Lawsuits and the U.S. Justice Department have forced Phoenix to re-evaluate how to confront the issue of homelessness.
On Wednesday, officials plan to celebrate the grand opening of an expanded shelter facility.
Phoenix created an office about two years ago to work on solutions for homelessness. An accomplishment city officials tout is adding more shelter space.
Mayor Kate Gallego and other city leaders are scheduled to mark the addition of nearly 100 shelter beds at the headquarters of UMOM New Day Centers.
City officials say Phoenix financed the transformation of office space there into rooms for families with nowhere else to live.
The Justice Department said in June that Phoenix is the first city where investigators have found abuses of the civil and constitutional rights of homeless people.
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An extreme heat warning remains in effect through Sunday. High temperatures are expected to be above 110 degrees. Cooling centers across the Valley are seeing high demand. -
Phoenix budgeted $2.5 million annually for a new master lease program. The city's Office of Homeless Solutions will rent about 50 apartments and sublet those units to people coming out of shelters. -
The Tucson City Council today will hear a presentation about a new pilot program called the Focused Deterrence Quality of Life Initiative. It’s a six-month pilot and appears to be focused on the city’s northwest side. -
Nearly 1,800 formerly homeless Arizonans could be at risk of losing shelter as the Trump administration seeks a major overhaul of federal funding for homelessness programs. -
The company that operates Arizona’s 211 crisis hotline announced funding has been secured to keep its live operators.
