Facing budget uncertainty from federal grant changes and the failure of Proposition 414, Tucson fast-tracked the opening of a new 70-bed emergency shelter — offering relief but far from meeting the area’s growing need.
The Tucson city council discussed the status of the new low-barrier emergency shelter in the Amphi neighborhood at its study session Tuesday.
The city manager’s office asked the housing department to establish an emergency shelter with a capacity of at least 70 beds before March 1. In turn, Tucson’s Housing First program accelerated the opening of the Amphi Housing Resource Center, a former fire station on King Road, to meet the request…