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City workers clear two encampments on Kensington Avenue

The issue has proved challenging to reconcile, and critics say clearing encampments just moves the homeless from one location to another without addressing the underlying causes.

The City of Philadelphia, Police and social services are along Kensington Avenue near Willard Street on Wednesday morning August 18, 2021, clearing the streets of homeless in the center of the opioid epidemic in the city.
The City of Philadelphia, Police and social services are along Kensington Avenue near Willard Street on Wednesday morning August 18, 2021, clearing the streets of homeless in the center of the opioid epidemic in the city.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer