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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It’s been two years since the city of Phoenix faced a court-ordered deadline to clear out a massive homeless encampment downtown known as the Zone. Part of the city’s response was to create a city-run campground for people experiencing homelessness. -
Several nonprofit organizations that support low-income and unhoused individuals are gearing up to provide Thanksgiving dinner this week. St. Vincent de Paul is one of them. -
Maricopa County could be at risk of losing nearly 1,400 housing units for disabled, formerly homeless people after a dramatic shift in federal funding opportunities for homeless service providers. -
The Phoenix Police Department is asking the public for input on a six-page policy: "Interacting with Individuals Experiencing Homelessness."
