Civic and Community Engagement
How Philly convinced business leaders to be part of the homelessness solution
The city’s Shared Public Spaces program was so successful, stakeholders are expanding its reach. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Office of Homeless Services
Housing
Philly’s Roadmap to Homes removes barriers to shelter, employs strategies from ‘Housing First’ programs
“Is it working?” A Generocity reader’s question–via our Broke is Listening series–prompts a look at OHS’ efforts to combat homelessness. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
Housing
When the city shuts down its winter beds, there’s not enough housing to go around
300 homeless Philadelphians might be back on the street this month. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Housing
Why South Street Cinema’s Code Blue nights for homeless Philadelphians got shut down
The nonprofit micro-theater stayed open overnight to welcome people from the cold. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
Why so few of Philly’s homeless Latinos use shelters, get city services
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.)
Health
This innovative intake system model aims to shorten wait times for social services
Centralized intake systems hinge on collaboration between providers. In Philadelphia, the homeless services, home visiting and legal sectors are all developing ways to bring the method to their clients. (Read more.)
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SEPTA’s new regional rail turnstile design keeps Key card users in and the city’s homeless population out
Given the short timeline between the construction of the Hub of Hope and then the turnstiles, it puts into question if SEPTA’s investment in the service station was in an effort to save face for the negative ramifications the turnstiles may have on the city’s homeless community. (Read more.)
Health
Homeless teens in Philly tap rough memories to help others understand their lives
From Philadelphia Media Network: The HEALers are part of People’s Emergency Center, a West Philadelphia nonprofit that offers housing, job training, life skills, and other resources for the homeless. (Read more.)
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This Week at Broke in Philly: 07.13.2018
• Beyond SEPTA Key: New program replaces tokens for people in need | From: Billy Penn
• Why this couple’s wedding registry was devoted to paying off Philly kids’ court costs | From: Philadelphia Media Network
• New report sheds light on poverty | From: NBC10/Telemundo62
• How this Philadelphia neighborhood is gentrifying without displacement | From: Next City
• Philadelphians feel squeezed as U.S. economy seems to hum. That’s a poverty problem | From: Philadelphia Media Network
• Here’s where people living on Philly streets can find respite from the heat | From: Generocity (Read more.)
Housing
Here’s where people living on Philly streets can find respite from the heat
From Generocity: Like extreme weather during the winter, heat endangers people experiencing homelessness who lack consistent access to water, shade and shelter. (Read more.)