Homelessness in Greater Philadelphia

The city’s annual 2026 point-in-time census count on Feb. 25 recorded a total of 5,163 people who were experiencing homelessness in shelters or outside.

Wilmington officials say a small group of homeless park residents don’t want to leave. They did not say what would happen if residents refused to go.

A “functional zero” means that three or fewer people were experiencing chronic homelessness in Chester County.

Para recibir vales, los jefes de familia deben cumplir con los requisitos de ingresos y estar trabajando, buscando empleo o realizando capacitación laboral.

To receive vouchers, heads of families must meet income requirements and be working, looking for work or doing job training.

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.