West Phoenix Getting New Homeless Shelter for People 55+ Thanks to Federal COVID Relief Funds [View all]

PHOENIX – A new homeless shelter is being built near Metrocenter for ages 55 or older, marking an expansion into new areas of the city with services targeting a specific population.

Central Arizona Shelter Services, a nonprofit known as CASS, and Phoenix have partnered to create Project Haven 2, which has support from the neighborhood south of the nearly vacant mall.

Project Haven 2 will be at the old Phoenix Inn near Northern and 27th avenues, which the city purchased using federal COVID-19 relief funds. The project received $7.5 million from the state and $4 million from Phoenix. It expects to open its doors next summer.

The 136-room shelter will be smaller than many other Phoenix shelters. According to CASS, fixed incomes and rising costs of living have put the senior population at severe risk of becoming homeless throughout the nearly two-year-long pandemic.

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