Arizona Homelessness News

homeless outreach services in the valley...
KTAR.com

Resource page of organizations across the Valley that provide support to the homeless

For this month's news series, here is a list of organizations that provide resources for those experiencing homelessness in the Valley.
7 days ago
US struggles to provide adequate housing and services...
Associated Press

Study says the US is ill-prepared to ensure housing for the growing number of older people

The United States is ill-prepared to ensure housing and care for the growing ranks of America's older people.
7 days ago
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KTAR Video

Video: Phoenix explored contaminated land for homeless shelter

Phoenix explored contaminated land for homeless shelter. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Subscribe to the KTAR Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/45MmM3G Read articles from KTAR News: https://ktar.com/ Download the KTAR app: https://ktar.com/the-ktar-newstalk-app/ Sign up for texts from KTAR: https://bit.ly/3EoCmGV Listen live to KTAR: https://ktar.com/listen-to-ktar-92-3-fm-anywhere/ KTAR SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KTARNews X: https://x.com/KTAR923 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ktarnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ktarnews/ […]
9 days ago
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KTAR Video

Video: Phoenix explored contaminated land for homeless shelter

Phoenix explored contaminated land for homeless shelter. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Subscribe to the KTAR Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/45MmM3G Read articles from KTAR News: https://ktar.com/ Download the KTAR app: https://ktar.com/the-ktar-newstalk-app/ Sign up for texts from KTAR: https://bit.ly/3EoCmGV Listen live to KTAR: https://ktar.com/listen-to-ktar-92-3-fm-anywhere/ KTAR SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KTARNews X: https://x.com/KTAR923 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ktarnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ktarnews/ […]
9 days ago
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved $10 million to help seniors exit homelessness and...
KTAR.com

Maricopa County invests $10M into housing projects for seniors, low-income families

Maricopa County officials approved $10 million to convert a hotel into senior housing and build a rental community for low-income families.
15 days ago
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KTAR Video

Video: What needs to be done to clean up The Zone in Phoenix

What needs to be done to clean up The Zone in Phoenix. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Subscribe to the KTAR Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/45MmM3G Read articles from KTAR News: https://ktar.com/ Download the KTAR app: https://ktar.com/the-ktar-newstalk-app/ Sign up for texts from KTAR: https://bit.ly/3EoCmGV Listen live to KTAR: https://ktar.com/listen-to-ktar-92-3-fm-anywhere/ KTAR SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KTARNews X: […]
17 days ago
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KTAR Video

Video: Phoenix homeless begin returning to The Zone encampment area weeks after city finished clean up

Two weeks after the City of Phoenix completed clearing the final blocks of The Zone homeless encampment downtown reports of homeless returning have begun to arise. Mike Broomhead discusses. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News Subscribe to the KTAR Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/45MmM3G Read articles from KTAR News: https://ktar.com/ Download the KTAR app: https://ktar.com/the-ktar-newstalk-app/ Sign […]
17 days ago
Grand Hotel in Mesa...
SuElen Rivera

Mesa moves forward with converting hotel into temporary homeless shelter

The city of Mesa announced Monday it will move forward with converting a former hotel into a temporary homeless shelter.
30 days ago
man holds his dog inside a Phoenix cooling center...
SuElen Rivera

What’s next for those who were living in The Zone homeless encampment in Phoenix?

As the last of the individuals living in "The Zone" homeless encampment in downtown Phoenix were connected to services or placed in temporary housing, some wonder if their new path will be sustainable.
1 month ago
side by sides of the zone cleanup in downtown Phoenix...
KTAR.com

Phoenix finishes cleaning up final blocks of The Zone homeless encampment

The city of Phoenix on Wednesday successfully finished cleaning up The Zone, where people experiencing homelessness lived for years.
1 month ago
Maricopa County is partnering with Surprise for homelessness support (Pexels photo)...
KTAR.com

Maricopa County partners with city of Surprise to allocate homelessness support

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors announced an agreement to provide $850,000 for homelessness support in the city of Surprise.
1 month ago
The Zone homeless campus in downtown Phoenix. (KTAR News Photo/Denzen Cortez)...
Denzen Cortez

Here’s an inside look at living in Phoenix’s The Zone homeless encampment

The scattered trash, needles and debris make for a harsh reality for the 400-plus people who call The Zone homeless encampment in downtown Phoenix home.
1 month ago
Before and after pictures of city of Phoenix clean up on a block of Madison Street in The Zone home...
Kevin Stone

Cleanup of Phoenix’s Zone homeless encampment nears completion as deadline looms

Cleanup of the downtown Phoenix homeless encampment known as The Zone is nearly complete just over a week before a court-imposed deadline.
1 month ago
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KTAR Video

Video: A day inside downtown Phoenix’s homeless encampment “The Zone”

KTAR News intern Denzen Cortez takes an in-depth, closer look at the everyday life of those living in the homeless encampment located in downtown Phoenix, known locally as “The Zone.” Video: Denzen Cortez/KTAR News
1 month ago
Valley-based nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul is ahead on its housing initiative. (KTAR file photo)...
Balin Overstolz McNair

St. Vincent de Paul ahead on initiative to house people in metro Phoenix

St. Vincent de Paul is a year into its initiative to house 2,025 people in the Valley by the end of 2025 and is on pace to finish early.
1 month ago
Charles Sanders, 59, sits in his tent inside a homeless encampment called "The Zone," Friday, July ...
KTAR.com

City of Phoenix to comply with court order to clear the Zone

The City of Phoenix intends to comply with a court order and will complete the final steps to meet a deadline to permanently clear the Zone. 
2 months ago
Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez posts an eviction order for non-payment of rent on Octob...
Balin Overstolz McNair

Maricopa County eviction rates surge, could break October record

Maricopa County evictions are continuing to rise this year and could break the record at the end of October.
2 months ago
(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)...
Associated Press

Judge denies Phoenix request to extend clean up time at The Zone

A judge on Tuesday denied the city of Phoenix’s legal request seeking extra time to clean up the city’s largest homeless encampment.
2 months ago
Unsheltered individuals are seen sleeping on a sidewalk. Arizona Republican leaders filed a brief a...
Kevin Stone

Arizona GOP leaders want US Supreme Court to review homeless encampment case

Arizona Republican leaders hope the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a case that could change how lawmakers can deal with homeless encampments.
2 months ago
A photo posted to the Old Station Subs Facebook page in 2014 shows the downtown Phoenix sandwich sh...
Kevin Stone

Phoenix sandwich shop owner still feels weight of fight over Zone homeless encampment

A Phoenix sandwich shop owner is still feeling the weight of a four-year battle after a favorable ruling in the Zone homeless encampment lawsuit.
3 months ago
(Facebook Photo/Homeless ID Project)...
KTAR.com

Homeless ID project helps nearly 800 people in downtown Phoenix during first month

Nearly 800 state IDs were issued during the first month of the Homeless ID Project in downtown Phoenix.
3 months ago
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KTAR Video

Video: Sharper Point: What’s next after court orders the city of Phoenix to clean up The Zone in 45 days?

Maricopa County Superior Court ruled against the city of Phoenix, ordering the city to clean up the downtown homeless encampment known as The Zone within 45 days. Jim Sharpe takes a look at what the ruling means and what could come next in Thursday’s Sharper Point commentary. Video: Jeremy Schnell and Felisa Cárdenas/KTAR News
3 months ago
(KTAR News Photo/Shira Tanzer)...
KTAR.com

Court gives Phoenix 45-day deadline to clean up The Zone homeless encampment

A judge on Wednesday gave the city of Phoenix 45 days to fully clean up The Zone homeless encampment near downtown.
3 months ago
Independence 47 Hotel, located near Pima and Indian Bend roads, houses those in Scottsdale that are...
KTAR.com

Here’s why a politician who represents Scottsdale opposes city’s homeless hotel program

Rep. Matt Gress doesn't believe Scottsdale's homeless hotel program is doing enough to address the issue in the city.
3 months ago
Glendale Homeless Solutions Alliance award from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopme...
Serena O'Sullivan

West Valley city wins innovation award for program that helps people experiencing homelessness

The city of Glendale won a national award earlier this week for its work on the Glendale Homeless Solutions Alliance, an announcement said.
3 months ago