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Aug 23, 2024

Tempe hit by false attack on its homelessness efforts

Effectively addressing drug addiction, alcoholism, mental illness, and the many other causes of homelessness requires training and skill. It does not require — and indeed is hampered by — enabling activities. The well-meaning and those who pretend to be saintly often end up interfering with legitimate efforts to provide care and pathways toward recovery

Phoenix, Portland, homelessness, homeless encampments
Nov 28, 2023

Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer

Tent encampments have long been a fixture of West Coast cities, but are now spreading across the U.S. The federal count of homeless people reached 580,000 last year, driven by lack of affordable housing, a pandemic that economically wrecked households, and lack of access to mental health and addiction treatment.

homeless, lawsuit, Tucson
Sep 22, 2023

Republican leaders file brief aimed at protecting lawmakers’ ability to clear homeless encampments

Republican legislative leaders are spending $15,000 to file a legal brief designed to protect the ability of state lawmakers to enact laws to clear homeless encampments and cite those who are living on the street.

Sep 20, 2023

Court orders Phoenix to finish clearing homeless encampment

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ordered the City of Phoenix today to clean out the entirety of the downtown homeless camp, “the Zone,” by Nov. 4 and keep the area free of tents, biohazardous materials and crime going forward.  

heat wave, Phoenix, Justa Center, Southwest
Aug 30, 2023

Scottsdale will no longer house people from ‘The Zone’ with hotel housing program 

The City of Scottsdale is walking back a provision that would have sheltered people residing in a large homeless encampment in Phoenix after a Republican lawmaker’s intervention.  

Covid, homeless students, SchoolHouse Connection, David Crockett Elementary School, Frye Elementary School
Jul 28, 2023

Schools lost track of homeless kids during the pandemic, many face steep path to recovery

By the time Aaliyah Ibarra started second grade, her family had moved five times in four years in search of stable housing. As she was about to start a new school, her mother, Bridget Ibarra, saw how much it was affecting her education.

the Zone, Phoenix, homelessness
Jul 11, 2023

Judge must decide timeline for Phoenix to clear out homeless camp

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge is now tasked with deciding the timeline for the city of Phoenix to clear out the 800 or so people living in the homeless camp, “the Zone.”

the Zone, Phoenix, lawsuit, property owners, homeless
Jul 10, 2023

Attorneys for property owners in ‘the Zone’ ask for firm deadline for clearing out homeless residents

Attorneys for property owners in “the Zone” asked a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to set a firm deadline for the city of Phoenix to clear out the homeless population from the area, while the city asked the judge to allow the Office of Homeless Solutions to proceed at its own pace. 

The Zone, Phoenix City Council, outdoor campground, ACLU, lawsuit
Jun 29, 2023

Phoenix to buy outdoor campground for homeless

The Phoenix City Council approved a proposal by the Housing Department to purchase and develop a structured outdoor campground to temporarily house people currently living in the homeless camp known as “the Zone.” 

homeless youths, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Homeless Youth Connection, couch surfing, California, New York, Florida, Annual Homelessness Assessment Report, Congress, Native American Connections, MAG, Transitional and Emergency Youth Housing, rent, inflation, evictions
Jan 13, 2023

Arizona led nation for rise in homeless youth last year, HUD report says

Arizona saw the largest increase in the number of homeless youths in the nation last year, at a time when other large states were seeing those numbers decline, according to a recent federal report.

adoption, dogs, cats, Animal Care and Control, Maricopa County, Michael Mendel
Dec 19, 2022

Maricopa County seeking new director for animal shelters

Maricopa County is looking for a new leader to oversee animal shelters a month after the current director was placed on leave.

heat-related deaths, Maricopa County, Salvation Army, Valley, homeless, Human Services Campus, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, National Weather Service, fatalities
Oct 25, 2022

Heat deaths in Arizona’s biggest county outpace last year’s

This summer was the deadliest on record for heat-associated fatalities in Arizona's largest county amid a growing wave of homelessness. Public health statistics this week confirmed a record 359 such deaths just days before the end of the six-month heat season.

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