The pandemic is raising what has always been an important question, but which has now become an urgent question: Is shelter obsolete?

"If we care about health, education, crime reduction, economic growth, and the growth of our city as a whole then we need to care about the housing that makes these things possible," says guest columnist Corrine O’Connell of Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia.

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The Housing First model focuses on people experiencing chronic homelessness — and on long-term housing retention and supportive services.

In their guest post, Drexel staffers point to the Community Lawyering Clinic and the Writers Room as initiatives that engage and serve the university's West Philadelphia neighborhood.

The CEO of Pathways to Housing PA says having a mattress or table can help a family move out of shelter and transitional housing more quickly.