homelessness

Flagstaff Shelter Services will use nearly $9 million from the Arizona Department of Housing to purchase a hotel. It will be turned into 103 units of “transitional bridge housing” for unhoused individuals and families.

Two lawmakers in the Arizona Legislature have introduced a bill to combat the state’s lack of affordable housing.

A nonprofit group along with students from Northern Arizona University will recover and redistribute unused food from the Super Bowl this weekend in Glendale.

The bills would make it illegal to sit, lay down or sleep on sidewalks in public rights-of-way, as well as make it illegal to panhandle in certain areas.

In this week’s segment of PoetrySnaps!, we hear from Arizona-based poet Austin Davis. His writing is often inspired by the outreach and advocacy work he does with people experiencing homelessness, addiction and mental health issues. During this holiday season of abundance, Davis’s poem Night Walk speaks to the need for humanity and kindness to all.

The ACLU of Arizona says it is suing the city of Phoenix in order to block resumed sweeps of a huge homeless encampment downtown that they say has displaced people and destroyed identification documents, prescription medications and other belongings.

Flagstaff Shelter Services has received a $2.5 million grant from a foundation started by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. It marks the largest private gift that the local nonprofit, which serves those experiencing homelessness, has ever received.

Flagstaff Shelter Services has finalized the purchase of a motel on Route 66 to serve as emergency housing for vulnerable people experiencing homelessness. It’s expected to provide shelter for more than 1,000 people a year.

Flagstaff’s annual Point in Time Count will take place later this month. The event documents the number of unsheltered people experiencing homelessness at a single point in time across the country.

A non-profit says it’s converting a former Flagstaff motel into a transitional housing facility for individuals experiencing homelessness. Devonna…