PHILADELPHIA - After months of people living in tents along the Parkway and Ridge Avenue, could more permanent housing be in their futures?
Is it possible city officials and advocates for the homeless encampment reached a deal?Monthly, Cookie Bundy sweeps along the 2900 block of Westmont Street in Strawberry Mansion.“For the kids, I come out and clean up,” Bundy said.“Do this on your own?” asked FOX 29’s Jeff Cole.“Yes sir,” Bundy replied.On the narrow block sit boarded homes that encampment organizers say the Philadelphia Housing Authority has offered as possible housing for the homeless now living in tents at two sites in the city.AdvertisementBut, there’s a problem.“If the city and the PHA want to show us units that are falling apart,.