Basic Needs

Child Trends cites efforts that work in preventing child maltreatment

Research finds that child tax credits, higher minimum wage, contraceptive access policies, and broader SNAP eligibility requirements can reduce maltreatment and neglect of children. more

Basic Needs

Urban Institute asks: What does it take to thrive in the US?

Join the Urban Institute for a discussion on how policymakers and researchers can leverage insights from this research to improve American families’ well-being. more

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Reports

Academics create learning community on affordable housing

Access the Affordable Housing & Anchor Institutions resource collection to find recordings from the affordable housing learning community and lots of tools that can help you in this work. more

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Reports

City school district extends funds for homeless students for one year

The Philadelphia School District has pledged $2.3 million to continue services for homeless students for this year. more

Basic Needs

City to address growing number of child victims of gun violence

This year in Philadelphia, 16 children under the age of 18 have been killed in shootings, according to the City Controller’s gun violence dashboard. more

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Report: Family homelessness is a public health crisis

Families comprise roughly 30% of the U.S. homeless population with about half having children under age five. more

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Reports

City seeks developers for rental and special needs housing

The Philadelphia Division of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is soliciting proposals to finance the development of rental and special needs units. more

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Requests for Proposals

City Homeless Office releases 2024 'Point-In-Time' homeless count

The Office of Homeless Services (OHS) conducted a full unduplicated Point-in-Time (PIT) Count of people experiencing homelessness, both sheltered and unsheltered,in Philadelphia, on January. more

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Reports

Temple's Hope Center previews student basic needs survey

Our preview offers a look into basic needs insecurity rates among some strategically undervalued student populations: parenting students, LGBTQIA+ students, Black, and Indigenous students. more

Advocacy

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Reports

PA Education Dept. identifies 46,714 homeless students in 2022-23

For the 2022-23 program year, education and community agencies identified 46,714 children and youth experiencing homelessness served by Pennsylvania's homeless student programs. more

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Reports