Phoenix is the latest Valley city to start a pilot program to offer day labor to homeless residents, paying them a day’s wages but also seeking to connect them to resources to get them long-term employment and housing.
City Council approved $1.5 million last week for the pilot program called Phoenix Works, which will focus on working with homeless people located in or near the Salt River Project canals. The work offered will be beautification or landscaping projects.
Glendale, Scottsdale and Tempe all have similar programs, as do many other cities in the U.S.
