Activists pitch tents outside Downtown shelter, saying repeated encampment closures thwart their outreach

A homeless camp outside Second Avenue Commons is the latest of many prominent encampments to have been cleared since Pittsburgh formalized its policy two years ago. Advocates and outreach workers say their disappearance masks the true problems as they attempt to support a growing unhoused population.

by Stephanie Strasburg and Jamie Wiggan, Pittsburgh’s Public Source

Activists pitched tents and distributed food outside Second Avenue Commons shelter last night to support unhoused people camping there ahead of a publicized clearing…

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