The Salvation Army is launching heat relief stations around the valley that is open for anyone in need from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. David Yardley, a major with the Salvation Army, states it’s a “double whammy” providing both coronavirus aid and heat relief.
They are there to serve and make sure that they provide resources to keep people healthy and alive and suffering from heal illnesses.
The stations are open on any day the National Weather Services issues an Excessive Heat Warning in different locations:
- Apache Junction – Apache Junction Corps Community Center, 605 E. Broadway Rd.
- Avondale – Estrella Mountain Corps Community Center, 11 N. Third Ave.
- Chandler – Chandler Corps Community Center, 85 E. Saragosa St.
- Glendale –Glendale Corps Community Center, 6010 W. Northern Ave.
- Glendale – Valley of the Sun Korean Corps Community Center, 7238 N. 61st Ave.
- Mesa – Mesa Corps Community Center, 241 E. Sixth St.
- Phoenix – Phoenix Citadel Corps Community Center, 628 N. Third Ave.
- Phoenix – Phoenix Maryvale Corps Community Center, 4318 W. Clarendon Ave.
- Phoenix – Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center South Mountain, 1375 E. Broadway Rd.
- Phoenix – The Salvation Army Phoenix Family Services Office, 2707 E. Van Buren St., Bldg. 2
- Surprise – Sun Cities West Valley Corps Community Center, 17420 N. Avenue of the Arts Blvd.
- Tempe – Tempe Corps Community Center, 40 E. University Dr.
Each station offers water, in some locations air conditioning and even hand sanitizer.
This story was originally published by ABC 15.