Closure of the Men’s Overflow Shelter (MOS) in Downtown Phoenix -You Can Help

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There is a humanitarian crisis going on right now in downtown Phoenix, where those experiencing homelessness are forced to sleep in a parking lot that passes for "shelter". Maricopa Alliance for Shelter and Housing (MASH) is working to bring attention to this situation and work towards short and long-term solutions to homelessness in Arizona. Find out how you can help: www.masharizona.org

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@arizonamash9315 9 жыл бұрын

Want to help? Please participate in our phone and email campaign! Go here: docs.google.com/document/d/1sHcDpueXFqAWeEJjIjH4Y7vMi9zesn8rBAOcAfHxu8Y/edit

@arizonamash9315 9 жыл бұрын

Please share with friends, family and our city leaders. Join us March 9, 2015 at the East Lot 6:00PM Central Arizona Shelter Services to see if the simple demands to create humane temporary living conditions on the EAST LOT have been met. Solution : The Housing First Model and Short Term Shelters ... 230 South 12th Ave , Phoenix, AZ 85007

@AllAccessReview1 9 жыл бұрын

Homelessness is a "Business" according to Mark Holleran - Chief Executive Officer of CASS.. That is the problem in a nut shell

@stevescott8060 3 жыл бұрын

One of the problems is Gov. Doug Ducey.

@stevescott8060 3 жыл бұрын

Building more and more condo type apartments even in ghetto slum areas and not affordable low income house. Phoenix used to conduct "Clean Sweeps" conducted by the Phx. Police to round up Homeless People which served no purpose whatsoever. There are solutions to homelessness and police involvement serves only a minimal purpose. Homelessness provides a cover for nefarious individuals who are not homeless. As a Citizen of the United States you have the Right to Move About Freely whether or not you are homeless. Most of the Low Income Housing Voucher Programs are nothing more than a fraudulent joke and are very limited. Programs that have nothing to do with low income housing.

@darrelldixon9044 4 жыл бұрын

As a disabled homeless Veteran for the past 19 months, I am furious with this President's actions. His desire to disperse this nations wealth to the rich, while the poor suffer more and more. His lack of any real coordinated national covid-19 response causing unnecessary deaths across our country. His ability to lie and surround himself others that will also lie for him. His ability to ignore the constitution when it benefits him. This list could go on and on.. Meanwhile I am broke, stranded near Kingman Arizona, due to the inability to tow my derelect nearly 50 year old 10 foot trailer with my van due to mechanical issues. It's 120 degrees this week... I had been living on disability with housing assistance, prior the Donald Trump's presidency, but his desire to gut programs of funding and make it easy for large corporations to line their pockets. The large apartment complex I was living, along with many other residents , was sold to a huge rental property company. This resulting in notice they would no longer accept housing assistance. They informed those affected we would have to pay their rents in full without assistance, or move. I found that searching for an affordable apartment was going nowhere. The corporate takeover of many affordable housing options, so as to rent for more money and profit. My Section 8 housing assistance voucher expired before my rental contract with the Paragon/ Nolan Apartments in Mesa did. I left my apartment spotless, moved out prior to my final date, and still the kept the deposit. I have been homeless since. As a Air National Guard Veteran, I don't quality for any VA benefits, so I have been on my own to deal with my serious homeless situation... I now just pray this election everyone votes to "Dump the Trump Regime" I do not qualify, for VA benefits. many times I have tried. Even though I was active duty for over a year during basic training, avionics tech school, and follow on training when returning. All training hours. Not the 180 days of non training related full time service. I have been working feverishly this week trying to find a solution, I zero resources, suffer from many mental health conditions, as well a physical. No support at all available, from all of the referrals I have contacted, short of a few cans of food. I have done my best to cope and actually insulted that Air National Guard Veterans, in my situation, are not eligible for any services through VA. It would be volumes to write all I have had to deal with since being homeless again. I have been homeless many times. Mostly cause greedy landlords stopped accepting section 8 assistance. Might be different elsewhere, but in the Phoenix area, corporate giants have bought up much of the property residing section 8 and VASH tenants. Then sent them packing. I started working for the Air Force when I was still a senior in HS, a Civilian NAF position, worked up the chain for over 3 years, and decided I wanted to join the Military, Tensions were ramping in the gulf, my brother was transferring from the Marine Reserves to the Air Nation Guard, so I went to the recruiter and asked for the longest Tech School in electronics, I swore in and went on to basic in late 1989. I followed up with Avionics Technician Training, an intense 32 week program with a 70 percent wash out rate. I graduated with 97.8 average throughout the entire school. I also had a instructor give me all of the computer course materials that I did on my own. When I graduated and returned to Fairchild AFB, within days I watched as the F117s bomb command and communication on Iraq, war was on. My unit was deployed, I wanted to go badly, but returning from Tech School, I was a 3 level, and could not be deployed. I was on follow up orders for the 5 level training at Fairchild. I could have moved to 92nd AMS and went full time, but I was on a year leave of absence from my Civilian job at Fairchild. I finished my training and returned back to my full time Civilian NAF job. I did my 6 year enlistment, and working simultaneously both jobs. There were times I didn't have a day off for weeks, I was the Data Automation Manager For 92nd MWRS. I was in charge of 32 facilities computers and networks, training, and development of a plan for Y2K. At the time when I accepted the promotion I was NAF, but the plan ordered was to change the position after I was hired to Civilian Service, and A much larger GS pay grade, and retirement. Didn't happen, Congress cut 100s of Civil Service positions, no chance of conversion for me. In fact there was many "Rifts" where a Civil Service employee loses there position, so they "boot some lower & take their job I continued as Data Automation Manager, working for $10 an hour, I was one of the highest paid NAF employees. Things would be a lot different if l had been converted to Civil Service. When I went to MWRS Headquarters for training I found the others were GS grade 13 and higher.. Big Bucks! Most only had a dozen or so facilities, I had four separate Dining Facilities and the computer, network, and point of sales in each. I had two Lodging operation and networks, included the Survival School Annex. The list goes on. After designing and installing the New MIS networks, and working at bringing the Squadron "into the modern computer age, Training much of the staff, I resigned to pursue a job that would pay fairly. I also continued in the Air National Guard through my remaining obligation. Was awarded Airman of The Quarter for the entire Squadron, deployed to Volk Field Wisconsin, Mather AFB California, Yokata Japan. I served in the Air Nation Guard for 6 years, promoted to the rank of SSgt. I also was Simultaneously Employed as a Civilian NAF employee for the Air Force for a Decade. I joined the Air National Guard in 1989, taking a year leave of absence from my Civilian job as I attended Basic Training, and intense Avionics Technician Training at Kessler AFB. I graduated with a 97.8 Average through the entire training, where 70 percent of the others "washed out" not able to complete the training. As I returned to Fairchild AFB, I was a 3 level in my training status, immediately upon return, Operation Desert Storm kicked off. My unit was activated, but as a 3 lever straight from Tech School, I could not be deployed. I was placed on active duty and completed my 3 month follow on training at Fairchild. After completion I returned to my Civilian job at Fairchild, and continued with the ANG for my six year enlistment. I was deployed to Volk Field Wisconsin, Mayther AFB California, Yokota Japan. I was promoted faster than others in my shop, Awarded Airman of the Quarter for the Squadron, among others Awards..

@darrelldixon9044 4 жыл бұрын

I do not qualify, for VA benefits. many times I have tried. Even though I was active duty for over a year during basic training, avionics tech school, and follow on training when returning. All training hours. Not the 180 days of non training related full time service. I have been working feverishly this week trying to find a solution, I zero resources, suffer from many mental health conditions, as well a physical. No support at all available, from all of the referrals I have contacted, short of a few cans of food. I have done my best to cope and actually insulted that Air National Guard Veterans, in my situation, are not eligible for any services through VA. It would be volumes to write all I have had to deal with since being homeless again. I have been homeless many times. Mostly cause greedy landlords stopped accepting section 8 assistance. Might be different elsewhere, but in the Phoenix area, corporate giants have bought up much of the property residing section 8 and VASH tenants. Then sent them packing. I started working for the Air Force when I was still a senior in HS, a Civilian NAF position, worked up the chain for over 3 years, and decided I wanted to join the Military, Tensions were ramping in the gulf, my brother was transferring from the Marine Reserves to the Air Nation Guard, so I went to the recruiter and asked for the longest Tech School in electronics, I swore in and went on to basic in late 1989. I followed up with Avionics Technician Training, an intense 32 week program with a 70 percent wash out rate. I graduated with 97.8 average throughout the entire school. I also had a instructor give me all of the computer course materials that I did on my own. When I graduated and returned to Fairchild AFB, within days I watched as the F117s bomb command and communication on Iraq, war was on. My unit was deployed, I wanted to go badly, but returning from Tech School, I was a 3 level, and could not be deployed. I was on follow up orders for the 5 level training at Fairchild. I could have moved to 92nd AMS and went full time, but I was on a year leave of absence from my Civilian job at Fairchild. I finished my training and returned back to my full time Civilian NAF job. I did my 6 year enlistment, and working simultaneously both jobs. There were times I didn't have a day off for weeks, I was the Data Automation Manager For 92nd MWRS. I was in charge of 32 facilities computers and networks, training, and development of a plan for Y2K. At the time when I accepted the promotion I was NAF, but the plan ordered was to change the position after I was hired to Civilian Service, and A much larger GS pay grade, and retirement. Didn't happen, Congress cut 100s of Civil Service positions, no chance of conversion for me. In fact there was many "Rifts" where a Civil Service employee loses there position, so they "boot some lower & take their job I continued as Data Automation Manager, working for $10 an hour, I was one of the highest paid NAF employees. Things would be a lot different if l had been converted to Civil Service. When I went to MWRS Headquarters for training I found the others were GS grade 13 and higher.. Big Bucks! Most only had a dozen or so facilities, I had four separate Dining Facilities and the computer, network, and point of sales in each. I had two Lodging operation and networks, included the Survival School Annex. The list goes on. After designing and installing the New MIS networks, and working at bringing the Squadron "into the modern computer age, Training much of the staff, I resigned to pursue a job that would pay fairly. I also continued in the Air National Guard through my remaining obligation. Was awarded Airman of The Quarter for the entire Squadron, deployed to Volk Field Wisconsin, Mather AFB California, Yokata Japan. I served in the Air Nation Guard for 6 years, promoted to the rank of SSgt. I also was Simultaneously Employed as a Civilian NAF employee for the Air Force for a Decade. I joined the Air National Guard in 1989, taking a year leave of absence from my Civilian job as I attended Basic Training, and intense Avionics Technician Training at Kessler AFB. I graduated with a 97.8 Average through the entire training, where 70 percent of the others "washed out" not able to complete the training. As I returned to Fairchild AFB, I was a 3 level in my training status, immediately upon return, Operation Desert Storm kicked off. My unit was activated, but as a 3 lever straight from Tech School, I could not be deployed. I was placed on active duty and completed my 3 month follow on training at Fairchild. After completion I returned to my Civilian job at Fairchild, and continued with the ANG for my six year enlistment. I was deployed to Volk Field Wisconsin, Mayther AFB California, Yokota Japan. I was promoted faster than others in my shop, Awarded Airman of the Quarter for the Squadron, among others Awards..