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With hundreds of students homeless in Reading, the Knight’s Keep is riding to the rescue

Reading School District is opening a dedicated lounge and study space for unhoused students.

By Gabriela Martínez/WITF

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Harrisburg orders people living in tents along riverfront to leave; urges them to move to winter shelters

Harrisburg is ordering people living in a tent encampment along the riverfront to vacate the area due to sanitary and health concerns.

By Gabriela Martínez/WITF

Pottstown faces federal lawsuit over plans to vacate homeless encampment along Schuylkill River Trail

Pottstown has erected signs along College Drive, declaring the parcel a flood hazard and “private property of the borough.” The sign demands people vacate after Dec. 1.
By Kenny Cooper/WHYY

More LGBTQ-friendly transitional housing is “desperately needed” in Reading, advocates say

Last week, U.S. House Republicans blocked a HUD grant for the LGBT Center of Greater Reading that would have allowed them to open up a new space.
By Gabriela Martínez/WITF
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