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It's Moving Day At Camden's 'Tent City'
It's Moving Day At Camden's 'Tent City'

Residents of Camden's "Tent City" are getting a whole new start…

Camden's 'Tent City' Gets Reprieve
Camden's 'Tent City' Gets Reprieve

Officials have backed off a plan to close Camden's self…

'Mayor' Refusing To Take Down Tent City
'Mayor' Refusing To Take Down Tent City

A showdown is brewing between a self-governing homeless camp in…

Local Tent City Residents Need Help
Local Tent City Residents Need Help

The homeless residents of the Depression-era tent city just …

'Tent City' Not Deterred By Snow, Cold
'Tent City' Not Deterred By Snow, Cold

Homeless for the holidays and trying to survive in the …

Pushing To Get Homeless Out Of Tents
Pushing To Get Homeless Out Of Tents

As the homeless situation spirals out of control, more people …

Tent City Residents Found By Loved Ones
Tent City Residents Found By Loved Ones

We have another happy follow-up to a series of reports you've …

Ways To Help Tent City Residents
Ways To Help Tent City Residents

Fox 29 viewers are responding and asking what they can do to …

Tent City Resident Reunited With Family
Tent City Resident Reunited With Family

Remember our Fox 29 special report about that Tent City in …

From Pageant Dreams To 'Miss Tent City'
From Pageant Dreams To 'Miss Tent City'

Only On Fox: Chances are you drive past a tent city on the way …

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From Pageant Dreams To 'Miss Tent City'

Meet The Faces Of The New Homeless

    CAMDEN, N.J. - A tough economy has many living in what looks like Great Depression shantytowns.

    Fox 29 News made some surprising discoveries made when we went there.

    It may not look like much if you pass it by on your way to work or the Jersey Shore, but dozens call a tent city in Camden "home."

    And the city's population is growing.

    Fox 29's Steve Keeley reports the residents may surprise you.

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