A scheduled sweep of an outdoor encampment called Camp Chloe, home to about 20 people, was delayed Friday morning.

Philadelphia teen Richard Jenkins used to sleep in a homeless shelter and was nicknamed “Harvard” by bullies for being a bookworm. Now, he is going to the same Ivy League school on a full scholarship.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 200 volunteers canvassed Philadelphia on Wednesday night for the federally mandated annual homeless census, known as the ...

Philadelphia taxpayers have spent around $270,000 funding a scheme that buys one-way bus tickets for homeless people in an attempt to get them to leave the city. The Stranded Traveler Assistance ...

The Hope 220 Solution Center in the Spring Garden neighborhood is part of an effort to eliminate homelessness in Philadelphia.

Homelessness has risen in Philadelphia over the last four years, according to a new city report obtained by NBC10. The report shows that the city’s unhoused population decreased from 2020 to 2021 but ...

Hoping to keep a Philadelphia library’s bathrooms clean and free of loiterers, a nonprofit group is employing formerly homeless people as bathroom attendants, reports the Associated Press. The Free ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More than 200 volunteers canvassed Philadelphia on Wednesday night for the federally mandated annual homeless census, known as the Point in Time Count. The count includes all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This data allows the city to see a single-night snapshot of homelessness around Philadelphia. No. 15 St. John's misses 24 straight ...