Homelessness

Summer in metro Phoenix is proving to be, yet again, one of the hottest on record.

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.

For 20 years, Justa Center has been known as one of the only day centers for homeless seniors in downtown Phoenix.

Heat kills more Americans each year than any other weather-related event. In 2025, 430 people in the Valley died from heat-related causes. But how does hot weather turn fatal?

The El Pueblo Motor Inn dates back to 1936; the Route 66 site was the main recruitment hub for Navajo Code Talkers during WWII. But it’s empty now and for sale.

A second lawsuit has been filed against Phoenix, alleging its new park ordinance violates the Constitution. The city's ordinance bans the distribution of food and medical care in city parks without a permit.