Phoenix West Valley shelter offers 100-bed dorms, private units; site says 55 people moved into housing

A temporary shelter site in Phoenix’s West Valley offers separate 100-bed women’s and men’s dorms, a 100-bed men’s dorm and private “X Wing” units for individuals and couples, and has helped 55 people move into permanent housing, a resident said during public comment.

“This site is the city of Phoenix's First option on the West Valley. We're really happy at this site to be able to offer not only congregate beds in our sprung structures, we've got a women's dorm that can serve 100 women at a time, a men's dorm that can serve 100 men at a time. We also have our X Wing units, which are non congregate spaces where people can have their own private space, couples can stay together. In the short amount of time we've already been open, we've actually helped 55 individuals enter housing from the site,” the resident said.

The speaker described the site as “a dignified, calm space where people can concentrate on their individual needs” and said partners help residents pursue permanent housing. The resident added that they personally are working with Goodwill and have taken a job there: “I picked a place that's close. I'm now working with Goodwill. I'm a forklift driver for them, and I can save up save up money, for what I need for housing.”

The site also partners with St. Vincent de Paul on its Neighborhood Brigade Program, which the resident said provides a daily wage for participants who perform community or campus projects. “The Neighborhood Brigade Program has been providing a daily wage for individuals here on this site to go out and do projects in the community or on the campus itself,” the resident said.

Remarks in the transcript were presented as description and personal testimony during public comment; no formal action, vote or staff directive related to the site is recorded in the provided excerpt.