City workers began clearing out an encampment of those experiencing homelessness along Kensington Avenue on Wednesday morning.
On Wednesday morning, city workers and members of the Philadelphia Police Department descended on Kensington Avenue to break up an encampment that has existed for several monthsThough it was scheduled to start at 8 a.m., workers with leaf blowers and street sweepers began moving along the street just after 7 a.m. as police blocked the street in a move that comes as part of
In the lead up to Wednesday's clean up effort, some have been critical of the plan, with some who work in the community expressing concerns that the move is being done without enough planning for what will happen to those facing addiction or experiencing homelessness once they are usher out of the encampment.
“We need more than just rehab. We need some type of place to go after rehab," one individual told NBC10."We need some type of job placement, we need some type of housing.” The city has said it expects to remove about seven tents and relocate more than 70 people will be moved if they don’t take advantage of any offered resources.
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