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Our Outreach Team is starting spring off strong with community outreach appearances at events all around Phoenix. We are excited to be connecting with neighbors, sharing helpful resources, and joining together to make our community stronger.
On Friday, March 20th, from 12 pm - 3 pm, NAC Mobile Health will host a Spring into Action Resource Event, serving up job, family planning, and treatment resources & support at Patina Mountain Preserve, 1431 E. Dunlap Ave.
Catch us at our Spring into Action event and see NAC Outreach all across the Valley:
NAC proudly introduces Phoenix Resource Connections, designed for meaningful connection, shared knowledge, and stronger referral pathways. We're looking forward to bringing this monthly meet-up to our behavioral health network!
Our series launches Tuesday, March 17th, with featured speaker Amy Schwabenlender, CEO of Keys to Change. RSVP or connect with our team for info about our next meeting.
RSVP for Phoenix Resource Connection on Mar 17 | Connect with our team for future PRC events
Mark your calendars for our 42nd Annual NAC Parade and PISVC Open House on Saturday, October 10th, 2026. The countdown starts now for this exciting and impactful event!
Want to get involved? Sponsor our parade or volunteer to help make this year's event the best yet!
Native American Connections is dedicated to improving lives through the interconnected pillars of health, housing, and community. Founded in 1972 as Indian Rehabilitation, NAC has grown over five decades to provide culturally competent, integrated healthcare and behavioral health services that both inspire and support our housing and community development initiatives.
Today, NAC owns and operates two substance use treatment centers, an integrated health clinic, two youth shelters, and 19 multi-unit housing sites across Maricopa County and serves more than 13,000 individuals annually. Since 2023, NAC has expanded our reach into the West Valley, where two additional housing sites are now in operation and a new 45-unit shelter/affordable townhome community, Cross Winds @ Three Star Pointe, is set to open in the spring of 2027.
Each location offers a distinct perspective on community-centered care and collaboration. We welcome the opportunity to host your organization and share how these facilities are advancing health, housing, and wellness across our communities.
Check out the latest addition to the NAC website: our events page is now live! You'll find all events hosted by Native American Connections listed here; check us out and join NAC at an event near you!
NAC was honored to welcome representatives from the Goshute Tribe and NAT-SU Healthcare for a recent tour of Patina Wellness Center, one of NAC's two residential treatment facilities. It was a privilege to share more about our behavioral health services and the work being done every day to support healing and recovery. Thank you to everyone who joined us for your time, partnership, and shared commitment to strengthening care for our communities.
Located at Steele Indian School Park near Central Ave and Indian School Rd, the Phoenix Indian School Visitor Center venue space is available for events and community meetings, with three flexible spaces and a commercial kitchen available to individuals and organizations. See if the PISVC venue is the right fit for your event.
A huge thank you to our recent volunteers from HandsOn Greater Phoenix and Home Depot, along with our incredible donation partners at Musically Fed. Your time, energy, and generosity make a meaningful difference in the work we do and in the lives of those we serve.
With your contributions, we're able to bring more resources and assistance to our community. NAC is grateful for these partnerships and looks forward to many more service events and continued collaboration with our incredible network of support!
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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.
Federal nondiscrimination laws define a person with a disability to include any (1) individual with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; (2) individual with a record of such impairment; or (3) individual who is regarded as having such an impairment. In general, a physical or mental impairment includes, but is not limited to, examples of conditions such as orthopedic, visual, speech and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), developmental disabilities, mental illness, drug addiction, and alcoholism.