Winter 2017 Newsletter
The Bethesda Project
The greater Philadelphia metro area has one of the highest poverty rates among major U.S. cities. Where there is poverty, there is homelessness. A lack of affordable housing and transportation, mental health and substance abuse challenges, along with a plethora of other factors, all contribute to the persistence of homelessness. Various organizations, along with the City of Philadelphia and the kindhearted citizens of southeast Pennsylvania, combat homelessness more effectively than in many other U.S. metropolises.