Housing
Last month alone, the Area Agency on Aging in Maricopa County received 700 calls from older adults asking for help with rent, utilities and other expenses. Now, Area Agencies around the state will be able to help people 60 and older with housing costs.
Aug. 14, 2023
Historic homeowners in Phoenix can apply for grants up to $20,000 to help fix up their houses.
Aug. 10, 2023
Maricopa County expects to help up to 83 homebuyers through a new assistance program, spending $500,000 in federal funds to help lower-income applicants cover down payments and other costs.
Aug. 9, 2023
ADOT’s Motor Vehicle Division is partnering with the Homeless ID Project to make it easier for people experiencing homelessness to get state-issued IDs.
Aug. 9, 2023
The Show spoke with both Amy Schwabenlender, CEO of the Human Services Campus, and Cleo Lewis, an outreach pastor to the homeless community, about the growing population of people experiencing homelessness and how we can solve the issue.
Aug. 9, 2023
The Arizona Pet Project is expanding its services. With an American Rescue Plan grant, the nonprofit will now help Tucson residents access housing services without surrendering their pets.
Aug. 8, 2023
The Show spoke with Paula Randolph, associate director of the Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy at the Lincoln Institute, about issues around pausing certificates for new development in Arizona amid an affordable housing crisis.
Aug. 8, 2023
The Show spoke with Mesa Mayor John Giles about the recent bill Gov. Katie Hobbs signed that disallows taxes to be collected on residential rentals starting in 2025.
Aug. 8, 2023
With an eye on the future, the Phoenix Theatre Company has purchased a second downtown apartment complex. The addition coincides with main-stage expansion of the Hormel Theatre, which will showcase larger productions and draw out-of-market talent who need temporary lodging.
Aug. 1, 2023
Hobbs had vetoed similar legislation earlier this year, but signed the measure Tuesday as a part of negotiations to pass Proposition 400's extension.
Aug. 1, 2023
For the month of July, the average overnight low temperature was nearly 91 degrees — the warmest overnight monthly average on record for Phoenix. Those hot nights are part of a climate change trend with concerning public health consequences.
Jul. 28, 2023
The city of Tucson will receive a $50 million grant from the Housing and Urban Development Department to expand affordable housing options.
Jul. 26, 2023
Phoenix is under an excessive heat warning, this time through Wednesday when temperatures are expected to hit 118. For older Arizonans experiencing homelessness, finding a place to cool off can be a matter of life or death. So where are they going?
Jul. 24, 2023
As the extreme summer heat continues in Phoenix, the area’s homeless seniors are seeking respite from the potentially deadly weather. For the last couple of years, there’s been an increase in the number of homeless older Arizonans.
Jul. 22, 2023
Scottsdale is offering grants to residents who want to spruce up their neighborhoods. The Neighborhood Enhancement Grant Program is designed to maintain or revitalize areas to prevent mature neighborhoods from declining.
Jul. 20, 2023
Periwinkle mobile home park in West Phoenix officially closed at the end of May, its 54 households asked to move out. The aging park has been at the center of a fight over the ongoing development of the area by Grand Canyon University.
Jul. 19, 2023
For some Arizonans, beating the summer heat means traveling. But should you turn off your air conditioning when you leave town? That’s what one listener asked through our Q&AZ reporting project.
Jul. 18, 2023
Phoenix's heat wave is leading to record electricity usage, with both of Phoenix’s electric providers — APS and SRP — reporting their highest demand ever in the last week. Utilities say backup power and new technology are helping them ensure reliability.
Jul. 17, 2023
Monday marked Phoenix’s 18th consecutive day of 110 degree or higher temperatures. That tied the record set in 1974. For the area’s unsheltered population, this relentless heatwave has dire medical consequences.
Jul. 17, 2023
Scottsdale will ban natural grass in the front yards of new homes. It’s the city’s latest action following Colorado River supply shortages.
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Jul. 12, 2023
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