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A major part of the Economic Human Rights Campaign is documenting economic human rights abuses across the United States.

Read about the KWRU's participation in the March for Our Lives.

Join the PPEHRC/KWRU Documentation Project as we attempt to document these crimes against economic human rights.

Participate in our Faces of the Fallen Project.

Join Us
The Kensington Welfare Rights Union is always looking for new members. Join us at our office for new member meetings.

Monday Evenings 6pm
2825 N. 5th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19132

We are also looking for Volunteers to work in our office. Please contact us at kwru@kwru.org or 215-203-1945 if you are interested.

No Utilities
13,000 families recently recieved shut off notices from the Philadelphia Gas Works. The Kensington Welfare Rights Union is currently collecting documentation from families whose utilities have been shut off.

If you can help us help poor families stay safe by donating space heaters, blankets or money to help with utility assistance, please call out office at (215)203-1945. Your help is desperately needed and greatly appreciated.

Homelessness
We are overwhelmed with the number of families we are having to move into abandoned takeover houses. They have become homeless because Philadelphia has NO affordable housing.

Recent Housing Struggle

We need your help today!

Donate:

Bail Money, Laterns and Flashlights, Mattresses,Blankets, Couches, Coolers, Hot Plates, Paper Plates, Cups, Utensils, Brooms and Mops, Cleaning Supplies

Welfare Reform
The 5-year lifetime limit for public assistance has long passed in Pennsylvania. Over 12,112 people have lost their benefits for life. This means that these families have lost the only way to feed, clothe and house themselves. More than 70% of these families live in Philadelphia. 1/3 of these families were working.