Certain announcements and recent events led me to study in depth the City of Phoenix approved budgets for 2018-19 and 2019-20. As stated by several city officals before, there is not one defined department and there doesn’t show any direct funds budgeted to end homelessness. Instead there is funding from…
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Is Arizona Hoarding Funds Set A Side for Homeless?
Our govenor Doug Ducey signed a bill into law last month authorizing $50 million dollars in response to the statewide health crisis. Only $6.7 million is set aside to support food programs AND address the homelessness issues. Included in this funding, $5 million will go toward assisting homeless shelters in…
Continue ReadingPhoenix Responds to Crisis Much Differently Than LA
The only thing that’s worse than having lots of people living in encampments is throwing them out of the encampments and making them more vulnerable,” Los Angeles council member Mike Bonin
Continue ReadingArizona Gives!
The Street Fairy (.com) is proud to announce that we are participating in Arizona Gives Day! THE STREET FAIRY delivers extraordinary information and resources regarding homelessness and poverty in the Greater Phoenix Area. Because of our amazing donors & sponsors we are able to publish StreetLights – A PHX Street Paper…
Continue ReadingWould $1,200 Help?
You too can get the stimulus money being given out by the federal government.
Continue ReadingThe Dump
by Mollie Misty I work for a dumping ground. Not the kind, where on any given day, you will find people rummaging thru old and unwanted commodity or maybe searching out that forgotten antique, searching for any thing of value. I wish it were.
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We acknowledge shit is already tough for you, and unfortunately it is about to get worse. Together let’s help each other stay safe. Here are some helpful Harm Reduction suggestions and information.!
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