![]() ![]() The overnight shelter is scheduled to close on Feb. daily on a first-come, first-served basis. El Cielo Road at the former boxing club building, now known as the Palm Springs Access Center. The city of Palm Springs partnered with Martha’s Village and Kitchen to open the 15 overnight beds starting Jan. ![]() But for the over 200 unsheltered homeless people in Palm Springs, there are currently only 15 overnight shelter beds available. Last year’s annual homeless count identified 222 unsheltered homeless people in Palm Springs, the second-highest number in the county after the city of Riverside. The car’s windows are broken, allowing cold air in at night. “It was so cold and windy last night, it felt like what trying to sleep through a tsunami would feel like,” said 62-year-old Cheryl Shannon, who lives in her car in Palm Springs. Unhoused people in Palm Springs are bracing for an atypically cold weekend of wind and rain in the Coachella Valley. Palm Springs’ homeless residents brace for storm Please visit The Desert Sun for Saturday's updated precipitation totals, road closures, event cancellations and other news of the historic winter storm. Help available: Locations of warming centers across the Coachella Valley. ![]()
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