The collapse of one of Philadelphia's most visible creative institutions has left more than 700 people without jobs and hundreds of students without a plan.
“They told me, ‘I don’t even know if you can stay on campus. We may have to move you somewhere else,’” Sampson said. “We don’t even know if we have a place to live.’” “I’m having a huge crisis, and they’re saying, ‘Suck it up, you have to figure it out,’” said Barthelemy. “It’s a slap in the face, and they keep slapping me.”
Worried about how long emergency housing will remain viable, Klein left Friday for Florida; she’s moving into her father’s bedroom while he temporarily bunks with his girlfriend. Moving more than 1,000 miles away from the city she has grown to love and from her partner was excruciating, but she had no other option, Klein said.“I haven’t been able to fill even out one application,” Klein said.