Do Something Good: Help The Homeless
Posted by Philadelphia Citizen on January 27, 2026
Take a walk, ride or drive through just about any neighborhood in Philadelphia, from high-income Center City to opioid-riddled Kensington, and you’ll likely encounter one or more of the estimated 5,191 Philadelphians (as of 2024) currently experiencing homelessness.
That number follows a promising downward trajectory since the City began taking part in its annual, nationwide Point-in-Time (PIT) Count each winter. Nonetheless, the count leaves out people staying in unregulated conditions such as abandoned dwellings, or living out of vehicles — or just out of view of the good people doing the counting.
Fortunately, there’s quite a bit that we as citizens can do — right now — to help Philadelphians experiencing homelessness.
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