Tanya Lilly has been homeless since October. 'I'm so tired,' she said. 'This is not the way I want to live, but it's better than sleeping on the cement.'
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Smart Talk: Homeless Pennsylvanians suffer as the temperatures drop
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Tanya Lilly has been homeless since October. 'I'm so tired,' she said. 'This is not the way I want to live, but it's better than sleeping on the cement.'
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Social distancing guidelines have cut available shelter space significantly, forcing many to remain instead in the homeless encampments scattered around the city of Harrisburg. Advocates fear the situation will get worse with potential winter storms and the surging virus.
Appearing on Smart Talk Tuesday to share their perspective on the homeless situation are Mike McKenna, President Tabor Community Services, Jen Koppel, Executive Director, Lanc Co MyHome and the Lancaster County Coalition to End Homelessness and Anne Guenin, Executive Director of the Downtown Daily Bread, a soup kitchen and shelter offering services to the homeless.
Low income Pennsylvanians bear unfair burden in the legal system
A comprehensive study by the ACLU of Pennsylvania looked into the impact of court fines and costs on low-income earners in the state. The findings highlight the disproportionate impact that some face in the criminal justice system.
Mary Catherine Roper is the Deputy Legal Director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania and she appears on Smart Talk Tuesday to discuss the social implications of their findings.
