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Here we are in November. It's been one year since the final section of encampment was removed from the neighborhood around Key Campus. Which means one year of the Safe Outdoor Space, the City of Phoenix project at which Keys to Change is a service operator.
Over the last year the Keys to Change Street Outreach team continued to find and count unsheltered people in the immediate vicinity of the Key Campus plus an expanded area (several mile radius) around the Campus. The numbers fluctuated month to month. What we see over the last few weeks is an increase in the number of people and an increase in the number of people sleeping in vehicles. Today the team found 258 unsheltered people in the closest vicinity and 585 people in the expanded area for a total of 843.
It's November and an autumn chill is finally in the air. Well, I say finally... I have a house, a car with heated seats, plenty of clothing. The low temperature last night in Phoenix was 52 degrees. In the dark and on cold concrete, I can't imagine it felt comfortable for anyone sleeping outside...read more here...
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