Starting April 1, Philadelphia will get its own day-work program, with a few unique twists. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Prevention Point is the latest center to keep its doors open around the clock. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Christine Simiriglia is the President & Chief Executive Officer of Pathways to Housing PA. She joins Wake Up With WURD to talk about how the organization is working to end homelessness in the state. | From: WURD Radio (Read more.)
The nonprofit micro-theater stayed open overnight to welcome people from the cold. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Jason Miller is the CEO of Families Forward Philadelphia which meets the needs of Philadelphia’s homeless families. He joins Wake Up With WURD to talk about the organization and why homeless families are often looked over. | From: WURD Radio (Read more.)
“Wherever we fall on the political spectrum, we all must agree that punishing the poor is not the way to make America great again,” writes Pathways to Housing PA head Christine Simiriglia. | From: Generocity
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Latinos make up nearly 15 percent of Philadelphia’s population and form its poorest minority group — 38 percent live in poverty, according to census data. But step inside a city homeless shelter and there are few Latinos. Nationally, and in Philadelphia, they represent a small fraction of people in shelters. | From: Philadelphia Media Network (Read more.)
From WHYY: Despite being America’s poorest big city, Philadelphia has surprisingly low rates of homelessness compared to other large cities like Los Angeles and New York. What’s behind this counterintuitive trend? (Read more.)
From WHYY: More than one quarter of Philadelphia residents — roughly 400,000 people — live below the poverty line. As of January, 1,083 people live on the streets, according to city data. (Read more.)
This is what family homelessness look like in Philadelphia — and how to solve it
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