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Tempe renews emergency housing services with Dudley …

5/16/2023
Tempe City Council renewed its contract with Dudley Oaks Hotel to provide immediate shelter for the city’s homeless population through leasing hotel rooms that will be available for both individuals and families.

Plans presented for Apache Junction’s first homeless …

4/24/2023
A network of volunteers and area nonprofit organizations provide services, food, water, clothing and other necessities to people experiencing homelessness in Apache Junction. But not …

Sojourner Center expands pet companion shelter

3/23/2023
Sojourner Center celebrated the groundbreaking of its pet companion shelter expansion project on March 10 with Phoenix Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari, Councilmember Carlos Garcia and representatives from …

Chandler Council members outline 2023 individual …

3/21/2023
YourValley.net asked all seven members of the Chandler City Council about their priorities as council member for the rest of calendar 2023. Here’s what they told us. Christine Ellis One …

Tempe poet builds community through art, compassion

2/23/2023
Art, mental health and the ongoing drug crisis collide in Arizona State University alum Austin Davis’ latest collection of poems where he explores his own struggles with mental health and his experiences working with unhoused people in the Valley.

Glendale homeless program has housed 1,000+ since 2021

2/15/2023
It isn’t that Glendale residents like Karen Sherman are indifferent toward the city’s homeless population. But they are concerned about their neighborhoods, whether it’s a safety issue or unsightly piles of garbage left behind.

VanDerHeyden: Even San Francisco is changing course on …

2/14/2023
In the liberal haven of San Francisco, where one of the worst homelessness crises in the nation has been raging nonstop for years, officials may finally be taking the first steps toward changing course.

D-Squared fills bags for homeless, receives grant

2/14/2023
D-squared Homes for the Homeless, a Chandler-based nonprofit, has focused on humanizing the homeless by providing dignity in a bag through their youth-focused community outreach programs. The …

Phoenix nonprofit hosts 25th annual Hike for the …

2/9/2023
On Saturday, March 4, 2023, from 7:30 a.m.-11am, St. Joseph the Worker (SJW) will host its 25th annual Hike for the Homeless fund raiser at McDowell Mountain Regional Park Pemberton Trailhead in …

Sandefur: What’s going on in Phoenix’s homeless …

2/1/2023
A trial judge in Phoenix issued a ruling Monday rejecting the city’s efforts to throw out a lawsuit challenging the legality of the city’s actions in maintaining “The Zone."

Valley’s first development with homes made from …

12/29/2022
One nonprofit has come up with a new way to combat homelessness and the high cost of housing in the Valley.

Maricopa County says 1,000 homeless died during 2022

12/29/2022
Dec. 21 marked the national Homeless Person’s Memorial Day, and also marked over 1,000 deaths this year alone for the homeless in Maricopa County. That number means more than double the number of people experiencing homelessness have died 2022 compared with 2021, according to a statement form the Central Arizona Shelter Services. Last December, CASS reported approximately 500 individuals had died on the streets.