Don Ketcham News Today

It was standing room only inside the meeting room for Thursday’s Lower Providence Township Board of Supervisors meeting as dozens came out to speak on the issue of homelessness.

"They're moving us around like dirt," said a resident of one of 20 encampments in the borough. Local, state, and national homeless advocates are gearing up for a fight with municipal officials.

Some key factors have exacerbated homelessness in Norristown, 21% of whose population of about 35,000 live in poverty.