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Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
November 16th - 22nd
Learn about and support the unhoused community across Eastern Pennsylvania.”Â
Why We Do This Work
Watch the video and listen to some of our Street Outreach workers share their “Why” for doing this important work in our community.
What You Need to Know
Homelessness is an epidemic throughout our local area, our state and all across the United States. Click the button below to learn about this issue and the stigmas that surround our unhoused neighbors.
Learn the facts about homelessness across Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and nationally.
Montgomery County
- 534 individuals were recorded outside on a singular night in January 2025 (59 unsheltered, 475 were sheltered temporarily).
- The number of unhoused individuals increased by 14% from the previous year.
- According to the most recent & available data (2022-23), 1,820 children throughout Montgomery County are identified as being homeless by their schools.
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Pennsylvania
- There has been a 12.1% increase in the unhoused population from the year prior.
- In 2024, 14,088 individuals (sheltered or unsheltered) were reported to experience homelessness, which also equates to 11 individuals out of every 10,000 people. Of all those accounted for, 4,564 were families with children, and 690 individuals were youth on their own. 719 veterans were accounted for in this statistic.
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National
- 37.2 million Americans living below poverty level
- 580k Americans are homeless on an average night
- 44 million Americans are currently at risk from starvation
- 1 in 6 children in the U.S. live in poverty.
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How Can You Help?
Donate or Volunteer
There are a number of ways to support your neighbors. You can share the lists of food resources below or donate to one of the food pantries.
There are many organizations doing good work in your community right now. A lot of food pantries or code blue shelters cannot run without community volunteers.
Montgomery County
Bucks County
Code Blue Shelters
The map below shows the locations of Code Blue shelters in Montgomery and Bucks counties as well as their websites with information and volunteer opportunities.
