Philadelphia has expanded an effort to reduce panhandling by offering low-barrier employment. KYW Newsradio's City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports the expansion has doubled the number of jobs and raised the program's goals, as dozens have been lining up each morning to get one. 

<p>Philadelphia has expanded an effort to reduce panhandling by offering low-barrier employment. KYW Newsradio's City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports the expansion has doubled the number of jobs and raised the program's goals, as dozens have been lining up each morning to get one.&nbsp;</p>

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