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The New Urban Order: The Supreme Court Will Decide if Homelessness is a Crime
How will the ruling in City of Grants Pass, Oregon, v. Gloria Johnson affect how Philadelphia addresses our own homelessness crisis?
By Diana Lind![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Philly-PIT-Count-HUD-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: Is Philly Undercounting our Homeless Population?
Last month’s annual count of unhoused people helps determine federal funding for some of our most vulnerable citizens. So why isn’t it more accurate?
By Jacob Fuller![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/homeless-unhoused-791x400.jpg)
“Homeless?” “Unhoused?” Who Cares?
What you call our neighbors who live on the street doesn’t matter, a writer who was homeless argues. What matters is that we have the means to bring them inside — but choose not to
By Josh Kruger![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Help-the-homeless-791x400.jpg)
Help People Who Are Homeless in Philadelphia
More than 15 ways to make a difference in the lives of Philadelphians experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness
By Christine Speer Lejeune![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/50108436808_4a453361b8_k-1-1-791x400.jpg)
Audio: Ideas We Should Steal – Treat Homelessness As A Health Issue
While the City and advocates continue negotiations over the homeless encampment on the Parkway, Denver and New Jersey demonstrate some much-needed new thinking
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Ideas We Should Steal: Treat Homelessness as a Health Issue
While the City and advocates continue negotiations over the homeless encampment on the Parkway, Denver and New Jersey demonstrate some much-needed new thinking
By Diana Lind![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cardboard-house-791x400.jpg)
Problem Solving Must-Read: Actual Cardboard Homes for the Homeless
Plus: Crowdsourcing solutions to Bay Area climate change, and a unique city density comparison tool
By Natalia Sanchez-Nigolian![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/paris-car-free-791x400.jpg)
Problem Solving Must-Read: Marking storefronts for the homeless
Plus: On-campus dorms for recovering addicts and digital innovation to fix legal aid issues
By Gillian McGoldrick