Daily News | Philly’s annual census of youths experiencing homelessness attracts counters who care
The city says homelessness in Philadelphia has been declining. In 2018, the number of all those living in shelters was 4,705, while the unsheltered population was 1,083. Among young adults, 1,822 were sheltered and 96 were unsheltered.
Young adults are counted separately because they tend not to sleep outdoors at night, said Sister Mary Scullion, cofounder and executive director of Project HOME, the nationally renowned Philadelphia anti-homelessness nonprofit. But with the help of friends and Valley Youth House, Ezekiel became a student at a beauty school, and now lives in an apartment.“Being homeless caused me to open my heart,” Ezekiel said. “I don’t want people to struggle the way I have.”
Childs and Ezekiel tried speaking with another woman with no success. “Her brain’s a little scrambled,” Childs said. “She said something about being tired of harassment by homeless men.”
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