Tempe housing project receives $500K from Home Matters Arizona

The Home Matters Arizona Fund has announced $2 million in funding for attainable housing projects in Tempe, Phoenix, Flagstaff and Tucson.

Since 2020, the Home Matters Arizona Fund has provided $10.3 million through 24 grants, including this most recent announcement.

The fund addresses Arizona’s rising affordability crisis while paying attention to the role of social determinants of health and housing as a quality-of-life issue, according to a press release. Housing built by these grants will serve Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System-eligible individuals and families.

In Tempe, Copa Health has received a $500,000 grant for 140 units at La Victoria Commons, 2320 E. Apache Blvd. The total cost is $36.6 million, and the project is estimated to be completed Dec. 31, 2025.

“Many low-income households across Arizona are cost burdened and spend more than half of their income on housing. Then these families must sacrifice healthy food or healthcare,” Jean Kalbacher, Home Matters Arizona Fund chair and CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona, stated.

“Beyond a roof and walls, a home can help Arizonans improve their long-term health outcomes. These grants will go a long way to provide quality housing for families.”

The Home Matters Arizona Fund is born from a collaboration of the Arizona Association of Health Plans, whose member companies contract with the state’s Medicaid program to serve the health care needs of Arizona’s most vulnerable residents.

Founding Home Matters Arizona Fund participants include Arizona Complete Health, Banner–University Health Plan, Care1st Health Plan Arizona, Health Choice Arizona, Molina Healthcare of Arizona, Mercy Care, The NARBHA Institute and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona.