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Tag: unsheltered

The homeless camp on W. Jefferson Street and S. 11th Avenue in Phoenix from Sept. 12, 2023. (Photo by Sam Volante/Cronkite News)
Posted inEditor's Picks, Health, Social Justice

“We all just evaporate”: Extreme heat overwhelms Phoenix’s unhoused community

by Adnan Alam Sep 28, 2023Dec 8, 2023

PHOENIX – Near the intersection of S. 11th Avenue and W. Jefferson Street in Phoenix, the heat is intense. For those who live along the street in tents and makeshift shelters, this heat can become fatal. “My friend … in the street over here, from heat exhaustion.… He couldn’t breathe no more, because it got […]

Circle the City provides free medical care to homeless individuals in the Phoenix area. (Photo by Joey Plishka/Cronkite News)
Posted inEditor's Picks, Health

Health care providers offer free help with chronic illnesses, not just urgent care, to people experiencing homelessness

by Adnan Alam Jul 12, 2023Jul 13, 2023
Pallet, based in Washington state, boasts it has deployed its team to construct 3,800 cabins. (Photo courtesy of Morgan Lieberman)
Posted inEditor's Picks, Sports

Homing Project plans Pallet shelters to address Tucson’s growing homeless population

by Adnan Alam May 16, 2023May 16, 2023
Tamika Broadnax, right, receives the Tempe Community Action Agency's Barbara Norton Award for her perseverance through homelessness and her impact on the community at an April 14, 2023, fundraising event. (Photo by Jack Wu/Cronkite News)
Posted inEditor's Picks, Health

Tempe partners with nonprofits to assist people experiencing homelessness

by Adnan Alam May 5, 2023May 5, 2023
Posted inEditor's Picks, Politics, Social Justice

A growing unsheltered community in Phoenix receives help from Project Connect

by Adnan Alam Sep 6, 2022Sep 17, 2022
Posted inEditor's Picks, Health, Next Gen, Social Justice

‘Add to your world’: ASU student starts initiative to help people without homes

by Adnan Alam Dec 22, 2021Jan 26, 2022
Posted inEditor's Picks, Money, Social Justice

COVID relief funds used to build homeless shelter in west Phoenix for ages 55 or older

by Adnan Alam Dec 1, 2021Dec 3, 2021
Posted inSocial Justice

Help for the homeless: Point-in-Time Count to reveal scope of problem, resources

by Adnan Alam Jan 28, 2020Feb 13, 2020

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