The city’s largest men’s shelter experienced a massive COVID-19 outbreak this weekend when more than half of its 63 guests and staff members tested positive for coronavirus. | From: The Kensington Voice (Read more.)
A New Jersey landlord waived the rent for his tenants over the next three months—something most property owners probably can’t afford. How can both sides get relief? | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
May 1 marked the second rent day since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the region and the livelihoods of millions. Many of those who lost their jobs now risk losing their homes. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
Activists interrupted a “service day” planned by the city’s homeless outreach office that aimed to clean a Center City sidestreet where several people experiencing had been living. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
About 100 people have taken shelter at the desolate Philadelphia International Airport amid the coronavirus pandemic. Some people told NBC10 they had nowhere else to go due to shelters operating at limited capacity in the Philadelphia area. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
La legislación incluye seis proyectos de ley y una resolución presentada al Consejo Municipal el 1 de mayo. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Each year, about 700 or more young people in Pennsylvania age out of the foster care system. Research shows foster youth who age out of the system without achieving the permanency of family reunification, adoption or guardianship face increased risk of experiencing poverty, homelessness, trauma and more. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
The legislation is a combination of six bills and one resolution designed to protect Philadelphia renters from losing their homes as the COVID-19 shutdown looks to continue for still an indeterminate amount of time. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
When coronavirus hit, the support systems for people experiencing homelessness crumbled virtually overnight. Food programs dwindled. Drop-in centers were forced to close their doors because patrons could not safely socially distance inside. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The week before Mayor Kenney issued a citywide stay-at-home order, 566 eviction cases were scheduled in the Philadelphia courts. Well before a global health crisis shook our city, a local housing crisis impacted tens of thousands of families here each day. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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