Homelessness in Greater Philadelphia

Los manifestantes se reunieron frente al ayuntamiento de Wilmington como parte de un movimiento para conseguir apoyo para programas que ayuden a los pobres.

Meals will be served in the parking lot at Philly House this holiday season after damage was found to the main kitchen.

Protesters gathered in front of Wilmington’s city hall as part of a movement to rally support for programs that help the poor.

Las autoridades de Wilmington permitirán acampar en un parque de la ciudad, pero prohibirán dormir al aire libre en todas las demás zonas de la ciudad.

Wilmington officials will allow camping in one city park but ban sleeping outside in all other areas of the city.

Advocates say a lack of shelter beds is forcing people to sleep outside. But Wilmington officials plan to limit tents to one park.

Brookhaven is asking Saint Joseph’s Family Hope Center, one of only two family shelters in Delaware County, to vacate the premises.

The Norristown Zoning Hearing Board approved the county’s zoning variance request for a shelter on DeKalb Street that will provide wraparound services to up to 50 people.

Built in the 1990s, Philadelphia’s Kings Highway Apartments comprises 27 buildings along Frankford Avenue. Odin Properties bought and renovated them last year.

Since last May, there’s been a 57% reduction in shootings in Kensington, and police have seized 24,000 grams of fentanyl, according to city officials.

According to officials, Pottstown has one of the highest percentages of homelessness in the county. The shelter could reduce homelessness in the area by up to 75%.

Philadelphia police could offer reduced charges and possible expungement to people willing to submit to drug treatment.

If the 45-bed homeless shelter gets the approval of the planning commission, Pottstown Borough Council would have the last say.

The city's Office of Homeless Services’ annual count will commence Jan. 22. Interested participants can sign up online by Jan. 6.

A Roslyn woman makes and distributes baked goods to those experiencing homelessness every Thursday.