$7.5 million Maricopa County grant will help build new shelter, housing units in Phoenix
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved $7.5 million for the City of Phoenix Office of Homelessness to provide emergency shelter, temporary transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing to individuals experiencing homelessness. . Senior Bridge will develop and operate temporary transitional housing and permanent supportive housing to support seniors ages 55 and older who earn […]
Very Chill: Jalen Hurts donating $200k for air conditioning units in Philadelphia schools
Former University of Alabama player and current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has joined an effort to provide air conditioning units to 10 Philadelphia schools. Hartz will write checks for $200,000 to help schools that do not yet have air conditioning, including Clara Barton, Gloria Casarez, Castor Gardens, D. Newlin Fell, Thomas Finletter, Fitler Academic […]
Flagstaff Non-Profit Native Renewables Awarded An $8-Million Grant For Solar Power Units For Navajo And Hopi Homes – Great Circle Media of Arizona
A Flagstaff nonprofit won an $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday with the goal of building 300 homes with solar power on Navajo and Hopi reservations. . Native Renewables was founded by two Indigenous women in 2015 and has grown to 16 employees (14 full-time). They are building and installing […]
Pima County Supervisors approve funding for over 800 affordable housing units | Arizona News
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) – The Pima County Board of Supervisors has approved a second batch of funding for affordable housing projects, reportedly creating 835 more units of affordable housing in the county. will be provided. The board met Tuesday, Feb. 20, and the vote passed 4-1 to award $6.875 million for affordable housing. The board […]
L.A. County looks to require rental units to stay cool in summer
This winter, renters in frigid Los Angeles apartments will have some serious ammunition in their hands when they complain to their landlords about unheated and drafty rooms. Legally speaking, rental units are not supposed to have temperatures below a balmy 70 degrees. When summer comes, there is no such protection for the opposite problem: a […]
Arizona medical examiner’s office at 106% capacity, brings in refrigeration units amid deadly heat wave
The surge in deaths in Maricopa County came during a record heat wave. July 28, 2023 at 8:52 AM ET • Read in 5 minutes The coroner’s office in Maricopa County, Arizona, was overwhelmed and forced to install refrigeration equipment after the death toll soared this month during a record heatwave, officials said. It’s the […]
Police: Two Missing Women’s Remains Found In Storage Units Belonging To Same Man
Authorities on June 30 charged a 40-year-old man with second-degree murder after the bodies of two women were found in the same man’s vault. The dismembered bodies of Manije “Mani” Staren, 34, and Fanta Zayavong, 33, belonged to the same Minnesota man, Joseph Stephen Jorgenson, 40.2 Found in two separate vaults. according to At a […]
Maricopa County program fixes broken A/C units for qualifying families
PHOENIX — With excessive heat warnings in place through Friday, air conditioners are likely to be working overtime. If broken, it can take a huge toll on your household budget, but Maricopa County has programs to help eligible families during times of crisis. Peoria resident Rebecca Myers has benefited from the program. She showed ABC15 […]
BANFIELD FOUNDATION DONATES MOBILE VETERINARY UNITS, BRINGING PREVENTIVE CARE TO RURAL COMMUNITIES, INNER CITIES AND NATIVE NATIONS
Donations of 6 Vans, Medical Supplies and Resources Expand Foundation Activities Efforts to expand access to care Vancouver, Washington., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Banfield Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and charitable arm of Banfield Pet Hospital®today announced its latest initiative to enable preventive care for pets that need it most: the donation of […]
Construction begins on Flagstaff apartment complex with 224 units
FLAGSTAFF — As the ground finally softens after a brutal winter, construction equipment is ready to begin work on the city’s newest project. A large-scale multi-family housing complex. “Anytime there’s affordable housing being built, it’s a good day in Flagstaff,” Flagstaff Mayor Becky Daggett said at a groundbreaking ceremony for the site on Tuesday. Located […]
