As Philly clears homeless encampments, Convention Center and businesses work to fund permanent housing
Without a place to go, displaced people say they're "just going to move somewhere else."
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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.
Heat wave response: Philly’s quadrupling homeless outreach for Code Red
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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.
Philadelphia leads the way in 24-hour homeless shelters
Prevention Point is the latest center to keep its doors open around the clock.
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.
Philly: Don’t give cash to panhandlers, donate $5 via text instead
When the city looked at how cash on the street was used, they saw "the long tentacles of the opioid crisis."