AZ: Housing/Homelessness
Latinos in AZ struggle with closing the wealth gap
Latinos make up 32.5% of Arizona's population and a recent webinar looked at the important role Latinos play in shaping the U.S. economy. According …
AZ Faith Leaders Call for Better Heat Response
Intense heat is nothing new for Arizona summers, but the state has been enduring a record heat wave for a number of weeks. The Arizona Faith …
Report: Arizona Ranks Poorly in Overall Child Well-Being
New data ranks Arizona 39th in the country for overall child well-being. According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2023 Kids Count Data Book…
Arizona's First Emergency Shelter for Homeless Seniors to Open Next Summer
Arizonans 55 and older who are experiencing homelessness in the Phoenix area will soon have a place that will offer services and assistance to meet th…
Nonprofit Group Builds Tiny Homes to Shelter AZ Youths
By Lourdes Medrano for Yes! Media. Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Arizona News Connection, reporting for the YES! Media-Public News Service …
AARP Sees Long-Term Care, Senior Housing, Drug Costs as 2022 AZ Issues
When the Arizona Legislature starts its 2022 session next week, AARP Arizona and other senior advocacy groups say there is a lot of unfinished …
Grupos presionan al Congreso para hacer permanente el Crédito Tributario por Hijo
PHOENIX -- A partir de esta semana, muchas familias con niños en Arizona están viendo dinero extra en sus cuentas bancarias. Con esto má…
Groups Push Congress to Make Child Tax Credit Permanent
PHOENIX -- Starting this week, most Arizona families with children are seeing extra money in their bank accounts, and more than 1.5 million Arizona …
Report: AZ Under-Invests in Children's Health, Education, Well-Being
PHOENIX -- A decade-long look at how Arizona is taking care of its children finds the state is failing to provide the social, educational and …
AARP-AZ Targets Long-term Care, Drug Prices as 2021 Legislative Issues
PHOENIX - The pandemic is having a devastating effect on Arizonans, but few groups have been hit harder than the state's vulnerable seniors. Senior …
Many AZ Renters Face Eviction as Moratorium, Financial Aid Ends
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Many Arizonans have used legal and financial assistance programs to keep a roof over their heads during the pandemic. However…
Demand for AZ COVID-19 Rent Assistance Could Outstrip Funding
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic appears to be hitting the most vulnerable Arizonans the hardest. Aside from …