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Stanton secures $500K for Tempe housing solutions

4/18/2022
Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., who represents the Ninth Congressional District where Tempe is located, presented the city with a check for $500,000 on April 14 outside of the Roadway Inn, which Tempe purchased in 2021 to use as transitional housing. 

Maricopa County awards $6M for Glendale affordable …

4/11/2022
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved $17 million in funding for affordable housing projects, the county announced Monday, $6 million of which will go toward a new Glendale project.

17,000 bedrolls made for homeless ministry in Mesa

4/7/2022
An all-volunteer ministry at First United Methodist Church in Mesa recently reached a milestone more than 30 years in the making. The Ugly Quilt group has completed 17,000 handmade bedrolls that …

Housing costs, stagnant wages increasing homelessness …

4/1/2022
It’s undeniable that the volatile real estate market is greatly impacting buyers and sellers. But it’s more than a typical real estate tale where home values are inflated and housing inventory is rarer than Valley rain.

Peoria takes jump in annual homeless count

3/25/2022
Maricopa Association of Governments recently released its annual Point-In-Time homeless count, resulting in 115 unsheltered homeless people in Peoria, compared to 83 in the last count, an increase of nearly 40%.

Tempe sees slight decrease in homeless population

3/24/2022
Despite the job losses and mental toll brought about by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Tempe saw a slight decrease in its homeless population this year. 

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 …

Tempe mayor named housing advocate

3/4/2022
Tempe Mayor Corey Woods has been named Advocate of the Year by the Arizona Housing Coalition for his commitment to making systems-level changes to accelerate the growth of affordable and workforce housing in Tempe. 

State senate earmarks $50M to help cities and counties …

2/22/2022
PHOENIX — A Senate panel voted Tuesday to provide $50 million to help cities deal with the homeless.

Tempe creating storage solution for lost items left at …

2/18/2022
Tempe wants to make it easier for residents to reclaim personal belongings left behind at parks, facilities and other city locations.

Point-in-Time head count to address homelessness …

1/27/2022
PHOENIX — Bundled beneath layers of clothing and equipped with digital surveys, a band of six volunteers from the nonprofit organization Community Bridges walked the streets of downtown early Tuesday to tally the number of people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County.

Point-In-Time homeless count returns to Peoria

1/24/2022
Before the sun rises Jan. 25, city workers and volunteers will fan out across Peoria, searching streets, alleys, parks, riverbeds and doorways to begin its Point-In-Time homeless count. Maricopa …