Weekly e-Newsletter | June 29th, 2023

HSC Receives Heat Relief Grants

HSC recently received grants from three organizations to support this summer's heat relief efforts: Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust ($37,500), City of Phoenix ($25,000) and BHHS Legacy Foundation ($15,000).

The grants coincide with the HSC and its partners launch in May of the annual ThirstAid Water Donation Drive to collect much-needed bottled water that will be distributed to help keep clients hydrated and healthy during the extreme heat in Phoenix. HSC and partner organizations will hand out at least 100,000 bottles of water every month from May through September.

Multiple organizations are also hosting heat relief drives for the ThirstAid Campaign. HSC is very grateful for community donations and these generous grants to meet this life-saving need. A big shout out to our community for your support!

The Next ThirstAid Donation Drop-off

Event is this Saturday, July 1st

Summer heat relief continues as the temperatures rise and the monsoon moves in. The next bottled water donation drop-off of the season is Saturday, July 1st from 9 am to noon. It’s an easy way to help: You pull up at 15th Avenue & Harrison Street, and staff will remove donations from your vehicle. We also welcome travel-sized toiletries, summer clothing, shoes, new men's/women's underwear, hats, sunglasses, sunscreen and lip balm. For more information or to schedule a drop-off on a different day, please email [email protected] or call us at 602-282-0849. 

Collaboration in action! Props to Campus partner Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) who is co-hosting the event with HSC.

Take a Tour of the Campus

Seeing the Campus in person is THE best way to understand the day-to-day work done by the collective of 16 organizations working together to end homelessness. The first Wednesday of every month at 10:00 am we offer tours of the 13-acre Campus. The next available tour is July 5th.

To sign up, please contact us at [email protected] or call (602) 282-0853. 

Season 2, Episode 9 of "It Happens at STN"

In the June episode of the McQuaid Mission, co-producers Amy Schwabenlender, CEO of the Human Services Campus, and UMOM CEO Jackson Fonder take center stage to discuss the big takeaways from the first season of It Happens at STN. Plus, the two chat about why the portrayal of the homeless situation in Phoenix in the national media may not always be representative of the real story. Watch it here.

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