Homelessness has increased in Tucson partly due to a lack of affordable housing. Philanthropic organizations, like the Arizona Housing Fund, are providing grants to nonprofits working to solve the issue.
Christine Holtgreive The face of homelessness has changed, said Allison Lenocker, executive director of The Coalition for Compassion and Justice, a nonprofit organization in Prescott.
The average residential sales price in Tucson increased by approximately 49% between January 2020 and 2023, compared to an approximate 19% increase between January 2017 and 2019. Lenocker says the Coalition for Compassion and Justice saw individuals and families in their community with fixed incomes fall into homelessness with no housing options for them. It was then, she explained, that the CCJ decided to shift its focus from social services to finding permanent solutions to homelessness.
After applying to the fund in 2022, the CCJ received a $200,000 grant, allowing it to start digging a well and complete on- and off-site improvements. When people move into the units, it creates more space in shelters, Epstein explained. He created the Arizona Housing Fund in 2019 to combat costs with a creative donation program intended to increase the sustainability of the fund.
Epstein said this fund is a statewide grassroots effort and as such, allows their partners and donors to be a part of the solution. Family Promise is a nonprofit organization providing shelter and social services for families experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County. The organization partnered with a congregation in Glendale, using their extra land for the project. This village, containing six quality container homes, was funded by four foundations, including the Arizona Housing Fund and the project’s initial funder, the BHHS Legacy Foundation, a grant-providing organization in northern Arizona.
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