transitional housing in Camden to get youth acclimated to adulthood.

Organizations like Housing Alliance Delaware and The Shepherd’s Office aim to support Delaware’s unhoused population.

Delawareans can connect to Code Purple resources via Delaware 211 by calling or texting 211.

Paulo Garcia used to sleep in the baseball dugout and empty homes. He found help and housing a year later, motivated by his 2-year-old.

The development sits on Germantown Avenue in the neighborhood’s central business district.

In this episode, we speak with Mecca Robinson, founder of Forget Me Knot Children & Youth Services, and her residents about the intersection of homelessness and foster care.

The Whole-Home Repairs Program is a victim of its own success. Additional funding is held up by the state’s budget impasse.

The former owner of the Oak Lane Diner has plans to bring the business back after a fire closed it in 2015.

In this episode, a group of young mothers, a street outreach worker, and Marisol Bello from the Housing Narrative Lab speak about the challenges facing unhoused young moms.

Throngs of holiday travelers at airports across the country put heavy stress on an already strained aviation system. We hear about an investigation into airport safety.

Rents took off in the wake of pandemic shutdowns and have only started to soften.

In eight years, the OHS office became known nationwide for its public and private partnerships, as well as new funding to build more homes.