As temperatures begin to creep upward and summer months roll closer, Phoenix Rescue Mission is kicking off its 11th annual, city-wide Code: Red Summer Heat Relief Campaign to save the lives of the city’s unhoused and at-risk individuals. The nonprofit’s goal is to protect our most vulnerable population by collecting and distributing one million bottles of water.
From May 1 through August 31, PRM is providing essential resources to sustain the city’s homeless population, such as nonperishable food and water supplies, and is seeking donations ahead of this Valley-wide undertaking. Monetary donations will be matched up to $150,000, made possible by several supporters of Phoenix Rescue Mission.
“Temperatures above 100 degrees can be fatal for anyone, but especially unhoused individuals,” said Phoenix Rescue Mission CEO, Ken Brissa. “They don’t have the same basic necessities of shelter and fresh water as other Valley residents do, so this campaign is crucial in saving lives.”
During the campaign, several municipalities, including Avondale, Peoria, Glendale, Goodyear, Surprise, El Mirage, Scottsdale and Phoenix, have created partnerships with PRM, bringing relief to the streets in the Mission’s Hope Coach vehicles to distribute water, toiletries and case management services.
More information about the 11th annual Code:Red initiative can be found here. Food, water, and all other heat-relief donations can be dropped off at the Mission’s Donation Warehouse, located at 2515 N. 34th Drive in Phoenix. The Mission is also in need of volunteers to help distribute vital, nutritious food to families in need at its Hope for Hunger Food Bank in Glendale.
For more information on what to donate or to start a Code:Red drive, please contact Kaesie Carroll at [email protected] or 602-346-3347.
