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Native American Connections Received $100,000 grant from Arizona Housing Fund for project
PHOENIX (April 15, 2025)– Following yesterday’s grand opening ceremony at Native American Connections’ new Osborn Pointe community, 48 new units of supportive housing and services will soon be available for veterans and seniors experiencing chronic homelessness. The Arizona Housing Fund was one of the funders of Osborn Pointe, providing a $100,000 grant to help cover construction costs for this project.
Osborn Pointe, located at 3406 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85012, will provide stable, secure, furnished housing with wraparound services to veterans and individuals age 55+ who would otherwise be chronically homeless and living on the streets. Residents will have access to services that create community, connect people to healthcare resources, foster educational opportunities and financial literacy, and maintain food security and wellness.
Arizona Housing Fund Advisory Committee Member Sarah Liguori spoke at the grand opening ceremony. “At the recent Maricopa County Veteran StandDown event,” she shared, “of the 1,400 veterans in attendance, nearly 20 percent of them said they were experiencing homelessness. In addition, seniors are the fastest-growing demographic among Arizona’s homeless population. Now veterans and seniors will have a home close to transportation, close to the VA Hospital, and close to healthcare providers. They will be able to live here with dignity and pride.”
Osborn Pointe is a Native American Connections supportive housing project that offers tenant services, fully furnished move-in ready apartments, proximity to healthcare sites including VA, HIS, and Native American Connection’s health clinic and services, and excellent public transit access. The community will provide support for vulnerable populations including individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, are a victim of or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking. The community serves those who require supportive services or assistance to prevent homelessness. Additional information including rental criteria and a supportive housing application is available at https://www.nativeconnections.org/housing/supportive-housing/osborn-pointe/.
About Arizona Housing Fund | The Arizona Housing Fund (AZHF) is a dedicated sustainable fundraising source to help Arizona nonprofits build more affordable supportive housing and bring the homeless home. The Fund’s equity grants will enable more housing units to be constructed, with the goal of reducing homelessness throughout the state. Funding primarily comes from a voluntary escrow donation program, where homebuilders, developers, agents, and title companies participate in the program and give buyers and sellers an opportunity to donate $25 or more to the AZHF with each transaction. Individuals, foundations, nonprofits, and corporations are encouraged to contribute tax-deductible donations. To learn more or to donate, visit arizonahousingfund.org.
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A "chronically homeless" individual is defined to mean a homeless individual with a disability who lives either in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter or in an institutional care facility if the individual has been living in the facility for fewer than ninety (90) days and had been living in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven or in an emergency shelter immediately before entering the institutional care facility. In order to meet the ‘‘chronically homeless’’ definition, the individual also must have been living as described above continuously for at least twelve (12) months or on at least four (4) separate occasions in the last three (3) years, where the combined occasions total a length of time of at least twelve (12) months. Each period separating the occasions must include at least seven (7) nights of living in a situation other than a place not meant for human habitation, in an emergency shelter or in a safe haven.
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