SOS Campground Gets Four-Year Extension

Phoenix is poised to extend its unique outdoor homeless campsite, Safe Outdoor Space, for another four years after unanimous approval from a local advisory board. Set up last November to replace “The Zone,” SOS offers tents and services for 300 unhoused individuals nightly — a trusted alternative to indoor shelters. The city’s effort to build community trust has paid off, with the operator praising SOS’s success in helping people transition to permanent housing. While no new outdoor sites are planned, the city’s broader strategy now focuses on prevention and root causes — and early data shows progress, with stable unhoused populations and rising shelter bed access in Maricopa County. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c4037d63e5aa6288