In Pima County, 1,574 people are homeless, according to the Arizona Housing Coalition. Local organizations, Felicia’s Farm and Casa Maria are aiming to help feed Pima County’s neediest. Casa Maria, located at 401 East 26th Street, opened in 1981 and has served hungry Tucsonans 363 days a year. The soup kitchen originally only served around…
It’s 7:30 a.m. on a brisk Wednesday morning. More than 20 men cluster around the wire fence outside Casa Maria Soup Kitchen. A white Ford van drives around the corner pulling a trailer decorated with biblical quotes. A hot, refreshing shower has arrived. The shuttle belongs to St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, located on North Paseo…
Yes, we’ve all seen them. Stashed among the droves of revelers on Halloween, flooding the streets in small masses of glitter and leather, a Pocahottie will emerge from behind the crowd, with fringed suede frock hiked high above her knees, a feathered headband framing her face, smeared red from the ambiguous tribal paint that…
