Philadelphia’s new push to get to “a functional zero in homelessness” — meaning no one seeking shelter is turned away for lack of space — will depend in large part on creating enough new beds in ...

The City of Philadelphia has been working to clean up Kensington for several years now, but in the process, people who once lived on the streets there are moving to other cities. And, outreach groups ...

A massive federal takedown of 33 alleged members of the Weymouth Street Drug Trafficking Organization in October was one of the biggest in years. With the dozens arrested and this violent drug market ...

A monthslong investigation targeting the movement of fentanyl between Kensington and the Philadelphia suburbs led to 94 arrests and the seizure of $365,000 in narcotics since September, the ...

Families in Kensington and beyond are grappling with a crisis shaped by migration, disinvestment, and a public health ...

Philadelphia's point-in-time count – a federally-mandated survey of homelessness in the city – happens each year in late January. On that night, volunteers fan out across the city to document how many ...

Prevention Point Philadelphia staff members Carlos Del Valle and Amira Cason put together hot meals for the nonprofit's annual community "friendsgiving" celebration in Kensington on Wed., Nov. 19.

Wilmington Mayor John Carney has publicly pointed his finger at a nearby city for contributing to Wilmington's homeless population. As Carney described his first steps in addressing homelessness in ...

Some Pennsylvania areas use blue lighting to discourage public drug use, but research says the practice may increase harm ...

More than 200 volunteers canvassed Philadelphia on Wednesday night for the federally mandated annual homeless census, known ...