City officials are preparing to remove about 150 homeless people who have been sheltering at Philadelphia International Airport, as the airport prepares to restrict access to its terminals to employees and travelers. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
After an unknown number of people were brought into Our Brother’s Place from the homeless encampment at the Convention Center on March 23 — the city says just a “handful” — 32 of 149 residents there contracted the coronavirus between March 26 and April 14. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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.)
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.)
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.)
Temple University’s Hope Center for College, Community and Justice released a report that noted housing and food insecurity among college students has increased since the pandemic. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The pop-up facility is a partnership between two neighborhood institutions along the Kensington Avenue corridor: Esperanza Health Center and Rock Ministries. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
South Philadelphia’s homeless population has tripled in a year — a rate unmatched by any other section of the city except for Center City East. And outreach workers say they believe closer to 70 people are sleeping outside in the neighborhood — one without walk-in shelters or respite centers. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
A new Philadelphia stay-at-home order shut down all non-life-essential businesses, gatherings, and activities due to the rising severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the order didn’t stop the city’s plans to remove people experiencing homelessness from an encampment near the Convention Center Monday morning. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
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