Salvation Army opens heat relief stations during extreme heat warning

The Salvation Army will open 10 heat relief stations throughout the Valley — where anyone in need can go for indoor cooling and hydration — during extreme heat warnings issued by the National Weather Service.

“When the National Weather Service issues an extreme heat warning, Salvation Army locations across the Valley act as heat relief stations and offer indoor cooling and hydration,” said Lt. Col. Henry Graciani, commander of The Salvation Army Southwest Division, based in Phoenix, in a release. 

The following heat relief stations will be open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and on any weekday the National Weather Service has issued or extended an extreme heat warning from May through September — excluding federal holidays:

• Apache Junction Corps Community Center, 605 E. Broadway Ave., Apache Junction

• Estrella Mountain Corps Community Center, 11 N. Third Ave., Avondale

• Chandler Corps Community Center, 85 E. Saragosa St. Chandler

• Glendale Corps Community Center, 6010 W. Northern Ave., Glendale

• Mesa Corps Community Center, 241 E. Sixth St., Mesa

• Phoenix Citadel Corps Community Center, 628 N. Third Ave., Phoenix

• Phoenix Maryvale Corps Community Center, 4318 W. Clarendon Ave., Phoenix

• Ray & Joan Kroc Center Phoenix, 1375 E. Broadway Road, Phoenix

• Phoenix Family Services Office, 2707 E. Van Buren St., Bldg. 2, Phoenix

• North West Valley Corps Community Center, 17420 N. Avenue of the Arts Blvd., Surprise

In 2025, The Salvation Army provided heat relief to almost 65,000 people in Arizona and gave out nearly 180,000 bottles of water to Arizonans in need.

To volunteer at a heat relief station, contact your local Salvation Army or call 602-267-4100.