Homelessness
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From Fan Fest to ER: How extreme heat could affect Philly’s World Cup
As more than a third of World Cups matches face heat-illness risk, Philadelphia’s response shows both the possibilities and limits of trying to outplay rising temperatures.
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Pa. lawmakers introduce bill to decriminalize homelessness
State Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El (D-Lancaster), said the “Shelter First Act” means that the unsheltered community won’t get arrested for trying to live in a public space when they don’t have any other option.
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York City plans to close homeless encampments by June 2
The City of York announced a coordinated plan to close homeless encampments across the city through what it calls a structured and humane process.
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Inside York’s growing half-mile homeless encampment along the Codorus
The homeless have been living there for years, along the hiking trails in the woods between the park and the creek. The encampment stretches for nearly a half-mile along the Codorus Creek.
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Ordinary Pennsylvanians who performed extraordinary acts of kindness in 2025
Meet the everyday people making a real difference in Pennsylvania.
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Do local camping bans criminalize homelessness? Lancaster County lawmaker says they do
Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El’s forthcoming legislation says many communities across the nation have adopted rules that essentially punish homeless individuals for being without shelter.
