UnAffordable and UnSheltered

Are homelessness, and affordable housing in Arizona connected? Housing in the Phoenix area has become hard to afford. However, it's often the institutional barriers that keep people homeless. UnSheltered and UnAffordable podcasts explore the obstacles that can make surviving and thriving in the Valley a challenge.

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UnAffordable: The Money Problem(s)

Dede Yazzie Devine, CEO of Native American Connections
Dede Yazzie Devine, CEO of Native American Connections
Resources
Arizona state senator Heather Carter
Arizona state senator Heather Carter says housing affordability is an urgent issue in the state and needs bipartisan attention from state lawmakers.
Joe Keeper
Joe Keeper
Arizona State Senator Lela Alston
Arizona State Senator Lela Alston says she has tried to introduce bills to restore funding to the State Housing Trust Fund, but her efforts have not gotten traction.
The Devine Legacy building on Central Avenue
The Devine Legacy building on Central Avenue is one of Native American Connections' rental properties for low-income people. The organization builds rental units in the central part of Phoenix and close to light-rail.
Joan Serviss
Joan Serviss, executive director of the Arizona Housing Coalition, says there's not enough funding for affordable housing in the state to keep up with the rate of population growth.
Contributor
Katherine Davis-Young

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Phoenix needs more affordable housing so, why not just build it? In part four of this five-part podcast, Katherine Davis-Young explores the massive costs and stymied funding sources for affordable housing. Arizona used to put much more money toward affordable housing. We'll learn where the funding went, and the challenges to getting it back. 

 

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Producers
Katherine Davis-Young