Homeless Services
Human Services Department Homeless Programs provide emergency shelter, rapid-rehousing (Housing First), street outreach and supportive services components for homeless families, youth and individuals through city programs and through contracts with local community providers. Homeless Programs also oversees the City's We're Cool/Heat Relief Network to provide hydration and refuge to the homeless, elderly, and disabled. Homeless Programs coordinates the annual The Point-In-Time (PIT) Homeless Street Count for the city of Phoenix, which is a regional one-night street count used to determine the number of persons experiencing homelessness within Maricopa County.