The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services will have 11 heat relief stations available throughout the Valley during an Excessive Heat Warning issued by the National Weather Service this weekend.

The Salvation Army has provided heat relief to 80,000 people statewide this year and given out 185,000 bottles of water.

Residents in need can go to one of the following Salvation Army heat relief stations for indoor cooling and hydration from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends when the National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning – as is the case Saturday and Sunday:

• Apache Junction – Apache Junction Corps Community Center, 605 E. Broadway Ave.
• Avondale – Estrella Mountain Corps Community Center, 11 N. 3rd Ave.
• Chandler – Chandler Corps Community Center, 85 E. Saragosa St.
• Glendale – Glendale Corps Community Center, 6010 W. Northern Ave.
• Mesa – Mesa Corps Community Center, 241 E. 6th St.
• Phoenix
• Phoenix Citadel Corps Community Center, 628 N. 3rd Ave.
• Phoenix Maryvale Corps Community Center, 4318 W. Clarendon Ave.
• Ray & Joan Kroc Center Phoenix, 1375 E. Broadway Road
• Phoenix Family Services Office, 2707 E. Van Buren St., Bldg. 2

• Surprise – Northwest Valley Corps Community Center, 17420 N. Avenue of the Arts Blvd.
• Tempe – Tempe Corps Community Center, 40 E. University Drive

Additionally, a mobile hydration unit will be dispatched 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sept. 9 and 10 to portions of the Valley identified as areas with high homeless populations.

The Salvation Army EDS is part of the Maricopa Association of Governments’ Heat Relief Regional Network, the goal of which is to provide resources to prevent heat-related illnesses and deaths among vulnerable populations.

Extreme heat can affect people without adequate air conditioning, or someone on a fixed income who might not run their A/C because they need to buy food or medicine.