Open Inn, an Arizona organization providing services and crisis shelter to Tucson’s homeless youths and families, is closing after 40 years.

The announcement falls as the need for services continues to rise here. One in 3 Tucson youths under the age of 18 lives in poverty. Statewide, the rate is 1 in 4 and nationwide, it’s 1 in 5.

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