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The Rural
Arizona
Continuum of
Care covers all
of the rural
Arizona
counties,
excluding the
urban counties
of Maricopa and
Pima.
Essentially,
the current
Rural AZ CofC is
comprised of the
thirteen of
fifteen rural
counties within
AZ and the
structure is a
"bottoms-up"
homeless
planning
process. The
"Bottom" refers
to the localized
planning process
held in each of
these thirteen
counties for
which there are
twelve HUD
Homeless
McKinney-Vento
Act programs in
and "Up" refers
to the "Rural
Statewide
planning process
in which a
representative
from each of the
geographical
areas is
involved with on
a quarterly
(annual) basis.
Mission
Statement
Through a
bottoms up
(local community
upwards to
statewide level)
planning process
structure the
mission of the
Rural AZ CoC is
to continually
develop and
provide
essentially
needed housing
resources to
individuals and
families at risk
or currently
homeless
throughout all
thirteen (13)
rural counties
in Arizona.
Providers
Following are
the current HUD
Project Sponsor
agencies within
the Rural AZ CoC
that have
implemented HMIS.
Agencies are
listed in
according to the
numbers on the
map shown above.
1. The Guidance
Center/Inverrary
House
Located within
the city of
Flagstaff, and
Coconino County,
this renewal SHP
provides 8 units
of permanent
supportive
housing (project
based) for
homeless
individuals with
permanent
disability,
serious mental
illness or
co-occurring
disorder.
2. BOTHANDS/Sharon
Manor
Located in the
city of
Flagstaff,
within Coconino
County, this
renewal SHP
provides 8 units
of transitional
supportive
housing (project
based) to
individual women
and and women
with children
who have
experienced
domestic
violence.
3. Open Inn,
Inc. - Prescott
Homeless Youth
Located in the
downtown
Prescott area in
Yavapai County,
this renewal SHP
provides 6 units
of transitional
supportive
housing (project
based) who have
been referred by
the emergency
shelter or
families due to
subsequent
homelessness.
4. United States
Veterans
Initiative
Located in the
city of Prescott
on site of the
Veterans Affairs
Hospital
grounds, and
within Yavapai
County, this
renewal SHP
provides 58 beds
of transitional
housing and
supportive
services
(employment
re-engagement)
for homeless
veterans, some
of whom have
substance use
disorders or
serious mental
illness.
5. United States
Veterans
Initiative
Located in
Yavapai County,
this new
Permanent SHP
provides 6 units
of scattered
site “Leasing”
for individuals
chronically
homeless and of
veterans’
status.
6. Colorado
River Union High
School District
(CRUHSD)
#2/Homeless
Youth Project
Located in
Bullhead City,
County of
Mohave, this
renewal SHP/SSO
provides
supportive
services in an
"outreach model"
program for 60
to 80 homeless
you within the
Bullhead City
School District.
7. Mohave County
Community and
Economic
Development
Located in
Mohave County,
this renewal
project provides
13 units of
permanent
(scattered
sites) housing
for homeless
persons with
permanent
disability,
serious mental
illness.
8. Old Concho
Community
Assistance
Center (OCCAC)/Little
Colorado PH
Located in
Apache County,
this renewal SHP
provides
permanent
supportive
housing for 6
homeless
individuals with
a permanent
disability,
serious mental
illness or
co-occurring
disorder and 1
homeless family
in one of 3
single family
dwellings
acquired through
HUD funding from
the originally
approve
continuum
application and
Grantee state
funding.
9. Old Concho
Community
Assistance
Center (OCCAC)/New
Start TH Project
Located in
Apache County,
the renewal SHP
provides 8 units
of transitional
housing
(scattered
sites) to
homeless
individuals and
families.
10. Old Concho
Community
Assistance
Center (OCCAC)/Navajo
County TH
Located in
Navajo County,
this renewal SHP
provides 10
units of
transitional
housing
(scattered
sites) for
homeless
individuals and
families in an
area of the
state which
purports some of
the highest
costs for
housing.
11. Horizon
Human Services
PH
Located in the
city of Casa
Grande, within
Pinal County,
this renewal SHP
provides
permanent
supportive
housing for 8
homeless persons
with a permanent
disability,
serious mental
illness,
co-occurring or
substance use
disorders at one
of 4 newly
purchased single
family
dwellings.
12. Community
Action Human
Resources Agency
(CAHRA)/Dreamcatcher
Located in Pinal
County, this
renewal SHP
provide 10 units
of transitional
supportive
housing
(scattered site
model of both
multi and single
family
dwellings) for
homeless
families.
13. Community
Partnership of
Southern Arizona
(CPSA)/HOGAR
Rental
Assistance
Located in
Cochise and
Santa Cruz
Counties, this
renewal SHP
provides 16
units of
permanent
supportive
housing
(scattered
sites) for
homeless persons
with a permanent
disability,
serious mental
illness, or
co-occurring
disorder.
14. Women's
Transition
Project
Located in the
town of Bisbee,
within Cochise
County, this
renewal SHP
provides an
employment
training model
program for up
to 19 women at a
time who reside
in a non HUD
funded
transitional
program.
15. The Excel
Group PH
Located in Yuma
County, this
renewal SHP
provides 20
units of rental
assistance
(scattered
sites),
affordable
housing, and
supportive
services to
homeless persons
with a permanent
disability,
serious mental
illness.
16. The Excel
Group TH/Orange
Avenue
Apartments
Located in Yuma
County, this
renewal SHP
provides 11
units of
transitional
supportive
housing (project
based) for
homeless persons
with a permanent
disability,
serious mental
illness.
17. The Excel
Group - SPC 25
Located in Yuma
County, this
renewal Shelter
Plus Care
provides 25
units of rental
assistance with
permanent
affordable
supportive
housing for
individuals and
adults (with
families) who
have a permanent
disability,
serious mental
illness, or
co-occurring
disorder.
18. CPSA Rural
TRA/Shelter Plus
Care
This project is
located in
Graham, Greenlee
(20 units), and
Santa Cruz (5
units) Counties
for a total of
25 units of
permanent
supportive
housing in a
scattered site
model for
"chronically
homeless"
persons/participants,
per HUD
definition, with
a substance use
disorder,
serious mental
illness, or
co-occurring
disorders. The
SPC project has
been funded for
5 years.
19. The EXCEL
Group – SPC 25
La Paz and Yuma
Counties (new
project)
This is a
geographically
combined new
Shelter Plus
Care project
funded for 5
years totaling
25 units. 16
units are
located in La
Paz County and 9
are in Yuma
County. The
project is
serving persons
chronically
homeless and
with a serious
mental illness,
co-occurring
disorder, or
substance use
disorder.
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In addition to
the HUD Project
Sponsors listed
above, the Rural
Arizona
Continuum of
Care includes
many other
providers of
emergency
shelters,
transitional
housing,
permanent
supportive
housing,
street/outreach,
and supportive
services in 13
of the 15
counties in
Arizona.
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