| City of Phoenix Encourages Residents to Participate in Healthy Giving for the Holidays | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/homeless-solutions/2939 | Homeless Solutions | | 11/17/2023 6:35:00 PM | | https://youtu.be/GYNm1QII7Zo?si=96EltqV30Vzfli6v | City of Phoenix Encourages Residents to Participate in Healthy Giving for the Holidays | <div class="ExternalClass0704FE506DB547C7996B0D3A85EEF170"><html>
<p>This holiday season, the City of Phoenix is encouraging residents who want to help people experiencing homelessness to participate in Healthy Giving.<br><br>Healthy Giving promotes giving responsibly, by donating time or resources to established non-profit and community organizations that provide services to people in need, instead of giving one-off donations on the street.<br><br>“We have such a generous community in Phoenix, and we know people want to help,” said Rachel Milne, Director of the City of Phoenix Office of Homeless Solutions. “People mean well when they give to someone who is unsheltered, but that often encourages them to stay outdoors and away from services that can help end their homelessness. By working with established service providers, it helps create connections that can change people’s lives.”<br><br>“Healthy Giving is about giving a hand up, not a handout,” said Jerome Parker, Community Pastor, First Christian Church (FCC). “We want to encourage the community to be part of the long-term solutions that have a lasting impact. These nonprofits don’t just connect people to resources; they provide human connections that can lead someone who is unsheltered to feel valued, understood, and worthy of a better life.”<br><br><strong style="text-decoration:underline;">How to Give in a Healthy Way</strong><br><strong>Volunteer</strong>:<br>Volunteer to prepare and serve meals at a licensed community kitchen to encourage safe, in-house dining instead of street feeding.<br><br><strong>Donate</strong>:<br>Provide local food banks with donations of nonperishable food, bottled water and toiletries to help the organization’s efforts.<br><br><strong>Empower</strong>:<br>Make financial contributions to support professional outreach teams trained to work with individuals in crisis on the street.<br><br>Residents can learn more about Healthy Giving and find ways to give back responsibly this holiday season at <a href="https://action.phoenix.gov/c1.pl?59fd74d494002e60fbe6556265251fb6caf5744af073792e1fe45cb1ebc3a513" target="_blank">givesmartaz.org</a>.<br></p>
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| City of Phoenix Places 585 People in Shelter While Complying with Court Order Ahead of Deadline | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/homeless-solutions/2910 | Homeless Solutions | | 11/3/2023 11:00:00 PM | | https://youtu.be/_EHA5QldBBk?si=fv9JO3Dw3PpOohdX | City of Phoenix Places 585 People in Shelter While Complying with Court Order Ahead of Deadline | <div class="ExternalClassF207237B2F044393979394F001C85147"><html>
<p>The City of Phoenix has fulfilled the court's order ahead of the Nov. 4 deadline, removing all tents and makeshift structures from the area around the Human Services Campus (HSC) and addressing the community's concerns while placing hundreds of people in shelter.<br></p>
<p>Since May, the City has addressed the area one block at a time, conducting outreach and then cleaning up the area and closing blocks to camping. On the days staff conducted engagement efforts, 718 people were offered services. 585 of those individuals accepted placement at an indoor location -- an 81% acceptance rate. This week, the City also opened the <a target="_blank" href="https://action.phoenix.gov/c1.pl?8c9c03ca5408c8d83bb9da22ac9142bf969ee42d8e946dbb">Safe Outdoor Space</a> where 21 individuals are currently staying.<br></p>
<p>Throughout this process, the City offered every person who staff engaged with a place in an indoor shelter. The City has prioritized rapidly opening additional shelter options. In 2023, the City worked with its partners to add 482 new temporary shelter beds, <a target="_blank" href="https://action.phoenix.gov/c1.pl?f28e50282ccc7cbec26d6bcbde564482d0f09da13e725e69">362 of those in October alone</a>. These temporary locations are currently serving people in need while the City continues to implement permanent solutions, including creating and preserving affordable housing as well as adding 790 new shelter beds. </p>
<p>Moving forward, the blocks addressed during the outreach and clean-up efforts will remain closed to camping. Signage is posted in the area alerting the community to the closure. The City plans to maintain the area through proactive outreach efforts conducted by the Office of Homeless Solutions, its partners and enforcement when needed. If individuals are found to be camping in the closed areas, the City will make efforts to engage and offer alternative locations. If services are declined and individuals continue to stay in a restricted area, officers have the authority to issue a citation or make an arrest. </p>
<p>While the City has met this court deadline, there is still work to be done in order to maintain the area and help people experiencing homelessness across Phoenix. The City will continue working with all individuals who have accepted a place in shelter or at the Safe Outdoor Space to help them on their path to ending their homelessness. The goal remains to ensure that every person has access to safe housing and services while preserving quality of life in our neighborhoods for all residents.<br></p>
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| City of Phoenix Adds 362 New Transitional Lodging Beds for People Experiencing Homelessness in October | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/homeless-solutions/2902 | Homeless Solutions | | 10/27/2023 10:45:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2902/Newsroom_Homeless_Beta3.jpg | | City of Phoenix Adds 362 New Transitional Lodging Beds for People Experiencing Homelessness in October | <div class="ExternalClassA57B5532FDD54127849C1344A71A8453"><html>
<p><span lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">As the City of Phoenix completes the final steps to meet a court-ordered deadline to address the area around the Human Services Campus, it is rapidly creating additional safe spaces for people experiencing homelessness. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span><br></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">In October, the City partnered to open three new temporary, transitional lodging locations, adding 302 new beds in Phoenix. The City is also temporarily expanding capacity at the Washington Relief Shelter, adding an additional 60 beds at that location. These temporary locations are currently serving people in need while the City continues to build permanent solutions, including 790 additional new shelter beds and focusing on creating and preserving affordable housing.</span>
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<span lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">On October 23, in partnership with Central Arizona Shelter Services, Phoenix opened a 60-room transitional lodging facility, serving people 55 and older. This location will operate until renovations are completed on The Haven, a permanent senior shelter set to open in early 2024. </span>
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<span lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">This month, the City, in partnership with St. Vincent de Paul and Maricopa County, temporarily expanded capacity at the Washington Relief Shelter adding 60 additional beds.</span>
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| City of Phoenix Intends to Meet Court Deadline to Address the Area Around the Human Services Campus | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/homeless-solutions/2897 | Homeless Solutions | | 10/20/2023 5:30:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2897/OHS_Newsroom_Oct202023.png | | City of Phoenix Intends to Meet Court Deadline to Address the Area Around the Human Services Campus | <div class="ExternalClass97E8AD77169845728D2A8D68DF636A2C"><html>
<p>The City of Phoenix will complete the final steps of a plan to meet a court-ordered deadline to address the area around the Human Services Campus after a Superior Court judge imposed a November 4 deadline to complete “the removal of all tents and other makeshift structures." The City will expedite its existing process and open additional shelter options to comply with the court's order. The City intends to comply with all court directives.<br></p>
<p>For several months, the City has been working systematically in the area around the HSC to make significant progress to address community concerns. Since May 2023, the City has addressed 11 blocks around the campus, offering services to individuals experiencing homelessness while cleaning up and closing the blocks to camping.<br></p>
<p>The City is addressing the 12th block today. There are three blocks remaining. The final three enhanced engagements will take place prior to the November 4 deadline.<br></p>
<p>On Monday, in partnership with <a href="https://www.turnanewleaf.org/" target="_blank">A New Leaf</a>, the City opened a new 100-room hotel shelter that will be occupied in phases. In the coming weeks, the City plans to open an additional temporary 60-room hotel shelter and begin the phased opening of the <a href="/newsroom/homeless-solutions/2866" target="_blank">Safe Outdoor Space</a>.<br></p>
<p>The City remains committed to serving every member of our community, including neighborhoods, individuals experiencing homelessness, property owners, and businesses.<br></p>
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| Phoenix City Council Approves Zoning for Safe Outdoor Space | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/homeless-solutions/2866 | Homeless Solutions | | 9/22/2023 1:00:00 AM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2866/Newsroom_OHS_SafeOutdoorSpace_001.png | | Phoenix City Council Approves Zoning for Safe Outdoor Space | <div class="ExternalClass86A5CA193ADA453F99C3D389BDABC8E7"><html>
<div>On Wednesday, the Phoenix City Council approved the rezoning of the property at 1537 W. Jackson St. to allow for the creation of the Safe Outdoor Space to support the City’s efforts to address the area around the Human Services Campus (HSC). This rezoning is the last item needed to finalize the project, after the Council first approved the purchase of the property in June 2023. <br></div>
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<div>The Safe Outdoor Space will be one option available to individuals currently staying in the area around the HSC. The City is addressing the area strategically, one block at a time to ensure we can offer every individual we engage with shelter. The Safe Outdoor Space is not intended to be the sole solution for the entire population currently staying in the HSC area. It is designed to be an alternative to help those who are not yet ready to accept a place in an indoor shelter space offered during the City’s enhanced engagements. </div>
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<div>The Safe Outdoor Space will allow people experiencing homelessness to camp in a safer, shaded area with access to basic necessities while offering services to assist them in ending their homelessness. The City is committed to providing a variety of solutions for people experiencing homelessness. The Safe Outdoor Space will serve as an alternative place to engage with unsheltered individuals to help them prepare to move to an indoor location. </div>
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<div>The Safe Outdoor Space will have restrooms, showers, meal service, property storage, 24/7 security and a code of conduct for residents. Drugs, alcohol and fires will not be allowed. The Safe Outdoor space will prioritize serving unsheltered individuals in the area around the HSC and will be a closed campus, not offering walk-up services. Camping will not be allowed along the perimeter of the property. </div>
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<div>The City Council approval allows for a Special Permit to operate the Safe Outdoor Space for three years. It also includes several stipulations to help address concerns of residents and business owners in the surrounding community. Some of the stipulations include creating an advisory committee, holding quarterly meetings with the community, allowing a maximum of 200 safe outdoor spaces at the site and adding turf, additional fencing and lighting to the property. </div>
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<div>The property offers a unique opportunity in that it also has indoor space which will be used for meal service, case management and weather relief for individuals who are staying in the Safe Outdoor Space. The City is proposing to open the location in phases beginning in Fall 2023 and will continue to evaluate the need as we work to reduce unsheltered homelessness in the area around the HSC. </div>
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<div>The creation of a Safe Outdoor Space was recommended in the Strategies to Address Homelessness Task Force Recommendations the City Manager and presented to the Phoenix City Council in April 2022. In June 2023, the Phoenix City Council authorized the City to enter into an agreement with the State of Arizona to license and ultimately purchase the property. The license agreement began in August 2023. Phoenix Planning Commission heard this case in September 2023 and recommended approval with the stipulations. The City will finalize the purchase of the property in October 2023. The City utilized $5.4 million of grant funding from the Arizona Department of Housing for the acquisition of the property and relocation of the site’s previous operation. <br></div>
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| Arrest During City’s Enhanced Engagement Effort | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/homeless-solutions/2846 | Homeless Solutions | | 8/28/2023 9:20:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2846/Newsroom_CommOffice_01.jpg | | Arrest During City’s Enhanced Engagement Effort | <div class="ExternalClass82DF803AACE5418D824B33F54A8E6E9D"><html>
<p>On Wednesday, a woman was arrested for trespassing while the City of Phoenix Office of Homeless Solutions conducted the seventh enhanced engagement in the area around the Human Services Campus (HSC). </p><p>The City of Phoenix obtained a permit to close 9th Avenue from Jackson Street to the railroad tracks on August 23 at 7 a.m. for an enhanced engagement which the City had noticed 14 days in advance. The street closure is for everyone’s safety as there are vehicles, heavy machinery and hazardous materials coming in and out of the area during the enhanced engagement. Only authorized individuals are allowed within the closure. Any individual who was not city staff, an outreach partner, or a person experiencing homelessness who had been staying on that block was asked to leave the closed street area at 7 a.m. The City only closes one block where the direct engagement is happening for a few hours during these efforts. A designated area was set up adjacent to the street closure on both the north and south ends for people to stand if they wished to observe the engagement, film, or communicate with impacted persons experiencing homelessness. <br></p>
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</span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US"></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">At approximately 7:40 a.m., Sophia Dancel breached the street closure. Due to Ms. Dancel’s interference with the operation, the City and its partners immediately stopped work for the safety of everyone involved. Multiple staff members and security officers informed Ms. Dancel that the block was closed and that she was welcome to observe from outside of the closed area. Ms. Dancel then sat down on the ground and repeatedly refused to leave, screaming obscenities at staff and outreach workers. Staff and security continued to warn Ms. Dancel multiple times that she was trespassing and politely asked her to leave.</span>
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<span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">After more than 20 minutes of asking Ms. Dancel to leave the area, City of Phoenix staff called Phoenix Police for assistance. Police spoke with Ms. Dancel for several minutes, asking her to leave and again informing her she was trespassing. Ms. Dancel remained seated on the ground and again said she would not leave the area. Ms. Dancel requested an opportunity to talk about her concerns regarding the engagements and was told she could have that opportunity if she moved outside of the closed area, however, she refused to move. Officers then informed Ms. Dancel she was under arrest and began to place her into handcuffs. Ms. Dancel resisted the officers and refused to cooperate. Ms. Dancel continued to resist arrest for several minutes until officers took her into custody at approximately 8:05 a.m. Ms. Dancel was transported to the Maricopa County Jail booking area where she was met by Phoenix fire paramedics at police request. Paramedics checked Ms. Dancel for any injury or medical issues and found none. She was booked for trespassing and resisting arrest. Her arrest was unrelated to her claim that she was handing out food to individuals in the area.</span>
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<span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Anyone who wishes to observe, film, or communicate with impacted residents experiencing homelessness is welcome to do so from outside of the immediate area of operations. Anyone who would like to assist individuals experiencing homelessness is encouraged to find volunteer opportunities or make a donation through the </span>
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| Heat Relief Helping Create Homeless Solutions | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/homeless-solutions/2837 | Homeless Solutions | | 8/18/2023 7:30:00 PM | | https://youtu.be/e07dJGay8sM | Heat Relief Helping Create Homeless Solutions | <div class="ExternalClassEEE326C29D7F468F84653534F2FA3C65"><html>
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| First Resident Moves into XWing Converted Shipping Container Shelter | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/homeless-solutions/2836 | Homeless Solutions | | 8/18/2023 4:45:00 PM | | https://youtu.be/kkc3O7rt1FI | First Resident Moves into XWing Converted Shipping Container Shelter | <div class="ExternalClassFE262DC955714D35BEB9A38394312476"><html>
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