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Cherelle Parker: “The number of individuals who are living on the streets…”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

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Full speech: Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker delivers 'State of the City' address

Published | Video Starts at 51:31

We're going to wrap up. We want you to know this. The video clip that you just saw, those stats that were shared, they were about overall homelessness in the city, but The number of individuals who are living on the streets, meaning that they are not in shelter, shelters, or couch surfing... 1,178. I want you to remember this number. And members of City Council, you all will remember this because we're talking about our point in time count for earlier in the year. (51:31–51:51)

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