rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/time-for-a-change-at-the-office-of-homeless-services?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-time-for-a-change-at-the-office-of-homeless-services' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> ACT UP Philadelphia https://actionnetwork.org/groups/act-up-philadelphia https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/share_options/facebook_images/000/305/959/original/Untitled_design_(1).png On May 5th, two encampments that provide community and security for unhoused Philadelphians not well served by the shelter system, are scheduled for eviction. This was the most recent of countless similar evictions that have happened all across our city, coordinated with the Office of Homeless Services (OHS) under the leadership of director Elizabeth Hersh. Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, Ms. Hersh has continued to call for and fund encampment eviction, where police physically barricade residents and helpers away from their belongings, trash those belongings, and threaten residents who wish to remain in these public spaces with arrest. Inexplicably, Ms. Hersh closed Philadelphia's successful hotel program, and refused to even apply for federal reimbursement for the money spent. The concern we have with her leadership has been growing for years, and it’s long past time to end the evictions. We need your help! Elizabeth Hersh knows our concerns and has ignored them, so now we are going to her boss. We need as many voices as possible, so they cannot say they didn’t hear us. Take action by using this form to send an email to Mayor Kenney, and help us flood his inbox. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/time-for-a-change-at-the-office-of-homeless-services