Philadelphia’s housing crunch — which has spurred rising costs and competitiveness — has had a profound impact on people at the lowest levels of the income bracket, including those without shelter and residents at risk of homelessness. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
To launch the program in March 2020, nonprofit partners SELF, Inc. and the William Way LGBT Center received a $400,000 grant through Philly’s Office of Homeless Services, funded by the CARES Act. For one year, the program pays a portion of rent for 40 Philadelphians who’ve been experiencing homelessness. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Since spring of 2021, members of ACT UP Philly have been staging regular, peaceful actions outside of one of Mayor Kenney’s condos in Old City, demanding that more funding be allocated toward permanent, safe, affordable housing for residents experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
The PATCO station tents highlight Philadelphia’s housing problem. Hersh sees the issue in very simple terms: there are just not enough places for people to live. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
People set up tents inside the underground concourse at 12th and Locust streets seeking warmth and shelter during the recent snow emergency and ongoing cold snap. But the encampment can’t be blamed on the weather, said Liz Hersh, Director of Homeless Services at the city’s Office of Homeless Services. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
More than half a million Pennsylvania residents are relying on additional federal unemployment benefits created as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But those benefits are slated to expire this month unless Congress acts. Now, the commonwealth’s Department of Labor and Industry Secretary Jerry Oleksiak is asking the U.S. Senate to extend the benefits. | From: WHYY (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.)
With multiple Philadelphians testing positive for COVID-19, the city’s Office of Homeless Services has drafted a plan to prevent an outbreak among people living on the street. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
There are approximately 5,700 people experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia. Of those individuals, nearly 1,000 are unsheltered. While there are resources available for them, many are worried that those resources will go away if there is an undercount of people experiencing homelessness during the 2020 Census. (Read more.)
El Programa de Espacios Públicos Compartidos de la ciudad ha tenido tanto éxito que las partes interesadas están ampliando su alcance. | Presentado Por: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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