A big winter storm in Arizona, bringing rain, snow, and freezing temperatures along with it, means many people are changing their plans, but it also means those who don't have a roof over their heads are looking for ways to stay warm and dry.
, bringing rain, snow, and freezing temperatures means many people are changing their plans, but it also means those who don't have a roof over their heads are looking for ways to stay warm and dry. shelters didn't have enough beds last year, Vicky slept on the streets and got sick out in the cold.This year, she'll be inside the Respite Center and out of the cold.With a growing homeless population in the Valley, not everyone has a chance to escape the frost.
"Well, they need blankets and pillows most of all," says Robert Alexander with Bird City Outreach, an advocacy group passing out food in downtown Phoenix where many unsheltered people are living.Others, like Stacey Champion, are helping on their own whenever they see someone in need. "Just yesterday I dropped off a winter coat and a cold weather sleeping bag and some thermal socks to an unhoused Vietnam veteran who's unsheltered …," she said."We have an affordable housing crisis. We have more and more, especially seniors, who are on fixed incomes, who are ending up on the street. They're going to be more susceptible. People do die here from the cold as they do from heat," Champion said.
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