Philadelphia Housing Authority Moves 7 Families From Homeless Encampment Into Rehabilitated Homes

By Alecia Reid, CBS Philadelphia

December 22, 2021

The first homes from the homeless encampment deal are ready for occupancy just in time for the holidays, but some Philadelphia housing activists say the city is breaking its promise.

While some families are moving into their new, permanent homes, everyone at Tuesday’s celebration recognized that this was an extremely contentious situation with a somewhat of a happy ending.

Jannie Mitchell and her children will celebrate Christmas in a place that’s all theirs.

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