"Keeping The Homeless Hydrated In America's Hottest Big City"

"A Context photographer rode along with medics bringing vital heat relief to people living on the streets of Phoenix, Arizona

For nurse practitioner Perla Puebla and her street medic team in Phoenix, the day starts at 5:30 a.m. as they stock their van with water, intravenous drips (IVs), personal hygiene products and other supplies.

They are with Circle the City, a nonprofit that provides lifesaving care to people living on the city’s streets.

Since 2022, street medic teams like the one Puebla is a part of fan out across the Phoenix area, offering emergency hydration to those who need it most."

Avi Asher-Schapiro and Rebecca Noble report for the Thomson Reuters Foundation August 15, 2024.

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