Homelessness in Philadelphia fell nearly 7% from last year, according to a new report. On Wednesday, the Office of Homeless ...

Homelessness appears to be on the decline in Philadelphia, according to a new report. The Office of Homeless Services released its 2026 "Point-in-Time" count from February. It found that overall ...

Data: Annual Point-In-Time counts from City of Philadelphia and U.S. Housing and Urban Development; Chart: Axios Visuals Homelessness rose for a second year in a row in Philadelphia, according to the ...

Philadelphia recorded a decline in overall homelessness this year, driven by a significant reduction in the number of people living on the streets, according to the city’s 2026 Point-In-Time Count.

The city’s annual 2026 point-in-time census count on Feb. 25 recorded a total of 5,163 people who were experiencing homelessness in shelters or outside. Tents set up by people experiencing ...

Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting at a Kensington homeless encampment that left one man wounded and a dog dead, with investigators saying they are exploring whether the unhoused ...

Philadelphia will clear a homeless encampment out of its Kensington section of the city, an area known as the East Coa st’s largest “open-air drug market” and the “center of Philadelphia’s opioid ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A journalist and advocate who rose from homelessness and addiction to serve as a spokesperson for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable was shot and killed at his home early Monday, ...

Philadelphia city leaders and hundreds of volunteers will hit the streets late Wednesday night to find people experiencing homelessness. It's all part of the annual federally required Point in Time ...

Philadelphia police say the victim was camping out between two homes on Kensington Avenue when he was shot multiple times.