Alexis Ramanjulu is KGUN 9's Cochise County reporter. Send your story ideas to Alexis at [email protected].
COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. — According to the Arizona Department of Economic Security's annual report for 2023, there are more than 14,000 homeless people in the state, many of whom can’t get the resources they need on a daily basis.“In 2021, I lost a really dear friend...who was living in the encampments in Bisbee.” said Funk, executive director of Cochise Harm Reduction .
The CHR team uses a van to take supplies and meals to those who need them most, like Odel Stewart’s mother, who’s has Stage 4 lung cancer.The nonprofit started in Bisbee and has grown to serve people in 16 zip codes across Cochise County, including: Benson, Sierra Vista, Bisbee, Douglas and Wilcox. Three times a week, the team delivers food, hygiene supplies, camping gear, first aid kits and more to people who have contacted them and asked for help.On a recent delivery run, CHR gave out more than 100 meals. Funk said food is the first thing to run out in the truck, but the rise in food costs has affected how many meals they can provide.
“Instead of pretending drug use doesn’t exist or pretending injection drug use doesn’t exit, harm reduction is we’re going to provide these services and these supplies to you to stay safe, because want you to stay alive,” Funk said.
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