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PBS NewsHour Published July 4, 2025 Extreme heat is becoming a dangerous new normal that brings with it a number [...]

Arizona’s Family Published June 26, 2025 With sweltering summer temperatures, Arizona's Family takes a look at how Circle the City [...]

Two of Circle the City’s physicians, Dr. Hajaig and Dr. Civic, were selected to participate in the COVID-19 American History [...]

PBS Published June 11, 2025 Circle the City CEO Kim Despres sits down with Arizona Horizon to talk about the [...]

KJZZ Published May 10, 2025 Circle the City holds groundbreaking ceremony for new East Valley Medical Respite Center in Mesa [...]

12 News Published May 6, 2025 Circle the City, partners and supporters gathered in Mesa to break ground on a [...]

Daily Independent Published May 7, 2025 Circle the City breaks ground on a brand-new East Valley Medical Respite Center in [...]

PBS/WETA Published March 21, 2025 WETA television, the flagship PBS station in Washington, DC, traveled to Phoenix to go behind [...]

The Arizona Republic Published April 9, 2025 Circle the City talks to the Arizona Republic about new East Valley Medical [...]

Matter of Fact Published April 6, 2025 Circle the City's Dr. Jack Palmer speaks with Matter of Fact to discuss [...]

FOX 10 Published March 27, 2025 Circle the City talks to FOX 10 about new East Medical Respite Center in [...]

FOX 10 | By Nicole Krasean Published December 27, 2024 Homelessness sharply increases in Arizona in 2024 [...]

KJZZ | By Kathy Ritchie Published December 23, 2024 Circle the City provides medical care to Phoenix’s [...]

KTAR News 92.3 FM Published December 26, 2024 Gayle Bass and Lady La are joined by Dr. [...]

ACB 15 News October 25, 2024 A huge thank you to ABC15 Arizona and reporter Jane Cafferty [...]

PBS News Hour Aug 9, 2024 It’s been a deadly summer as extreme heat from across the country has [...]

July 31, 2024 In Phoenix, where summer temperatures regularly soar into triple digits, a nonprofit organization called Circle the City is [...]

Helen Rummel Published: Jul. 27, 2024 10:20 a.m., the Burnidge Soup Kitchen in Phoenix: 98 degrees Salvador Ramirez Vega [...]

July 22, 2024 AILSA CHANG, HOST Last year, 645 people died of heat-related causes in the Phoenix metro area. [...]

KJZZ | By Kathy Ritchie Published July 22, 2024 Summer heat in Phoenix can be deadly. Last year, 645 people [...]

KJZZ | By Kirsten Dorman Published July 22, 2024 Local nonprofit Circle the City sees thousands of patients every year [...]

By Kathy Ritchie July 13, 2024 Phoenix is scorching hot, with more triple-digit days ahead. Many of us are fortunate [...]

By Kathy Ritchie July 17, 2024 Circle the City provides health care to Phoenix’s homeless population. And some of those [...]

JULIO 16, 2024 La organización Circle the City ha estado proporcionando tratamientos para enfermedades relacionadas con el calor a [...]

BY  ANITA SNOW June 30, 2024 PHOENIX (AP) — Alfred Handley leaned back in his wheelchair alongside a major Phoenix [...]

BY  ANITA SNOW July 3, 2024 PHOENIX (AP) — Ron Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on [...]

By Alaina Kwan Jul. 9, 2024  PHOENIX (AZFamily) — As the Valley endures more triple-digit temperatures during this heat wave, Circle the [...]

Circle the City is dedicated to helping people living on the streets of Phoenix, and now they're doing it [...]

By Colleen Sikora 6/7/2024 5:39 PM PDT PHOENIX — Perla Puebla describes last summer working street medicine to help the [...]

Check out these important tips for staying safe during the extreme heat. Recomendaciones ante el calor extremo en algunas [...]

Discover how firefighters are using innovative techniques to save lives during the extreme heat. Bolsas térmicas con hielo: la [...]

See how Phoenix organizations, including Circle the City, are helping the homeless during this summer's heat.Watch the full video here.  [...]

Circle the City’s medical respite programs were recently highlighted in a New York Times article, emphasizing their crucial role [...]

By Sam Dingman Published: Friday, May 24, 2024 - 11:25am Homelessness is a chronic problem across the Valley. One [...]

By Ariel Wittenberg 05/28/2024 05:00 AM EDT Summer burns in Phoenix. Scorching pavement blisters uncovered skin. Pus oozes from [...]

By Kathy Ritchie Published: Friday, May 24, 2024 - 2:43pm There was a 52% increase in heat-related deaths from [...]

PHOENIX — Medical care can be hard to come by for people living on the street, but an outreach [...]

Check out the Arizona Physician Spring 2024 edition which includes a feature on Circle the City and a Q&A [...]

PHOENIX — A Valley emergency room doctor is concerned the best preparations may not be enough to stop heat [...]

Circle the City is a nonprofit organization based in Phoenix. Its mission is to provide healthcare and hope to [...]

Women who experience homelessness often struggle to access menstrual products. These women may be forced to use unhygienic items [...]

Perla Puebla and her team are at the Burnidge Soup Kitchen near 35th Avenue and Osborn Road in Phoenix. Hair [...]

Sitting down for a warm breakfast is a luxury that some in the Phoenix area don't have, but one Valley [...]

At Mayo Clinic, experts care for patients, communities and each other. Contributing to health and well-being is central to [...]

Circle the City Circle the City provides high-quality healthcare to people experiencing homelessness, including the only medical respite program [...]

The recent dismantling of two large encampments of people without housing, including one in Tempe’s Salt River bed, may [...]

Kim Despres, who has been a nurse for 40 years, is CEO of Circle the City, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit [...]

As Phoenix officials work to keep the area formerly known as “The Zone” clear of people, construction continues at [...]

Angela Acevedo was trying her best to keep her leg steady on a recent Thursday morning at the Human [...]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and according to figures, an estimated one in eight women will be diagnosed [...]

Stepping outside in Arizona means feeling the desert sun seeping into your skin until the heat becomes so unbearable [...]

A judge ordered the downtown homeless encampment “The Zone” to be cleared out by November 4. Stephanie Martinez, Senior [...]

( Cronkite News ) – PHOENIX – Near the intersection of S. 11th Avenue and W. Jefferson Street in Phoenix, the [...]

The Show has been focusing on one of the biggest issues facing the region: homelessness.The series wraps up with some [...]

John Finocchi said he had been keeping a careful eye on his sugar intake. He hadn’t had insulin in [...]

Not every person who is unsheltered is an addict — but the numbers are higher than anyone would like. This [...]

Check out this photo feature that AZCentral did on Circle the City and the mobile units that help people [...]

When Margarita Mendez treats patients, they often tell her they haven’t felt love in a long time. As the [...]

Jay Duval has been homeless since November. He has a tent, but he says most nights in downtown Phoenix [...]

On an isolated street a few steps from the looming, cactus-peppered slopes of South Mountain, there was nowhere to [...]

Check out this recent feature Univision Arizona did on Circle the City. View video and interview here [...]

The recent heatwaves in Arizona, stoked by the climate crisis, have led to a spike in contact burns from [...]

Circle the City said multiple factors affect how long patients wait to be transferred to a shelter bed after [...]

Check out this recent feature Telemundo Arizona did on Circle the City and Stephanie Martinez. View video and interview [...]

INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA Salt River Project recently distributed more than 2,200 heat-relief kits to local nonprofits that support those in [...]

Things aren't always quite as they seem in Phoenix as the US city endures another sweltering day. Take the [...]

Cloud Covered Streets takes its mobile unit around the Valley. It provides free showers and other necessities for people [...]

For the Arizona city amid a record-breaking heat wave, cool surfaces bring a modicum of relief. Phoenix is writhing. [...]

By JACK HEALY The New York Times PHOENIX — Patients with heatstroke and burns from the asphalt are swamping hospitals. Air [...]

Check out this recent video feature from CBCNN covering how Circle the City is helping people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa [...]

The number of homeless deaths in Maricopa County jumped 42% between 2021 and 2022, according to the medical examiner’s office. [...]

Finding shelter from extreme heat is critical to survival in Phoenix, Arizona, where record-breaking heat waves are on the rise. [...]

Monday marked Phoenix’s 18th consecutive day of 110 degree or higher temperatures. That tied the record set in 1974. For [...]

Care not limited to urgent needs Earlier this year, the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner released a grim [...]

STORY: Arta Brench is an unhoused person in Phoenix, Arizona, one of many struggling with relentless heatwaves in the American [...]

Relentless temperatures upwards of 100F leave millions under extreme heat warnings and outdoor events cancelled Record-breaking heat is baking the [...]

PHOENIX (AP) — Even Southwestern desert residents accustomed to scorching summers are feeling the grip of an extreme heat wave smacking Arizona, [...]

PHOENIX – Summer temperatures have come to the Valley, and those facing homelessness are most at risk of the heat’s [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Cities are building special shelters for the old, and shelters are hiring trained staff to handle a wave of [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kim Despres continues to perform at a top level for Circle the City Staff Reports | Digital Free Press For [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As the City of Phoenix clears out a homeless encampment that is known as 'The Zone,' the homeless people [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Phoenix CNN —  The young widow watched as the helpers wended through the Zone at sunrise, offering what they could: [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Amazon has donated 640 pairs of tennis shoes and sandals to Phoenix-based Circle the City that will be distributed to people [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — The nonprofit Circle the City provides free medical care to people who are homeless. However, it is now [...]

Over the past several years, a large encampment of people living on the streets in the city of Phoenix has [...]

Check out this recent feature on Circle the City by Fox 10 in Phoenix. Circle the City is a medical [...]

By Kathy Ritchie More and more older adults — we’re talking people 55 and older — are becoming homeless, in some [...]

Pregnant woman struggles to find shelter while living in an SUV The white Chevy SUV blends in with the other [...]

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Dangerously hot conditions once again took over most of Arizona on Wednesday, with temperatures from 41 to 44 Celsius, according [...]

Phoenix is seeing an alarming rise in people with skin burns from falling on hot pavement. Elderly people usually make [...]

Circle the City in Phoenix is helping those without homes who have pets with the care that they need, especially [...]

PHOENIX — At least 337 homeless people have already died this year on Valley streets and the numbers look to [...]

Article: https://ktar.com/story/4875023/hotel-in-phoenix-for-homeless-who-have-covid-19-to-begin-using-pill-treatments/ Audio: https://omny.fm/shows/ktar-reporter-audio/how-has-the-coronavirus-hotel-adapted-during-the-p

https://kjzz.org/content/1751982/maricopa-countys-hotel-homeless-covid-19-patients-has-sheltered-thousands

https://www.12news.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/a-strangers-gift-makes-all-the-difference-for-homeless-veteran/75-cc4533d7-10e9-49c1-8e13-3445aab10b4f

KJAZZ reports on the sharp increase in COVID patients and CTC's response efforts. https://kjzz.org/content/1746078/phoenix-quarantine-hotel-covid-19-patients-who-are-homeless-filling-quickly

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2022/01/07/homeless-covid-19-cases-nearly-triple-one-week-metro-phoenix/9117811002/

https://www.12news.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/covid-19-cases-surging-among-the-homeless-nearly-tripling-in-two-weeks/75-271d3aed-13a7-46fd-9c00-d43ecdfd2b8e

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/phoenix-hotel-that-provides-help-for-homeless-people-with-covid-19-overwhelmed-with-cases

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/they-change-lives-phoenix-nonprofit-gives-christmas-gifts-to-patients-facing-homelessness?fbclid=IwAR1viobKBsFfTfP996gCiqRz6wbkE58lsbWmvpFUg7qpF5QNtCzHfMpwYM0

https://www.12news.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/circle-the-city-caring-for-homeless-battling-covid-19/75-f95ca0a9-184a-45f2-984a-23323fa796c4

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Check us out on The Ellen Show thanks to this valley superstar philanthropist Anaik and his Loving Library! https://youtu.be/KBH7-B11z3o[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_wp_text][/vc_wp_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]

https://www.azcentral.com/story/noticias/2021/11/17/circle-city-una-esperanza-para-personas-sin-hogar/8368036002/?fbclid=IwAR17BEYR3ILwJrkEMnMwWdskquC-4u3Qpeb2H9IMpSDLPrLyqq3oKJ4vYWk

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/video/998967?fbclid=IwAR3BBDUgy7_a4_J5XJONXe2K46KBzfSPU9z5ew_UY2vDu0VSTShItXjoFUo  

  https://ktar.com/story/4760307/variety-of-arizona-groups-that-combat-homelessness-get-over-40m-in-funding/?fbclid=IwAR1kx19m9O_8-WCrz77KeTzz7L7QT-uxmtt5fFHmXI2eHnHRvzlAgCMeOCI  

https://www.azcentral.com/mosaic-story/news/local/arizona-people/2021/11/07/stephanie-martinez-gives-back-her-community-through-soccer-club/6284096001/?fbclid=IwAR3eqlx_TYhC-43HAKL5MxDKaTTISobCRjp80kaO6cOXplW3WhPjUfEFysM    

https://amp.azcentral.com/amp/6290667001?fbclid=IwAR2mZrwp6laczfHf_M_ohEBtd-QdB_9cLKfXxg4uHM5ykYtZ6J2ShVTslns          

  https://www.telemundoarizona.com/noticias/local/aumenta-indigencia-en-condado-maricopa/2182089/?amp&fbclid=IwAR3ZpeM7moYojPtMMHw0tH15_uOTcmluU8-7qRd2UfIw08mXa0UtAmJrVa8

AZCentral link  ABC15 link

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Circle the City patient Joyce has a grateful heart for the community. She has experienced life-threatening health issues, homelessness, and [...]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/ltofN8BsxEU"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Happy anniversary to our patient Tommie who is celebrating one year of being housed! Before coming into our care [...]

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] LOOKING FOR MEAL INSPIRATION? Chef Daniel Fenwick regularly opens the pages of "The Flavor Bible" when dreaming up [...]

Our volunteer and training manager Michael Santeusiano was featured in a recent article by PBS. A study done by the [...]

Circle the City has received a $500,000 grant from The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation to help sustain and expand [...]

PHOENIX — A $3 million federal grant will be used to aid the health needs of the homeless in Maricopa [...]