Former Phoenix hotel to be shelter for older homeless people
“CASS hopes to open the facility by next summer and have it serve as a model for more shelters across metro Phoenix, CEO Lisa Glow said.
A temporary shelter for older homeless people set up at a north Phoenix hotel had higher rates of people leaving for permanent housing than the main downtown shelter, Glow said.
‘This is what we need to do. Get (seniors) out of the mass shelters and get them into more dignified spaces,’ Glow said.
City Council member Betty Guardado, who represents the area, said CASS’s transparency helped the neighborhood get on board with the project and trust that it would benefit the area.”