{"id":392,"date":"2026-05-16T09:03:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=392"},"modified":"2026-05-16T09:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:03:05","slug":"star-village-prepares-for-summer-weather-with-new-tents-cooling-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=392","title":{"rendered":"STAR Village prepares for summer weather with new tents, cooling sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) &#8211; STAR Village is making changes to prepare for triple-digit heat and monsoon storms as summer approaches.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=390\">Driver rams cars as gunfire breaks out at San Luis Port of Entry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The outdoor safe sleeping site near Grant and Stone in Tucson opened to residents in mid-October and has not yet had to account for triple-digit heat or monsoon rain and winds lasting for extended periods of time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a continuous improvement project for sure because it is outside and it changes with the elements and adjustments need to be made,\u201d said Tisha Tallman, CEO of the Primavera Foundation.<\/p>\n<h3><b>PREVIOUS COVERAGE<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Tucson announces location for safe sleeping facility for homeless<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Tucson residents launch petition against proposed sleeping site<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Tucson residents frustrated over proposed city-run homeless encampment<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Ward 3 residents hear from officials, voice concerns during STAR Village meeting<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Tucson\u2019s STAR Village to open next week<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Tucson\u2019s STAR Village opens with enhanced security measures<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Inside look of STAR Village ahead of its opening<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Tucson opens STAR Village despite opposition<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Mixed reviews on Tucson\u2019s STAR Village success six weeks after grand opening<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>City of Tucson gives update on STAR Village<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>City leaders, residents reflect on 100 Days of STAR Village<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>City Manager recommends extending STAR Village after successful pilot<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Primavera Foundation has turned two of its communal tents into air-conditioned heat-relief tents to be used day and night ahead of the heat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be enough spaces for every woman to go into a respite tent with air conditioning if the nights are just too warm this summer, which we\u2019re predicting it probably will be,\u201d Tallman said.<\/p>\n<p>Tallman said some other changes have already been made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost recently went from the dome tents to the tall tents, so we do believe that\u2019s gonna be better for them during the warmer months as well,\u201d Tallman said.<\/p>\n<p>The tents have better circulation to help with the heat and are sturdier to better withstand monsoon winds and rain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had extreme monsoon winds and rain late last year, so we did experience that for the first few months,\u201d Tallman said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=388\">Earthquake rattles southern Arizona community<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She said during that time, the extra shading above the tents worked well to catch rain to ensure residents\u2019 individual tents weren\u2019t taking the brunt of the storms.<\/p>\n<p>Residents said upcoming extreme weather has been on their minds, but they\u2019re hoping the measures STAR Village has in place will make them much more comfortable than they\u2019ve been during past summers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, these women are coming from the streets and from other encampments without that type of heat protection, so certainly STAR Village is gonna serve as a little bit better \u2013 an improvement over a summer that they may have been in the past in an encampment or on the street,\u201d Tallman said.<\/p>\n<p>Tallman said Primavera\u2019s budget doesn\u2019t always account for the vast number of supplies it needs during the summer months. 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