This article builds on our coverage of Camp Hope and the cooling shelter erected in late July during the six-day heatwave. Here, we dive deeper into how city, state and local nonprofits responded to the heat emergency. For background on this issue check out this article.
HEAT WAVE DAY 6 | While there’s been plenty said and written about Julie Garcia, founder of Jewels Helping Hands, she tunes it out. Her focus is on Camp Hope.
HEAT WAVE DAY 5 | With temperatures expected to hit 104 degrees this weekend, the most pressing supply needs for Camp Hope are ice, Gatorade, pet food, roller gauze and gauze pads.
HEAT WAVE DAY 4 | Meanwhile, City Council has plans that would allow the shelter to remain
We've been checking in with our unhoused neighbors at Camp Hope every
If we do not center the experiences of those impacted, and learn from their insights and their perspectives, we will get it wrong — not only morally, but intellectually, too.
