Events for June 2018

How can Philadelphia’s point-in-time count do a better job of counting families?

Generocity.com January 25, 2019 This is a guest post by Daniel Farrell, SVP of homeless prevention and rehousing services at Help USA; Joe Willard, VP of policy at People’s Emergency Center; and Rachel Falkove, executive director of Philadelphia Interfaith Hospitality Network. Three homeless service pros describe the limitations of current tracking methods and advocate for better dataContinue reading →

WHYY: As Philly tallies homeless population, advocates say families are overlooked

January 24, 2019 – By Ximena Conde – WHYY A coalition of more than a dozen advocacy groups for the homeless in Philadelphia is demanding the city keep better track of the families and children experiencing homelessness or in unstable housing. Their pleas come as hundreds of people survey Philadelphia’s streets, looking for anyone sleepingContinue reading →

KYW: Hidden homelessness: What overnight census of people living on the street misses

January 23, 2019 KYW Radio- by Pat Loeb PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — An army of volunteers will fan out across Philadelphia Tuesday night to count the number of people sleeping on the street. The annual Point-in-Time Count is required for funding by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, but advocates note it overlooks a hidden part ofContinue reading →

Univision 65: Government Shutdown Assistance Story

January 22, 2019 Univison 65 Government Shutdown Assistance The City of Philadelphia will offer help for federal workers during government closure. Univision 65 Genaro Tijerina presents the following report.

State andFood First Philly: Local Public Health Actions Grant Finished Off Strong!

January 15, 2019 – Food Fit Philly On December 18, 2018, Get Healthy Philly held a final THANK YOU meeting to close out our four years of work under the CDC’s State and Local Public Health Actions (SLPHA)1422 Grant. A major component of this was working on environmental changes to increase healthy food in institutionalContinue reading →

The Latino Heartbeat of PA Society – Al Dia News

    By Hernán Guaracao December 05, 2018 Last Friday I had the privilege to speak to the 300 plus leaders that crowded to the rim a huge  room of the Hilton Hotel in MidTown Manhattan, in NYC, in the 3rd consecutive year of the reception in that capital of the world of the ALContinue reading →