Emergency overnight shelters opening in three desert cities

Emergency overnight cooling centers are coming to three desert cities, and will remain open through the end of September.

Wednesday, Palm Springs Councilmember Geoff Kors announced on Facebook that the centers will be opening in Palm Springs, Cathedral City, and Desert Hot Springs.

“After months of work, the three cities, Riverside County and Desert Healthcare District have obtained funding to open overnight emergency shelters with wrap around services to help transition homeless individuals and families into housing,” Kors wrote in the post.

The Palm Springs center is slated to open at the Demuth Community Center this Friday at 7. The center will later shift to the Boxing Club on El Cielo once renovations are complete.

Earlier in June, Demuth Community Center opened as an emergency overnight shelter for a pair of days. The center’s address is 3601 E. Mesquite Ave.

The Desert Hot Springs and Cathedral City shelters are set to open Monday. For DHS, the shelter will be located at the Word of Life Fellowship at 66290 Estrella Drive. The Cathedral City location is still being determined.

“All 3 shelters will be open from 7pm-7am from July 1st-September 30th,” Greg Rodriquez, Public Policy Advisor for Supervisor Perez’s Office wrote in an email to News Channel 3. “The shelters will also serve as a place where counselors can work with the homeless to not only provide temporary relief from the heat but also work to find long term solutions and possible housing for those that use the temporary shelters.”