Extreme heat in the City of Phoenix is reaching historic levels and leaders are trying to get the word out about several programs to help people stay cool. MORE ⬇️
The City of Phoenix has “We’re Cool” outreach teams that try to reach the most heat-vulnerable groups out on the streets by providing water, cooling towels, hats, and other mitigation resources in the heat.
“Clearly it’s not enough based on what we see in the records, heat-associated deaths rose last year, heat-associated illnesses rose last year,” he said.Hondula said the goal of the program is not to just deliver cold water, hats, and cooling towels, but to also connect people to community cooling relief centers in the city.
Volunteers tell ABC15 that they had two pairs of shoes with them that day — and there is a real need for making sure that shoes are available for those out on the streets.The city has another cool program, but it is not seeing as much success. The ‘Cool Callers’ program is designed to call and check in on people who opt into the program on hot days, especially excessive heat days.
Hondula adds that they have obvious work to do on marketing the program. The City of Phoenix has tried to reach out to people who could benefit from the program by sending information through city water bills this year.The city added by email that their first programming priority has been the outreach efforts for those experiencing homelessness through the “We’re Cool” efforts.
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