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Tempe poverty rate rises, nonprofits struggle to keep up

TCAA Volunteers Cindy Cross and Katelyn Pickett stand with full boxes for distribution. TCAA helps distribute food and offers shelter to those in need.

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Compared with some Valley cities, Tempe is a small city with less than 200,000 residents living in about 40 square miles.

But the city has a big problem.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that more than 16% of Tempe’s population lives in poverty, and local nonprofits cite rent costs, targeted pricing, and luxury developments as one of the biggest reasons for growing poverty rates.

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