Moving Life Forward with CASS Central Arizona Shelter Services

Tempe Project Homeless Connect

7/22/2008 5:04:20 PM

TEMPE, Ariz. - On Friday, July 25, 2008 local service providers and community volunteers will come together for Tempe Project Homeless Connect, a one-day event to match the homeless community with needed services.

The event is Tempe's seventh. Similar events have been offered quarterly since January 2007. At each previous event, an average of 55 volunteers served an average... Read More

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Evicted

7/17/2008 5:26:30 PM

'Leonard' was recently evicted from his apartment. It wasn't due to his lack of paying rent though, as a local agency pays for that, it was because of a confrontation he had with a couple of his neighbors.
One of the symptoms of 'Leonard's' mental illness involves him putting together words that don't follow normal patterns of grammar, but whose sounds often rhyme. He... Read More

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Challenges to Ending Homelessness

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Hope

7/17/2008 4:52:03 PM

Next week 'Elizabeth' has her court date to appeal the rejection of her SSI application. Considering the rejection was due to her not following up with the doctor's appointments required by the Social Security Administration and not a denial based on the severity or lack thereof of her disability, it is highly likely that now that she has proof from doctor's of her... Read More

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Helping the Homeless

7/11/2008 3:08:38 PM

Valley of the Sun United Way is collecting water to benefit individuals and families experiencing homelessness and others in need. Please drop-off cases or gallon jugs of water. The water will be provided to local food banks for distribution to other non profit organizations throughout Maricopa County.

Drop-off locations and times are:
Monday, July 28, 2008 through Friday,... Read More

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