Homelessness in Greater Philadelphia

Una crítica brecha de financiación podría obligar a House of Hope a cerrar, dejando a los residentes vulnerables sin vivienda segura ni servicios de apoyo.

The city gave out tents to people living at Christina Park. Now, it wants the tents back and the residents gone.

La legislación permitiría presentar demandas contra las localidades por violar los derechos civiles de una persona sin hogar.

A critical funding gap could force House of Hope to close, leaving vulnerable residents without safe housing or support services.

Wilmington exige a las personas sin hogar que vivan en tiendas de campaña proporcionadas por la ciudad.

The legislation would allow lawsuits against localities for violating an unhoused person’s civil rights.

Wilmington is requiring unhoused people to live in city-issued tents, but one Christina Park resident says officials “have no idea what they're doing.”

Unhoused people living in a Wilmington park say their mattresses and clothes were drenched while using a city-bought tent.

Construction on Montgomery County’s latest short-term housing facility is expected to finish by the end of 2026.

A scheduled sweep of an outdoor encampment called Camp Chloe, home to about 20 people, was delayed Friday morning.

The Hope 220 Solution Center in the Spring Garden neighborhood is part of an effort to eliminate homelessness in Philadelphia.

Current state laws against panhandling are not in effect because of First Amendment concerns by civil rights groups.

City plans to create 1,000 more beds and make residences more welcoming.

The 20-bed facility at 1107 E. Main St. is “designed to get residents off the street and back on a stable path,” Montgomery County Commissioner Jamila Winder said.

Many homeless individuals are scared to go to shelters for fear they will be robbed or attacked.