Monday, May 08, 2006

Summer Is Around The Corner:
Will The Heat Kill More Homeless in Arizona?


Last summer, 32 people (most who were homeless) died because of the scorching heat in Phoenix, Arizona. I posted about this horrendous crisis last summer. Why would a society allow their most vulnerable people to die in the heat?

So what are they going to do this summer to prevent a repeat? “Proactive” is not always a word we think of, when it comes to government response to human tragedy (i.e., Katrina).

But the Associated Press is reporting that Phoenix officials are gearing up for another hot summer. They are creating safe havens for the homeless to escape the heat, stocking up on water, and gearing up street outreach teams to comb the streets for people in need.

Let’s see if these efforts will make a difference…

posted by LA's Homeless Blog at 1:02 PM

1 Comments:

Blogger dgarzila said...

I spent time homeless in phoenix and if they say they are going to create save havens abd stick up on water etc I beleive this.

They have an excelllent outreach team . Very good one. And they have lot's of vehicles. IF you call the Police department the outreach team comes out and finds you a place.

If I hadn't of had to come be close to the neuro doctor here in Los Angeles . I would have stayed in phoenix.

Also the air is harder to breathe there , especially the smust.

3:48 PM  

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