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Tucson, Phoenix won’t push emergency utility relief …

7/11/2024
WASHINGTON — On June 13, the federal government’s top official for public housing appeared with Tucson’s mayor at the Martin Luther King Apartments and announced emergency relief …

Valley cities turn to surveys to see resident opinions …

5/31/2024
For the first time, various Valley cities are taking a team approach to determine the region’s affordable housing needs and resident feedback on the topic, partnering with the Maricopa HOME Consortium.

Whitford: HUD's biggest disbursement fails

2/16/2024
The headline in my local paper read, “Local Coalition Receives $692,793 Grant to Help Homeless.”

Governor’s announced special housing funding covers …

2/2/2024
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs recently announced $89 million for “new affordable housing and homeless response.” One Chandler housing project, the 157-unit Villas on McQueen, is getting …

Scottsdale public disengaged as commission looks at …

2/16/2023
When the Scottsdale Human Services Advisory Commission sought to hear public feedback about how to spend $1.2 million in federal funding, the group was met with silence. Scottsdale receives over …

New Glendale project to address affordable housing, …

12/28/2022
With groundbreaking on an affordable housing development in Glendale approaching, the city next month will submit a request with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for grant money to support the project.

Flaws found in current voucher program, expert says

9/1/2022
Low-income families on a waitlist for housing choice vouchers might wonder if their name will ever be called. Valley families on long waitlists could end up waiting several months or more, said …

Glendale seniors among those struggling with …

7/27/2022
Jo Harris has lived in Arizona more than 50 years. Her last two, though, have been uniquely tough.

HUD gives $35.7 million to combat Valley homelessness

3/16/2022
Not enough beds and the trials and tribulations of the pandemic have led to a larger Phoenix-area homeless population, according to Katie Gentry, human services planner at Maricopa Association of …

Glendale planning to demolish unsafe structures around …

5/6/2021
Unsafe private structures in need of demolition around Glendale will soon be coming down.

Glendale commission to tackle housing development, …

12/3/2020
Glendale’s planning commission will examine three topics at its next meeting, ranging from a 100-acre industrial site to a 250-acre proposed residential development, to a complaint regarding distances between group homes.

Cuts to HUD could affect West Valley service …

4/18/2017
Workers with Habitat for Humanity help build a new home for the Abdi family in Peoria, who moved in last year. The organization relies on funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban …