Homeless

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Campaign aims to collect 10,000 pairs of donated socks for homeless over holidays

Help Philadelphia's homeless by signing up for this December 5K

Carroll - Homeless Person on Winter Street

New Jersey couple and homeless man all conspired together for GoFundMe hoax, prosecutor says

Kate McClure Johnny

Family outraged over sentencing delay in case of homeless man's fatal beating

Barnes funeral

Photo of Joe Biden talking with homeless man goes viral

Joe Biden

Homeless service center opens in Suburban Station

Philly officials: Outreach prevented homeless deaths in bitter cold snap

Carroll - Slippery Snow Covered Roads

Philly opens temporary warming center in response to bitter cold

Clone Recreation Center

Suburban Station renovations include homeless service center

Temple University breaks another Guinness World Record

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Inspired by a saint, Delco man ministers to homeless – with ladle

Shut down by L&I, Haircuts 4 the Homeless barber back in action

Haircuts for the homeless

Center City homeless mission gets helping hand from mattress company, 'Shark Tank' investor

Mattress Donation

Gay, trans and homeless: Inside Philly’s LGBTQ Home for Hope

Arrest made in beating death of homeless South Jersey man

Philadelphia to conduct official count of citywide homelessness

Carroll - Homeless Person on Winter Street

StreetChange app pings wish lists of Philly's homeless onto phones of passersby

StreetChange App

Report: Philadelphia not exactly one of America's most caring cities

Temple student's holiday card drive for homeless overwhelmed by kindness

Holiday Card Drive

Diner en Blanc diner says event is a wasted opportunity

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Mayor Kenney lifts dormant ban on feeding homeless in public parks

Rooster Soup Co. begins construction on Sansom St.

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PEC to construct low-income housing for artists in West Philly

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Crime and Courts

Hearing for suspects in fatal beating of homeless man delayed

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Video of DRPA officer giving homeless man new shoes goes viral

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Lehigh Valley pizza shop launches 'pay it forward' campaign to help homeless

Lehigh Pizza

Local ministry to raise money for family of boy found in LOVE Park

LOVE Park boy found wandering alone

Former nonprofit exec sentenced for stealing money meant for homeless

Courts

Atlantic City Police officers' act of charity goes viral

Atlantic City Police

Former nonprofit exec pleads guilty to theft

Courts

Video shows fatal Los Angeles police shooting of homeless man

Study: Giving homeless people housing is cheaper than leaving them on the streets

Volunteers to count Philly homeless

Camden declares a 'Code Blue'

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