Homeless

City officials are opening up the Holiday Inn Express in Center City as a quarantine site in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

A group making sure the city's vulnerable population is not forgotten during the pandemic says they are also in need of protective equipment to keep their community safe. Read more here.

At a daily press briefing on Tuesday, Philadelphia officials complained that their efforts to prepare for a potential surge in cases are being stymied by what they called “unreasonable” demands by the owner of the shuttered Hahnemann University Hospital. Read more here.

Six months after the city declared a health emergency, Philadelphia health officials have announced a dramatic decline in the number of hepatitis A cases. Read more here.

A New Jersey man connected to a 2017 GoFundMe hoax, which raised more than $400,000 for a homeless man, pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon to federal charges. Read more here.

Sunday was an unseasonably warm day in Philadelphia, and for some, that made it the perfect day to make their way through the city without any pants. Read more here.

A local barber is helping the homeless, one haircut at a time, and a popular Philadelphia wedding photo spot is where he set up shop. Read more here.

After several months, a homeless encampment near 18th and Vine streets has been dismantled. Read more here.

You may have noticed the tent city that popped up at 18th and Vine streets a number of months ago, but the city says that encampment will be going away soon. Read more here.

Camden County freeholders are taking a new approach to fighting homelessness: They are asking people to direct their donations not to panhandlers but rather to organizations that work to help those in need. Read more here.