The Brief
- Phoenix family shelters are overflowing, leaving hundreds on waitlists amid 100-degree heat.
- A temporary hotel voucher program for some families is allegedly ending weeks earlier than the planned Sept. 30 date.
- UMOM, the nonprofit partnered with the city, says it’s looking into why families were asked to check out early.
PHOENIX – Family shelters across Phoenix are overflowing, leaving hundreds of families stuck on waitlists while dealing with lingering summer heat, and while a temporary fix put some of those families in hotels until the end of the month, those families now say that lifeline is suddenly being cut short.
Big picture view:
It may feel like fall elsewhere, but the Arizona heat hasn’t left yet.…