Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Philadelphia Housing Authority, a municipal authority providing public housing services in Philadelphia, has announced a more than 20% reduction in force to redirect savings toward housing programs.
The reduction will impact 283 employees, mostly unionized maintenance and repair tradespeople in two phases, with the first happening on January 15, 2026, and the second in June 2026. The work will be outsourced to third-party vendors.
President and CEO Kelvin Jeremiah noted, “Decisions like this are never easy, but they are necessary to protect residents’ needs and to ensure the sustainability of our new and repositioned housing assets, and to mitigate potential future reductions in funding."
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