HOME ARP Allocation Plan Final Substantial Amendment

City of Mesa — City Council (2026-05-04)

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City of Mesa
HOME-ARP AllocaƟon Plan
SubstanƟal Amendment

The City of Mesa has been allocated HOME Investment Partnership Program American Rescue
Funds (HOME-ARP) through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
HOME-ARP funds assist individuals or households who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, and
other vulnerable populaƟons, by providing assistance to increase housing stability. This plan
outlines the City’s intended uses of HOME-ARP funds, within the eligible acƟvity categories, to
achieve these outcomes.

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Contents
1.
ExecuƟve Summary ............................................................................................................................. 3
2.
ConsultaƟon ........................................................................................................................................ 5
A. OrganizaƟons Consulted ...................................................................................................................... 8
B. Summary of Feedback Received ........................................................................................................ 19
3.
Public ParƟcipaƟon ........................................................................................................................... 19
A. Date of Public NoƟce: .................................................................................................................... 20
B. Public Comment Period: ................................................................................................................ 20
C. Date of Public Hearing: .................................................................................................................. 20
D. Eﬀorts to Broaden Public ParƟcipaƟon ......................................................................................... 20
E. Comments and RecommendaƟons Received ................................................................................ 21
F. Comments or RecommendaƟons Not Accepted ........................................................................... 21
4.
Needs Assessment and Gaps Analysis .............................................................................................. 21
A. Size and Demographic ComposiƟon of Qualifying PopulaƟons ......................................................... 21
Homeless Individuals, as deﬁned in 24 CFR 91.5 ............................................................................... 22
At Risk of Homelessness, as deﬁned in 24 CFR 91.5 .......................................................................... 28
Fleeing, or AƩempƟng to Flee, DomesƟc Violence, DaƟng Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, or
Human Traﬃcking, as deﬁned by HUD in the HOME-ARP NoƟce ..................................................... 34
Other PopulaƟons Requiring Services or Housing Assistance to Prevent Homelessness and Other
PopulaƟons at Greatest Risk of Housing Instability, as deﬁned by HUD in the HOME-ARP NoƟce .............. 35
B. Current Resources Available to Assist Qualifying PopulaƟons .......................................................... 39
Aﬀordable and Permanent SupporƟve Rental Housing .................................................................... 39
Congregate and Non-Congregate Shelter Units ................................................................................ 40
SupporƟve Services ........................................................................................................................... 40
Tenant Based Rental Assistance ........................................................................................................ 40
C. Unmet Housing and Service Needs of Qualifying PopulaƟons .......................................................... 41
Homeless PopulaƟons, as deﬁned in 24 CFR 91.5. ............................................................................ 41
At Risk of Homelessness, as deﬁned in 24 CFR 91.5. ......................................................................... 41
Fleeing, or AƩempƟng to Flee, DomesƟc Violence, DaƟng Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, or
Human Traﬃcking, as deﬁned by HUD in the NoƟce ........................................................................ 44
Other PopulaƟons Requiring Services or Housing Assistance to Prevent Homelessness and Other

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PopulaƟons at Greatest Risk of Housing Instability, as deﬁned by HUD in the HOME-ARP NoƟce ... 45
D. Gaps within Current Shelter and Housing Inventory and Service Delivery Systems .......................... 46
Aﬀordable Housing and Rental ProducƟon ....................................................................................... 46
Congregate and Non-Congregate Shelter Units ................................................................................ 48
SupporƟve Services ........................................................................................................................... 48
Tenant Based Rental Assistance ........................................................................................................ 49
E. AddiƟonal CharacterisƟcs Associated with Instability and Increased Risk of Homelessness ............ 50
F. IdenƟfy Priority Needs for Qualifying PopulaƟons ............................................................................ 50
G. DeterminaƟon of Level of Need and Gaps in Shelter and Housing Inventory and Service Delivery
Systems .......................................................................................................................................................... 50
5.
HOME-ARP AcƟviƟes ........................................................................................................................ 51
Method(s) of SelecƟon ...................................................................................................................... 51
A. Direct AdministraƟon by PJ ................................................................................................................ 51
B. No Use of Subrecipient To Administer EnƟre Grant .......................................................................... 52
D. Use of HOME-ARP Funding ................................................................................................................ 52
E. DistribuƟon of HOME-ARP funds In Accordance with Priority Needs ............................................... 52
F. RaƟonale Funding Based on CharacterisƟc Needs IdenƟﬁed in the Gap Analysis ............................. 53
6.
HOME-ARP ProducƟon Housing Goals ............................................................................................. 54
A. EsƟmated Number of Aﬀordable Rental Housing Units for Qualifying PopulaƟons ......................... 54
B. Rental Housing ProducƟon Goals and Correspondence with Need .................................................. 54
7.
Preferences ....................................................................................................................................... 54
A. IdenƟﬁcaƟon of Preference ............................................................................................................... 54
B. Using Preference to Address Unmet Need ........................................................................................ 54
8.
Referral Methods .............................................................................................................................. 54
9.
LimitaƟons in a HOME-ARP Rental Housing or NCS Project ............................................................ 55
10.
HOME-ARP Reﬁnancing Guidelines .................................................................................................. 55
APPENDIX A – SUMMARY OF SURVEY RESULTS ................................................................................................. 56
APPENDIX B – PUBLIC NOTICES .......................................................................................................................... 57

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1. ExecuƟve Summary
The American Rescue Plan of 2021 (ARP), also called the COVID-19 SƟmulus Package, Pub.L. 117–
2 (March 11, 2021) provides $5 billion to assist individuals or households who are homeless, at
risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populaƟons, by providing housing, rental assistance,
supporƟve services, and non-congregate shelter, to reduce homelessness and increase housing
stability across the country. These grant funds will be administered through HUD’s HOME
Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and are known as HOME-ARP funds. Eligible HOME-
ARP acƟviƟes include acquisiƟon and development of non-congregate shelter, tenant based rental
assistance, supporƟve services, HOME-ARP rental housing, administraƟon and planning, and
nonproﬁt operaƟng and capacity building assistance. A certain porƟon of HOME-ARP funds must
assist people in HOME-ARP "qualifying populaƟons,” which include:
•
Sheltered and unsheltered homeless populaƟons, as deﬁned in secƟon 103(a) of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a));
•
Those currently housed populaƟons at risk of homelessness, as deﬁned in secƟon 401(1)
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42U.S.C. 113060(1)).
•
Those ﬂeeing or aƩempƟng to ﬂee domesƟc violence, daƟng violence, sexual assault,
stalking, or human traﬃcking.
•
Other families requiring services or housing assistance or to prevent homelessness.

In September 2021, HUD announced that the City of Mesa will receive $5,605,694 in HOME-ARP
funds. This supplemental funding was allocated by formula under the HOME enƟtlement
program. To receive the HOME-ARP allocaƟon, the city must develop a HOME-ARP AllocaƟon Plan
that will become part of the State’s FY 2021 HUD Annual AcƟon Plan by substanƟal amendment.
The AllocaƟon Plan includes 1) an outline of the consultaƟon and public parƟcipaƟon processes
undertaken, 2) an assessment of the needs of qualifying populaƟons and gaps in local housing
and services systems, and 3) planned uses of HOME-ARP funds for prioriƟzed populaƟons and
eligible acƟviƟes.
To ensure broad input into the HOME-ARP AllocaƟon Plan from stakeholders and the public, the
City engaged in consultaƟon with stakeholders and the public, including an online survey, virtual
consultaƟon sessions, direct contact with HUD-required organizaƟons that did not parƟcipate in
a virtual session, a 15-day public comment period, and a public hearing.

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The needs assessment and gap analysis idenƟﬁed the following needs and gaps that may be
addressed using HOME-ARP funds:
•
A 2022 Point-in-Time (PIT) count found a total of 2,113 persons experiencing
homelessness in Maricopa County’s East Valley region, which includes Mesa, Chandler,
ScoƩsdale, and Tempe. Of those counted, a total of 1,170 persons (55%) were
unsheltered in the region and 451 within the City of Mesa. The unsheltered homeless
esƟmate in the East Valley rose by 24% from 2020 to 2022.

•
Households earning between 0-30% of AMI are more likely to be cost-burdened. Cost
burdened households pay more than 30% of their income towards housing expenses
making them at risk for homelessness. Among renters in the City of Mesa who earn less
than 30% AMI, 84% are cost burdened (a total of 12,590 households). Further, among all
renters in Mesa who are cost burdened, 70% earn below 50% of AMI (a total of 23,315
households).

•
Emergency rental and uƟlity assistance distribuƟon totals reﬂect a scale of housing
insecurity in the City that persists beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data
reported to the U.S. Treasury, 9,374 City of Mesa households received a total of $55
million in emergency rental and mortgage assistance payments between December 2020
and January 2023. Recent data (from March 2022 - January 2023) indicates a conƟnued
need for assistance for 2,092 households (a total of $16 million disbursed).

•
The Household Pulse Survey measures the percentage of adults in households not
current on rent or mortgage payments. While the number of households throughout the
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metro Area experiencing housing insecurity has decreased since
August 2020, recent data helps establish a few key baseline esƟmates: more than 45,000
households recently missed a rent/mortgage payment or have slight or no conﬁdence in
their ability to make next month’s payment on Ɵme.

•
The Household Pulse Survey also esƟmates the number of households at immediate risk
of evicƟon or foreclosure (within two months of the survey date). From October through
December of 2022, an average of 52,000 households in the Metro Area viewed evicƟon
or foreclosure as either very likely or somewhat likely.

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•
The City has increasingly high rents and historically low vacancy rates. NaƟon-leading
populaƟon growth in Maricopa County has outpaced the development of new aﬀordable
units. As such, rents increased 27% from December 2020 to December 2022 and vacancy
rates have ranged from 2.5% to 6.0% over the same period.
To address these needs and gaps, the City will uƟlize HOME-ARP funds for acquisiƟon and
development of non-congregate shelters supporƟve services, which is not an eligible acƟvity
under HUD’s HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME). The City will uƟlize these one-Ɵme
HOME-ARP funds to ﬁll the gap of available shelter beds for persons transiƟoning out of
emergency shelter into more stable housing oﬀer individualized, strength-based case
management and supporƟve housing services designed to promote housing stability and self-
suﬃciency. The increase in supporƟve services available to beƩer assist and reduce the size of the
increasing unsheltered populaƟon as idenƟﬁed in the 2022 point in Ɵme count by providing
addiƟonal resources and connecƟng them with exisƟng resources. The City leverage other
available resources, including Community Development Block Grant funds (CDBG) and HOME
Program funds to ensure support services and permanent rental housing is available to make the
most impact in the community.
2. ConsultaƟon
In developing this AllocaƟon Plan, the City conducted a diverse outreach strategy to engage the
community and stakeholders through three methods. An online survey was published in English
and Spanish, a series of four virtual community meeƟngs were held, and direct one-on-one
outreach to stakeholders was conducted to collect speciﬁc informaƟon around needs of qualifying
populaƟons. This secƟon summarizes the consultaƟon eﬀorts made by the City.
The City’s HOME-ARP Community Needs Survey was open from January 11, 2023 – February 3,
2023. The survey was made available in English and Spanish and received a total of 176 responses.
A summary of the results is aƩached as Appendix A. The survey explored issues of fair housing,
housing aﬀordability, and the needs of those experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness,
and other vulnerable populaƟons. When asked about the greatest housing needs that can be
addressed with HOME-ARP funds, 83.5% said preservaƟon of exisƟng housing was very important,
74.4% of respondents said producƟon of new housing units was very important, 65.9% said
supporƟve services, homelessness prevenƟon services, and housing counseling was very
important, 47.7% said tenant based rental assistance was very important, and 43.8% said

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expanding non-congregate shelter opportuniƟes was very important. When asked about prioriƟes
for services for those experiencing homelessness, those at risk of homelessness, and other
vulnerable populaƟons, respondents selected mental health services as very important. WriƩen
responses to an open-ended quesƟon asking about community needs for qualifying populaƟons
contained themes related to aﬀordable housing availability, knowledge of available resources,
supporƟve housing, navigaƟon advocacy, accessible housing units, locaƟon of services,
transportaƟon, programs and services for seniors, mental health services, and substance abuse
services.
The City also held a series of four community meeƟngs to solicit input and consult with key
stakeholders that serve and support the qualifying populaƟons idenƟﬁed in the HOME-ARP
guidance issued by HUD in September 2021. At these meeƟngs, the City provided an overview of
HOME-ARP, reviewed the eligible qualifying populaƟons, discussed the eligible uses of funds
idenƟﬁed within the guidance provided by HUD, and described the required components of the
HOME-ARP allocaƟon plan including the process and anƟcipated Ɵmeline for submiƫng the plan.
During the sessions, the City solicited quesƟons, comments, and feedback about the eligible uses
of funds through an interacƟve dialogue. NoƟce of the meeƟngs was posted to the City’s website
on January 11, 2022, and invitaƟons were sent to 168,375 individuals throughout the City.
RegistraƟon was requested for aƩendance and the total number of registrants is listed below
along with the total number of individuals in actual aƩendance.
MeeƟng Date
MeeƟng Topic
Registrants
AƩendees
January 18, 2023
2 pm MT
Homelessness and Special Needs
90
48
January 19, 2023
1 pm MT
Housing
88
43
January 19, 2023
4 pm MT
Community Services
76
26
January 25, 2023
6 pm MT
Community Services and Housing
31
16

Overall themes in the meeƟngs are summarized below:
Homelessness and Special Needs: Feedback from this meeƟng primarily focused on the need for
more permanent supporƟve housing units, the development of more aﬀordable and safe housing

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units for low-income households, increased access to childcare assistance and transportaƟon,
services that increase self-suﬃciency (job training, access to employment, ﬁnancial educaƟon,
etc.), navigaƟon resources, resources for seniors, diversity in locaƟon of services and childcare,
accessible and reliable transportaƟon, and wraparound supporƟve services-primarily mental
health and substance abuse disorder treatment, and medical care.
Housing: Feedback from this meeƟng primarily focused on the need for the development of more
quality aﬀordable housing units, incenƟves for landlords to provide aﬀordable housing units,
navigaƟon services, the development of more accessible units, development of more senior
housing, the availability of units that accept housing vouchers, community educaƟon,
wraparound supporƟve services, more transiƟonal housing units, on-going case management,
and the need for collaboraƟon.
Community Services: Feedback from this meeƟng primarily focused on the need for case
management services, the development of more aﬀordable housing units, services for seniors,
services that increase self-suﬃciency (life skills, employment services, ﬁnancial educaƟon, etc.),
navigaƟon services, wraparound supporƟve services – primarily behavioral health and substance
abuse disorder treatment, and mental health.
Community Services and Housing: Feedback from this meeƟng primarily focused on the need for
educaƟonal and vocaƟonal support services, employment services, the development of diversion
and prevenƟon programs for at risk households, increased access to childcare and transportaƟon
services, legal aid services, and the development of more aﬀordable housing units.
Finally, the City had one-on-one meeƟngs with stakeholders to further explore the needs of those
experiencing homelessness, those at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populaƟons.
InvitaƟons for interviews were sent to 29 stakeholders and the overall themes from these
conversaƟons included a signiﬁcant need for more aﬀordable housing units and the preservaƟon
of exisƟng aﬀordable housing opƟons. Stakeholders discussed the gap between the amount of
available aﬀordable housing units and the need of those who are lower income earners and on
ﬁxed incomes. Given these challenges, some stakeholders recommended creaƟng partnerships to
develop unused properƟes and land to create aﬀordable housing units. Stakeholders also noted
a need for diversion services to keep people housed. Some stakeholders also noted the need for
navigaƟon support – understanding processes, locaƟng and connecƟng to resources, and
advocacy – and the need for diverse locaƟons of wraparound supporƟve services.

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A. OrganizaƟons Consulted
List organizaƟons consulted
Agency/OrganizaƟon
Type of
OrganizaƟon
If a Service Provider,
Qualifying
PopulaƟon Served
Method of ConsultaƟon
Robson Street Villas HOA HOA
N/A
Registered for community
meeƟng

A New Leaf
Non-proﬁt
Fleeing DomesƟc
Violence, Vulnerable
PopulaƟons, Homeless,
At Risk of
Homelessness,
Veterans, Seniors

Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview,
Registered for community
meeƟng
ACCEL
Non-proﬁt
DisabiliƟes, Youth,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon
Aid to AdopƟon of Special
Kids
Non-proﬁt
Youth, Vulnerable
PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon
Arizona Brainfood
Non-proﬁt
Youth

Online Survey InvitaƟon
Arizona Burn FoundaƟon Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon
Arizona Center for the
Blind and Visually
Impaired

Non-proﬁt
DisabiliƟes
Online Survey InvitaƟon
Arizona Department of
Housing (manufactured
housing)

Public Agency
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness
Online Survey InvitaƟon

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Arizona Department of
Veterans' Services

Public Agency
Veterans
Online Survey InvitaƟon
Arizona Division of Aging
and Adult Services (DAAS)

Social Services
Provider
Seniors
Online Survey InvitaƟon
Arizona Division of Child
Support Services (DCSS)

Social Services
Provider
Youth
Online Survey InvitaƟon
Arizona Fair Housing
Center

Non-proﬁt
Fair Housing
Registered for community
meeƟng
Aster Aging, Inc.
Non-proﬁt
Seniors
Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Registered for community
meeƟng

ASU
EducaƟon
Youth
Registered for community
meeƟng
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Central Arizona (BBBSAZ)

Non-proﬁt
Youth
Online Survey InvitaƟon
Bloom365
Non-proﬁt
Fleeing DomesƟc
Violence, Vulnerable
PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon
Boys & Girls Clubs of the
Valley

Non-proﬁt
Youth
Online Survey InvitaƟon
Brentwood West
Housing Provider Seniors
Registered for community
meeƟng

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Brinshore
Housing Developer N/A
Online Survey InvitaƟon

Carry Me ProducƟons
Advocate
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons
Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Registered for community
meeƟng

Casa de Amor
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Registered for community
meeƟng
Catholic ChariƟes
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon
Catholic ChariƟes
Community Services
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness, Fleeing
DomesƟc Violence,
Fleeing Sex Traﬃcking,
Veterans, Vulnerable
PopulaƟons

Registered for community
meeƟng
CeCe's Hope Center
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons,
Fleeing Human
Traﬃcking, Youth

Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview
Central Arizona Shelter
Services, Inc. (CASS)
Housing Provider Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview

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Chicanos Por La Causa
(CPLC)
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon
Child Crisis Arizona
Non-proﬁt
Homeless Youth, Youth,
Fleeing DomesƟc
Violence

Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview

Chrysalis Shelter for
VicƟms of DomesƟc
Violence, Inc.
Non-proﬁt
Fleeing DomesƟc
Violence, Vulnerable
PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview
Circle the City
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness
Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Registered for community
meeƟng
City of Mesa Human
Services Division
Public Agency
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon
City of Mesa Department
of InnovaƟon and
Technology

Public Agency

Vulnerable PopulaƟons Online Survey InvitaƟon
City of Mesa Development
Services Department
(Planning)

Public Agency

Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon
City of Mesa EducaƟon and
Workforce Department

Public Agency

Vulnerable PopulaƟons,
Youth

Online Survey InvitaƟon

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City of Mesa Fire and
Medical Department

Public Agency

Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon
City of Mesa Housing
Authority
Public Housing
Authority
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Veterans, DisabiliƟes,
Seniors
Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview,
Registered for community
meeƟng

City of Mesa Oﬀ the
Streets IniƟaƟve
Public Agency
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview

City of Mesa Police
Department

Public Agency

Vulnerable PopulaƟons Online Survey InvitaƟon
Community Bridges, Inc. Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homeless, Veterans,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview
Community Legal Services Legal services,
nonproﬁt
Fair Housing, Fleeing
DomesƟc Violence,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon
Community Medical
services

Healthcare
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Registered for community
meeƟng
Copa Health Inc.
Healthcare
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Online Survey InvitaƟon

Desert Mobile Home
SoluƟons

Real Estate
N/A
Registered for community
meeƟng

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Desert Sounds Performing
Arts
EducaƟon
Youth
Registered for community
meeƟng

Dignity Health FoundaƟon
East Valley

Healthcare,
nonproﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Online Survey InvitaƟon
Dress for Success Phoenix Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Online Survey InvitaƟon

eXp Realty
Real Estate
Investment
N/A
Registered for community
meeƟng

Family Involvement Center Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons,
Youth
Registered for community
meeƟng

Family Promise - Greater
Phoenix
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons,
Youth
Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview,
Registered for community
meeƟng

Feed AZ Students
Non-proﬁt
Youth, Homeless Youth,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons
Registered for community
meeƟng

Floaters FoundaƟon/Millet
House
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness, Fleeing
DomesƟc Violence,
Fleeing Sex Traﬃcking,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons,
DisabiliƟes

Registered for community
meeƟng

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Foster Arizona
Non-proﬁt
Youth, Homeless Youth Registered for community
meeƟng

Fresh Start Women's
foundaƟon

Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Online Survey InvitaƟon
Furnishing Dignity
Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Online Survey InvitaƟon

Future for KIDS
Non-proﬁt
Youth, Vulnerable
PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon
Gorman and Company
Housing Developer N/A
Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview,
Registered for community
meeƟng

Greater Phoenix Urban
League
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homeless

Registered for community
meeƟng

Homeless Youth
ConnecƟon, Inc.

Non-proﬁt
Homeless Youth
Online Survey InvitaƟon
HomeSmart
Real Estate
N/A
Registered for community
meeƟng

House of Refuge, Inc
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness

Online Survey InvitaƟon

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Human Traﬃcking
InsƟtute

Non-proﬁt
Fleeing Sex Traﬃcking Stakeholder Interview
ICAN: PosiƟve Programs
for Youth

Non-proﬁt
Youth
Online Survey InvitaƟon
Imani Family Services, LLC Healthcare
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Registered for community
meeƟng

Interim Public
Management
Consultant
N/A
Registered for community
meeƟng

Kingdom Builder Group
Housing Developer N/A
Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Registered for community
meeƟng

KTAR News
Radio StaƟon
N/A
Registered for community
meeƟng

Local First Arizona
FoundaƟon

Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Online Survey InvitaƟon
Lutheran Social Services of
the Southwest
Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Online Survey InvitaƟon

Maggie's Place, Inc.
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness, Fleeing
DomesƟc Violence

Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview

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Make an Investment in
Love and Kindness

Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Registered for community
meeƟng
Makers of Care, Inc
Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Registered for community
meeƟng

Maricopa AssociaƟon of
Governments (MAG)
(human services)
ConƟnuum of Care Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons,
Seniors, Fleeing
DomesƟc Violence

Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview
Maricopa County Human
Services Department

Public Agency
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Online Survey InvitaƟon
MaƩhew's Crossing Food
Bank
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon
Mesa Community AcƟon
Network
Advocacy
Homeless, At Risk of
Homeless
Online Survey InvitaƟon
Mesa Community College EducaƟon
Youth
Registered for community
meeƟng

Mesa K-Ready
Non-proﬁt
Youth
Online Survey InvitaƟon

Mesa Mobile Estates
Real Estate
N/A
Registered for community
meeƟng

Mesa PrevenƟon Alliance
CoaliƟon
Advocacy
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Registered for community
meeƟng

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Mesa Tribune
Newspaper
N/A
Registered for community
meeƟng

Mesa United Way
Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Registered for community
meeƟng

Midwest Food Bank -
Arizona Division
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon
Mission of Mercy
Non-proﬁt,
healthcare

Vulnerable PopulaƟons Online Survey InvitaƟon
NARAL
Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Registered for community
meeƟng

NaƟve American
ConnecƟons, Inc.
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview
NaƟve American
Fatherhood & Families
Assoc.

Non-proﬁt
At risk of homelessness,
vulnerable populaƟons
Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview
NaƟve Search SoluƟons
Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Stakeholder Interview

NoƟosha Ministries
InternaƟonal

Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Registered for community
meeƟng

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Oakwood CreaƟve Care,
Inc.

Non-proﬁt
Seniors
Online Survey InvitaƟon
P82 Project RestoraƟons Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Registered for community
meeƟng

Paz de Cristo Community
Center
Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons,
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness

Online Survey InvitaƟon
Pennrose Development
Housing Developer N/A
Online Survey InvitaƟon

Phoenix Rescue Mission
Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Online Survey InvitaƟon

Raising Special Kids
Non-proﬁt
Youth, DisabiliƟes
Online Survey InvitaƟon

Rebuilding Together Valley
of the Sun
Non-proﬁt
At Risk of
Homelessness,
Veterans, Seniors,
DisabiliƟes

Online Survey InvitaƟon
Red Mountain United
Methodist Church
Religious
OrganizaƟon
N/A
Registered for community
meeƟng

Ronald McDonald House
ChariƟes of Central &
Northern AZ

Non-proﬁt
Youth, Vulnerable
PopulaƟons
Online Survey InvitaƟon
SAGE Counseling
Healthcare
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Registered for community
meeƟng

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Save the Family
FoundaƟon of Arizona
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness
Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview

Sojourner Center
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness, Fleeing
DomesƟc Violence

Online Survey InvitaƟon
Southwest Fair Housing
Council
Legal Services
Fair Housing
Online Survey InvitaƟon,
Stakeholder Interview

Streets of Joy
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Veterans, DisabiliƟes

Registered for community
meeƟng
St. Vincent De Paul
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons

Registered for community
meeƟng
Teen Lifeline
Non-proﬁt
Youth
Online Survey InvitaƟon

The Arizona Republic
Newspaper
N/A
Registered for community
meeƟng

The House of El Elyon
Non-proﬁt
Youth, Vulnerable
PopulaƟons
Registered for community
meeƟng

True Wellness Support
Services
Healthcare
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Registered for community
meeƟng

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UMOM
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness

Online Survey InvitaƟon
United Food Bank
Non-proﬁt
Vulnerable PopulaƟons Online Survey InvitaƟon

Valley of the Sun United
Way
Non-proﬁt
Homeless, At Risk of
Homelessness,
Vulnerable PopulaƟons
Online Survey InvitaƟon

Valley of the Sun YMCA
Non-proﬁt
Youth
Online Survey InvitaƟon

B. Summary of Feedback Received
Stakeholders and the public that oﬀered feedback largely agreed on the need for more aﬀordable
housing units and the preservaƟon of exisƟng aﬀordable housing units. Some stakeholders
discussed the idea of uƟlizing unused and publicly owned land and properƟes to create aﬀordable
housing units. Feedback also concentrated on the concern for increasing rent prices, the need for
more wraparound services in diverse locaƟons, the need for more accessible and reliable
transportaƟon, and the need for housing navigaƟon services for at-risk populaƟons -
understanding processes, locaƟng and connecƟng to resources, and advocacy. Stakeholders also
noted the increasing populaƟon of seniors who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
3. Public ParƟcipaƟon
The City began its public parƟcipaƟon process with a Community Needs Survey distributed
throughout the City and during community engagement public hearings. This survey was used to
gather informaƟon from respondents on their views on the speciﬁc needs and prioriƟes within
their communiƟes. AŌer the compleƟon of the Community Needs Survey process, survey data
was evaluated, and this informaƟon was used as a starƟng point for discussion with various
individuals, groups, and organizaƟons during focus group sessions held online. This wide variety
of contacts included: local oﬃcials, substance abuse and mental health organizaƟons, COCs,
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public. The City conducted four meeƟngs between January 18 and 25, 2023. The public sessions
included presentaƟons to explain the HOME-ARP AllocaƟon Plan and an opportunity for ciƟzen
comments. The meeƟngs were held virtually via Zoom.
AddiƟonally, a presentaƟon was made at the Housing and Community Development Advisory
Board on February 2, 2023 to review the ﬁndings of the plan and solicit public input on the uses
of HOME-ARP funds. Two members of the public were present for the presentaƟon.
NoƟces for all public sessions were posted on the City’s website and social media and distributed
directly to local oﬃcials; developers; non-proﬁt organizaƟons; and the ConƟnuum of Care.
Once draŌed, the plan was released for a 15-day comment period beginning February 20, 2023
and the Plan will be reviewed and approved by City Council on March 6, 2023. A copy of the draŌ
Plan was posted on the City’s website.
A. Date of Public NoƟce:

The noƟce announcing the public comment period and public hearing was published on February
19, 2023.
SubstanƟal Amendment: The noƟce announcing the public comment period was published on
April 19, 2026.
B. Public Comment Period:

The City published noƟﬁcaƟon of a 15-day public comment period on February 19, 2023. The 15-
day public comment period during which the draŌ was available on the City’s website began on
February 20, 2023, and ended on March 6, 2023. No public comments were received.
SubstanƟal Amendment: The City published a 15-day public comment period on April 19, 2026.
The 15-day public comment period during which the draŌ was available on the City’s website
began on April 20, 2026, and will end on May 4, 2026.
C. Date of Public Hearing:
The City Council reviewed and approved the Plan on March 6, 2023, at a Mesa City Council
meeƟng. No public comments were received.

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D. Eﬀorts to Broaden Public ParƟcipaƟon
The City uƟlized a variety of outreach methods to announce the community meeƟngs including:
•
Listed the meeƟng details on the City of Mesa’s website.
•
Including the meeƟng details in the monthly Housing Highlights NewsleƩer which is sent
to 2,357 subscribers.
•
ParƟcipated in a radio interview with KJZZ to talk about the upcoming community
meeƟngs.
•
Posted ads about the meeƟngs on Facebook – in both English and Spanish. The English
posƟng had 147 comments and 533 registraƟon link clicks. The Spanish posƟng had 6
comments and 197 registraƟon link clicks.
•
Included the meeƟng informaƟon in Councilmember Jenn Duﬀ’s monthly Community
NewsleƩer.
•
Sent the meeƟng invitaƟons to the 364 emails on the State’s “Neighborhood Leaders”
distribuƟon list. 180 recipients opened the email and 22 recipients clicked on one or more
of the links provided.
•
Posted the meeƟng details on Nextdoor. The post received 2,319 impressions.
•
Included the meeƟng informaƟon in the OpenLine NewsleƩer for Mesa UƟlity customers
and reached 166,911 residents.
•
Provided a presentaƟon on the Plan’s ﬁndings and opportunity for quesƟons at the City
Council Study Session on March 2, 2023.
E. Comments and RecommendaƟons Received
Summarize the comments and recommendaƟons received through the public parƟcipaƟon
process either in wriƟng, or orally at a public hearing.
No comments were received during the 15-day public comment. The comment period was published
on February 19, 2023. The public comment period began on February 20, 2023, and ended on March
6, 2023.

SubstanƟal Amendment - Any comments received during the 15-day comment period will be
included in this secƟon.

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F. Comments or RecommendaƟons Not Accepted
Summarize any comments or recommendaƟons not accepted and state the reasons why.
No comments were received during the 15-day public comment period, February 20, 2023 through
March 6, 2023.
SubstanƟal Amendment: All comments received during the public comment period will be accepted.
4. Needs Assessment and Gaps Analysis
A. Size and Demographic ComposiƟon of Qualifying PopulaƟons
The needs assessment and gap analysis must evaluate the “demographic composiƟon of
qualifying populaƟons within its boundaries and assess the unmet needs of those populaƟons.”1
The qualifying populaƟons are as followed:
•
Homeless
•
At-risk of Homelessness
•
Fleeing, or AƩempƟng to Flee, DomesƟc Violence, DaƟng Violence, Sexual Assault,
Stalking, or Human Traﬃcking
•
Veterans and Families that include a Veteran Family Member
•
Other PopulaƟons (Other Families Requiring Services or Housing Assistance to Prevent
Homelessness and Households at Greatest Risk of Instability)
There are several demographic overlaps of these discreet qualifying populaƟon categories as
deﬁned in the HOME-ARP Guidance. For this needs assessment secƟon, two primary categories
will be used; Homeless and At-Risk of Homeless. Within these large categories, needs and gaps of
other qualifying populaƟons will be described.
Homeless Individuals, as deﬁned in 24 CFR 91.5
The 2022 Maricopa Regional ConƟnuum of Care Point-in-Time Count Report notes that, while a
complete point in Ɵme esƟmate was conducted in 2022, pandemic-related data collecƟon issues
prevented a comparable count from being collected in 2021. As such, data collected in 2021 and

1 HOME-ARP Guidance.

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2022 do not allow for comparison. This AllocaƟon Plan provides 2022 data wherever possible, and
2020 data in cases for which 2022 data is not yet available.
Regional Data CollecƟon: The City of Mesa is in the East Valley region of Maricopa County. Other
major municipaliƟes in the region include: Chandler, ScoƩsdale, and Tempe.

Source: 2022 Point-In-Time (PIT) Count Report, Maricopa Regional ConƟnuum of Care
Data for 2022: According to the 2022 Maricopa Regional ConƟnuum of Care Point-in-Time Count
Report, 2,113 persons in the East Valley region of Maricopa County were idenƟﬁed as homeless.
943 (45%) of those persons were idenƟﬁed as sheltered, and 1,170 (55%) were idenƟﬁed as
unsheltered. With 451 persons idenƟﬁed as unsheltered, the City of Mesa represents 39% of the
East Valley Region’s unsheltered populaƟon.
The 2022 Maricopa Regional Point-In-Time Count produced a geographic view of each
unsheltered individual or family surveyed. For the City of Mesa, homeless persons were most
likely to be located in the City’s Downtown neighborhoods, near mid-city RV/Mobile Home
communiƟes, or near the Power Road/60 Freeway intersecƟon.

LocaƟons of Unsheltered Homeless from 2022 Point-In-Time Count

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Source: Maricopa Regional ConƟnuum of Care (hƩps://azmag.gov/Programs/Homelessness/Data/PointIn-Time-
Homelessness-Count)
As shown in the Point-In-Time Count Report graphics below, adults (age 25+) accounted for 78%
of Maricopa County’s 2022 PIT populaƟon and is higher than the 2019 ACS 1-year esƟmate for
the proporƟon of adults in the County (67%). Per the Point-In-Time report, the proporƟon of
adults and youth reported from the PIT count increased slightly from 2020 to 2022, while the
proporƟon of children decreased. Children represented 14% of the County’s overall count, with
90% of all children idenƟﬁed as sheltered. Youth (age 18-24) represented 8% of the County’s
overall count, and 56% of all youth were idenƟﬁed as unsheltered.

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Source: 2022 Point-In-Time (PIT) Count Report, Maricopa Regional ConƟnuum of Care
The proporƟon of persons by gender has remained consistent in recent years, per the Point-
InTime report. In 2022, 65% of persons idenƟﬁed as male and 35% idenƟﬁed as female. 35
persons idenƟﬁed as transgender, non-conforming, or quesƟoning.

Source: 2022 Point-In-Time (PIT) Count Report, Maricopa Regional ConƟnuum of Care
With respect to race and ethnicity, the majority of persons counted idenƟﬁed as white and non-
Hispanic. Roughly a quarter of those counted idenƟﬁed as Black or African American, 6%
idenƟﬁed as American Indian or Alaska naƟve, and 5% idenƟﬁed by mulƟple races.

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Source: 2022 Point-In-Time (PIT) Count Report, Maricopa Regional ConƟnuum of Care
The racial proporƟon of the Point-in-Time Count populaƟon diﬀers signiﬁcantly from the County’s
overall populaƟon and the populaƟon that experiences poverty. The proporƟon of Black or
African American individuals idenƟﬁed (26%) far outpaced the overall proporƟon of Black or
African American individuals in the city (4% of all city residents). AddiƟonally, the proporƟon of
American Indian or Alaska NaƟve individuals counted in the PIT Count was roughly three Ɵmes
higher than the ACS populaƟon esƟmate for the County (6% in the 2022 PIT Count; 2.5% in the
Census count). ProporƟons of individuals idenƟfying as Asian, Hispanic or LaƟno/a/x, and by
mulƟple races were all relaƟvely lower in the PIT Count than for Maricopa County as a whole.
The proporƟon of Hispanic and LaƟno individuals reported in the 2022 Point-in-Time Count (20%
of the homeless populaƟon) is notably smaller than the proporƟon that experienced poverty (29%
of all Mesa residents who experienced poverty). While poverty and homelessness are generally
linked by race and ethnicity, this discrepancy may be aƩributed to the undercounƟng of homeless
Hispanic and LaƟno households. Stakeholders reported that several factors result in Hispanic and
LaƟno households who experience homelessness being undercounted. Those factors include fear
of government programs and a willingness of family to provide shelter for each other. As a result,
overcrowding among Hispanic and LaƟno households is oŌen witnessed by those who serve this
community. As a result, the number of Hispanic and LaƟno households actually in need of services
is likely higher than the data would suggest.

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The racial proporƟon of the PIT Count also diﬀered by sheltered and unsheltered status. White
and American Indian/Alaska NaƟve individuals were relaƟvely more likely to be unsheltered.
White individuals made up 68% of the unsheltered populaƟon and only 55% of the sheltered
populaƟon. American Indian/Alaska NaƟve individuals made up a proporƟon of the unsheltered
populaƟon (7%) that was almost double the proporƟon of the sheltered populaƟon (4%).
Veterans, VicƟms of DomesƟc Violence, and other Categorized PopulaƟons
HOME-ARP Guidance speciﬁcally idenƟﬁes individuals “Fleeing, or AƩempƟng to Flee, DomesƟc
Violence, DaƟng Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, or Human Traﬃcking” and “Veterans and
Families that include a Veteran Family Member” as two qualifying populaƟons eligible to receive
assistance.
When looking at the diﬀerent self-idenƟﬁed categories of homeless persons throughout the
Maricopa Regional ConƟnuum of Care for the 2022 PIT Count, 12% (1,104) struggled with chronic
substance abuse, 11% (1,022) had a mental illness, 5% (470) were ﬂeeing domesƟc violence, and
4% (420) were veterans. 624 individuals (7%) idenƟﬁed as unaccompanied youth; this proporƟon
has increased signiﬁcantly in recent years:

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Veterans in the Phoenix Metro Area who experienced homelessness in 2022 are more likely to
be seniors and more likely to be chronically homeless than other populaƟons. The Central
Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) reported in its 2022 Impact Report that 48% of the veterans it
served in 2022 were chronically homeless, and 58% were 55 years or older. Further, stakeholders
reported that in general they are seeing higher rates of homelessness among the senior
populaƟon as discussed more below.
Homeless Families and Youth
The 2022 Point-In-Time Count idenƟﬁed 550 families experiencing homelessness. Those 550
families represent 1,946 individuals, or roughly 3.5 persons per family. This total likely
underesƟmates the true total of families experiencing homelessness, as volunteers can have a
diﬃcult Ɵme locaƟng families staying in vehicles or other locaƟons hidden from view. The same

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report notes that “almost all families idenƟﬁed in the PIT Count were either in emergency shelter
or transiƟonal housing”22
Roughly a third of families who experienced homelessness in 2022 were ﬂeeing domesƟc
violence, according to Central Arizona Shelter Services, the operator of the Metro Area’s second
largest family shelter. Of all children served by this provider, 40% were under the age of 5 years
old.
Homeless Seniors
According to the CASS 2022 Impact Report, 50% of individuals who are experiencing
homelessness in Arizona were over the age of 50. CASS served 1,717 seniors over the age of 55 in
2022, which represented a 43% increase over the prior year. Among the potenƟal causes of this
increase are the eﬀects of recent inﬂaƟonary pressure and rising rents, which have created 2-3
year waiƟng lists for senior-subsidized housing and have a greater impact on individual with ﬁxed
incomes.
As will be referenced below in a geographic overview of renter cost burden, some of Mesa’s
highest concentraƟons of cost-burdened renters exist in census tracts that contain senior focused
RV/Mobile Home communiƟes (those located between the intersecƟons of between Broadway
Road/N. Lindsay Road and E. University Drive and Higley Road).
At Risk of Homelessness, as deﬁned in 24 CFR 91.5
As deﬁned in the HOME-ARP Guidance, households at risk of homelessness are those with
incomes below 30% of AMI that do not have resources or family, friend, or faith-based support
networks to prevent homelessness, and:
1. Has moved because of economic reasons two or more Ɵmes during the 60 days,
2. Lives in the home of another because of economic hardship,
3. Has received a 21-day evicƟon noƟce,
4. Lives in a hotel or motel, which is not paid for with assistance from a charitable
organizaƟon or government,
5. Lives in overcrowded condiƟons as deﬁned by HUD, OR

2 Maricopa Regional ConƟnuum of Care 2022 Point-in-Time Count Report, Page 3
(hƩps://azmag.gov/Portals/0/Documents/MagContent/2022-PIT-Count-
ReportFinal.pdf?ver=mHByGa3hHNtmeOOfMZxctA%3d%3d)

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6. Is exiƟng a publicly funded insƟtuƟon or system of care.
Cost burden, which is the raƟo of housing costs to household income, is an indicaƟon of housing
need, and the need for reduced rental costs. For renters, housing cost is gross rent (contract rent
plus uƟliƟes). For owners, housing cost is "select monthly owner costs,” which includes mortgage
payment, uƟliƟes, associaƟon fees, insurance, and real estate taxes. Renter households who pay
more than 30% of their income for rent and uƟliƟes are considered cost burdened. In the City of
Mesa, households earning between 0-30% AMI are more likely to pay more than 30% of their
income towards housing expenses.3 Among all renters in the City of Mesa who earn less than 30%
AMI, 84% are cost burdened (a total of 12,590 households).

3 Cost burden is the raƟo of housing costs to household income. For renters, housing cost is gross rent (contract rent
plus uƟliƟes). For owners, housing cost is "select monthly owner costs,” which includes mortgage payment, uƟliƟes,
associaƟon fees, insurance, and real estate taxes.

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Source: HUD Comprehensive Housing Aﬀordability Strategy (CHAS) 2015-2019.

According to data from the 2015-2019 HUD Comprehensive Housing Aﬀordability Strategy, more
than 40% of renter households in a majority of census tracts for which data was collected were
cost burdened. Areas of concentraƟon include the neighborhoods surrounding Downtown Mesa
and several senior-focused RV/Mobile Home communiƟes located between the intersecƟons of
between Broadway Road/N. Lindsay Road and E. University Drive and Higley Road (in the center
of the city):

COVID-19 Related Emergency Rental Assistance
Many of the eligibility requirements for the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Emergency Rental
Assistance Programs overlap with HOME-ARP eligibility requirements, including:
•
At risk of homelessness or experiencing housing instability (e.g., past due noƟce,
nonpayment of rent, or evicƟon noƟce) and

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•
A household income less than 80% AMI.4

Data from the City of Mesa Emergency Rental, Mortgage, and UƟlity Assistance Program can help
quanƟfy those individuals and households in Mesa who are housing insecure. According to City
program dashboard, the City has disbursed over $55 million in payments, serving 9,374
households.5
•
These payments began in 2021 but recent staƟsƟcs show conƟnued need for assistance.
Between March 14, 2022 and October 6, 2022, $12.8 million was disbursed to 1,520
households.
•
The average amount of assistance for the program has been just under $5,900 per
household.6

Emergency Rental Assistance disbursements will soon cease as the program completes its ﬁnal
cycle. As of January 24, 2023, roughly $551,000 of a total $57 million in assistance had yet to be
disbursed to Mesa residents. This assistance provided Ɵmely support to tenants and low-income
homeowners. Given ongoing market-related pressure, its eﬀect in staving oﬀ evicƟons and
foreclosures may only be temporary, though. The City may face an ERAP-related “evicƟon cliﬀ” as
this federal assistance for cost-burdened renters winds down.
Housing Insecurity and EvicƟon
AddiƟonally, data collected in the online Household Pulse Survey, which measured housing
insecurity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic found that households experiencing housing
insecurity7 in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metro Area decreased signiﬁcantly from September
2020 to May 2022. However, the latest available esƟmates (from March through May of 2022)

4 While 80% AMI is the upper limit of assistance, many state and local ERA programs have developed systems to prioriƟze
assistance for households earning 30% AMI.
5 Mesa Emergency Rental, Mortgage and UƟlity Assistance Program Dashboard (hƩps://data.mesaaz.gov/stories/s/ERAP-
Dashboard/drz4-3caq/)
6 Ibid
7 Housing Insecurity as deﬁned by the Household Pulse Survey includes households that have missed the last
months’ rent or mortgage payment, or who have slight or no conﬁdence that their household can pay next month’s
rent on Ɵme.

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indicate that more than 45,000 households recently missed a rent/mortgage payment or have
slight or no conﬁdence that their household can pay next month’s payment on Ɵme.

While the number of households throughout the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metro Area
experiencing housing insecurity has decreased since August 2020, this data helps establish a
baseline data point of an average 118,000 households in the Metro Area experiencing housing
insecurity in a given month between 2020 and 2022.
The Household Pulse Survey also measures the percentage of adults in households not current on
rent or mortgage were evicƟon or foreclosure in the next two months is either very likely or
somewhat likely. The graph below details the residents in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metro
reporƟng that evicƟon or foreclosure was likely between August 2020 and July 2022. While the
trend of likely evicƟons or foreclosures has decreased throughout the period, reports from May -
December 2022 indicate that evicƟons and foreclosures may be on the rise. During this period a

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total of 369,365 individuals reported that they were facing evicƟon or foreclosure in the next two
months.

The above Household Pulse Survey responses indicate a level of concern held by tenants and
homeowners in the Metro Area. These esƟmates exist alongside a current snapshot of evicƟon
ﬁlings in Maricopa County JusƟce Courts (shown below) that depicts a growing trend in evicƟon
ﬁlings. July and August 2022 saw the highest two-month total for evicƟon ﬁlings (1,628) in Mesa
since the start of the pandemic:

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While it may appear as if the Household Pulse Survey data may overesƟmate evicƟon risk, several
caveats should be noted when comparing the two sources. First, the above survey quesƟons
represent the enƟre Metro Area (of which Mesa represents approximately 10% of the
populaƟon), whereas the evicƟon ﬁling data below represents only the City of Mesa. AddiƟonally,
survey responses represent forward-looking concern, as tenants and homeowners are asked to
esƟmate their level of housing insecurity within the next three months. Finally, evicƟon ﬁling data
includes only those cases ﬁled in court, and does not include cases of self-evicƟon, tenant
harassment, or evicƟon agreements made directly between landlord and tenant. The true
number of evicƟons that occurred in August 2022 in Mesa is thus likely to be signiﬁcantly more
than the 795 ﬁled in a court.
Fleeing, or AƩempƟng to Flee, DomesƟc Violence, DaƟng Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking,
or Human Traﬃcking, as deﬁned by HUD in the HOME-ARP NoƟce
HOME-ARP Guidance speciﬁcally idenƟﬁes individuals “Fleeing, or AƩempƟng to Flee, DomesƟc
Violence, DaƟng Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, or Human Traﬃcking” as a speciﬁc qualifying
populaƟon eligible to receive assistance.

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According to a 2022 Annual Report produced by A New Leaf, a Mesa-based organizaƟon that
supports families and individuals facing homelessness and domesƟc violence, 7,508 domesƟc
violence survivors were assisted in the prior calendar year.8 The organizaƟon provided 77,750
nights of safe shelter to 2,344 people in need. A New Leaf also handled 8,801 calls in 2022 into
its hotline; at least 805 of those calls came from Mesa residents. The organizaƟon placed 32
Mesa city residents into shelter in 2022. Maggie’s Place, a Phoenix-based organizaƟon that
provides housing and services to pregnant and parenƟng women, reported housing 88 adult
women and 37 children in 2022. The agency receives 70 unduplicated calls per month on
average from homeless mothers and is at full capacity. Roughly a third of those served were
human traﬃcking vicƟms and over two-thirds were vicƟms of domesƟc violence. Over 60% of
the organizaƟon’s adult clients suﬀer from Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). The number of meals
served to clients increased signiﬁcantly in 2022 to a total of 50,076.
Chrysalis, an organizaƟon that oﬀers an array of trauma-informed programs for individuals and
families impacted by domesƟc abuse, reported that it typically serves around 1,000 vicƟms of
domesƟc violence a year as well as 100-200 oﬀenders. During the pandemic, they have provided
more services to less people. They have seen a 30% increase in counseling services as well as an
increase in length of stay in the shelter.
With respect to those ﬂeeing domesƟc violence who have been reported as homeless in the 2022
Maricopa Regional Point-In-Time Count, the count found 470 people (5% of the homeless
populaƟon counted) idenƟﬁed as vicƟms of domesƟc violence.
According to Child Crisis Arizona, each year, 23,000 young adults in the United States age out of
the foster care system. On their 18th birthday, 20% are homeless and on the street. It is esƟmated
that 70% of young people who become vicƟms of human traﬃcking were in the child welfare
system.
Other PopulaƟons Requiring Services or Housing Assistance to Prevent
Homelessness and Other PopulaƟons at Greatest Risk of Housing Instability, as
deﬁned by HUD in the HOME-ARP NoƟce
The HOME-ARP noƟce deﬁnes families “Requiring Services or Housing Assistance to Prevent
Homelessness” as households (i.e., individuals and families) who have previously been qualiﬁed
as “homeless” as deﬁned in 24 CFR 91.5, are currently housed due to temporary or emergency

8 A New Leaf, 2022 Annual Report (hƩps://www.turnanewleaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/A-New-Leaf-
2022-Annual-Impact-Report.pdf)

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assistance, including ﬁnancial assistance, services, temporary rental assistance or some type of
other assistance to allow the household to be housed, and who need addiƟonal housing
assistance or supporƟve services to avoid a return to homelessness. From 2016 to 2022, the total
number of chronically homeless has increased by 73% in Maricopa County. This year the chronic
unsheltered number has decreased by 7% since 2020 while the chronic sheltered number has
increased by 85%. The chart on the recent trend in chronic homelessness in the county reveals
that, while the number of people who meet the chronic homelessness deﬁniƟon did not change
signiﬁcantly over the most recent quarter of data, the total has grown by 24% from Q3 2021 to
Q3 2022.

Chronically homeless households, as deﬁned by HUD, are persons with a long-term disabling
condiƟon who have been conƟnually homeless for a year or more, or at least four Ɵmes in the
past three years where the length of Ɵme in those episodes add up to a year or more. These
households are likely to need greater supporƟve services and case management to stay housed
once housing is secured for them.
The HOME-ARP noƟce deﬁnes “Other PopulaƟons at Greatest Risk of Housing Instability” in two
ways. The ﬁrst deﬁniƟon includes those with annual income that is less than or equal to 30% of
the area median income, as determined by HUD and is experiencing severe cost burden (i.e., is

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paying more than 50% of monthly income on housing costs.) In the City of Mesa, there are over
11,000 extremely low income and severely cost burdened households, which places them at
imminent risk of becoming homeless.
The second deﬁniƟon is that the household has an annual income that is less than or equal to
50% of the area median income, as determined by HUD, and meets one of the condiƟons of “At
risk of homelessness.”

In the City of Mesa, there are 22,075 households earning between 0-50% AMI that are severely
cost burdened or paying more than 50% of their income towards housing expenses.9 Of these
severely cost-burdened households, 14,790 or about 66%, are renters and the majority are
earning below 30% AMI.

9 Cost burden is the raƟo of housing costs to household income. For renters, housing cost is gross rent (contract rent
plus uƟliƟes). For owners, housing cost is "select monthly owner costs,” which includes mortgage payment, uƟliƟes,
associaƟon fees, insurance, and real estate taxes.

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Source: HUD Comprehensive Housing Aﬀordability Strategy (CHAS) 2015-2019.

The map below shows the geographic distribuƟon of the esƟmated percent of all renters who are
severely cost burdened.10 Seven census tracts report more than 40% of renters with a severe cost
burden. Areas with severe cost burden for renters overlap with those for which are highlighted
previously: the neighborhoods surrounding Downtown Mesa and several senior focused
RV/Mobile Home communiƟes located between the intersecƟons of between Broadway Road/N.
Lindsay Road and E. University Drive and Higley Road.

HOME-ARP Guidance speciﬁcally idenƟﬁes “Veterans and Families that include a Veteran Family
Member” as another eligible populaƟon under HOME-ARP. Veteran homelessness is discussed in
the Homelessness secƟon of this Plan.
Research shows that people with disabiliƟes are likely to fall into this qualifying populaƟon.
Stakeholders reported that people with disabiliƟes live on ﬁxed incomes and their rent burden
grows as rents increase thereby making them more likely to be at risk of homelessness on a
consistent basis.

10 Severe Cost Burden: renter households for whom gross rent is 50% or more of household income.

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Several stakeholders also noted concerns that many households residing in mobile home
communiƟes may fall into this populaƟon. According to the City’s 2019 Master Plan Update, Mesa
also has a large inventory of mobile homes represenƟng 10% of its total housing stock. The 17,672
mobile home inventories in Mesa is greater than Phoenix’s mobile home count of 15,456 units,
and Mesa has the largest share of mobile home parks in the County (23%). The Master Plan

Update noted that approximately 35% of Mesa’s mobile home inventory is comprised of units that
are now more than 38 years old and more than 2/3 of all occupied mobile homes are occupied
by households where the head of household is 65 years of age and older. Concerns with
deterioraƟng units for those on ﬁxed income coupled with increases in mobile home parks being
sold suggest that even those who own their units are at greater risk of ﬁnding themselves facing
housing instability as they may be forced to move or experiencing increasing rates of housing cost
burden.
B. Current Resources Available to Assist Qualifying PopulaƟons
IdenƟfy and consider the current resources available to assist qualifying populaƟons, including
congregate and non-congregate shelter units, supporƟve services, TBRA, and aﬀordable and
permanent supporƟve rental housing (OpƟonal).
Aﬀordable and Permanent SupporƟve Rental Housing
The City’s 2019 Master Plan Updated reported that approximately $174 million of Low-Income
Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) (881 units) and nearly $133 million of Private AcƟvity Bonds (1,040
units) have been used to construct or renovate 1,921 units of aﬀordable housing in Mesa. Further,
as of that date, HOME funds had been used to subsidize the construcƟon of seven LIHTC projects.
According to the 2021 HIC, there are 5,868 permanent supporƟve housing beds and 1,750 rapid
rehousing beds throughout the CoC. Regarding the stock of aﬀordable rental units, the NaƟonal
Low Income Housing CoaliƟon esƟmates that 24,050 units are both aﬀordable and available in
the Phoenix-Mesa-ScoƩsdale Metro Area. 11 This total represents an esƟmated shorƞall of
118,178 units for households earning less than 50% AMI. Of the total number of aﬀordable units,
only 4,810 are esƟmated to be aﬀordable and available to households earning less than 30% AMI.
The City of Mesa Housing Authority operates two project-based SecƟon 8 properƟes with
supporƟve services for formerly homeless individuals and families with two episodes of shelter

11 The GAP, NaƟonal Low Income Housing CoaliƟon (hƩps://nlihc.org/gap/state/az)

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living. Other organizaƟons, including New Leaf and several Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
properƟes also provide permanent supporƟve housing opƟons.
Congregate and Non-Congregate Shelter Units
As indicated in the 2021 HIC (Housing Inventory Count), the Phoenix, Mesa/Maricopa County
ConƟnuum of Care had 4,432 total year-round shelter beds for people experiencing
homelessness: 601 are described as family units, 2,026 are described as “family beds”, 2,387 are
described as adult only beds, and 19 are described as child only beds. Of these total year-round
shelter beds, 1,621 are reserved for chronically homeless, 313 are reserved for veterans, and 104
are for youth.
Those experiencing homelessness in Mesa are served by several emergency shelters both within
the City and within Maricopa County. Stakeholders interviewed for this Plan discussed that while
there is always a need for more shelter assistance for those experiencing homelessness, especially
as Mesa sees more transient homeless individuals ﬁnding their way into the City, the amount of
shelter resources is more compaƟble with need for emergency assistance than the availability of
aﬀordable units for those seeking permanent living soluƟons.
SupporƟve Services
The City of Mesa has a large range of service providers with more available at a regional level.
When asked what resources are well provided in the community, those consulted thought that,
employment and workforce development, emergency rental assistance, and services for veterans
were readily available.
Tenant Based Rental Assistance
The City of Mesa Housing Authority administers over 1900 housing vouchers with a preference
for those experiencing homelessness. MHA also administers Veterans Aﬀairs SupporƟve Housing
vouchers. MHA’s voucher uƟlizaƟon rate is typically at 98%, however, since the beginning of the
pandemic it has been diﬃcult to ﬁnd units where households can use the vouchers due to low
vacancy rates and increases in market rents that make it less aƩracƟve for landlords to parƟcipate
in the program. The current uƟlizaƟon rate is about 92%. MHA is acƟvely reaching out to
landlords to encourage parƟcipaƟon in the voucher program. Eﬀorts include oﬀering incenƟves
for program parƟcipaƟon, agreeing to cover damages up to $2,000, and assisƟng with applicaƟon
fees and security deposits.

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With respect to HOME TBRA, the City of Mesa was awarded $200,000 for a term ending in
February 2023. Community Bridges, a local service provider, was awarded an addiƟonal $487,088
for a term ending in December 2023. The two grantees have assisted a total of 148 clients as of
November 2022.
C. Unmet Housing and Service Needs of Qualifying PopulaƟons
Describe the unmet housing and service needs of qualifying populaƟons.
Homeless PopulaƟons, as deﬁned in 24 CFR 91.5.
According to the 2022 Maricopa Regional ConƟnuum of Care Point-in-Time Count Report, 2,113
persons in the East Valley region of Maricopa County were idenƟﬁed as homeless. As indicated in
the 2021 HIC (Housing Inventory Count), the Phoenix, Mesa/Maricopa County ConƟnuum of Care
had 4,432 total year-round shelter beds for people experiencing homelessness. While this would
appear to be suﬃcient beds to house those experiencing homelessness, some shelter beds are
reserved for speciﬁc populaƟons such as families, veterans, and those ﬂeeing domesƟc violence.
Further, shelters tend to be concentrated in speciﬁc areas so that needs are not met for all people
experiencing homelessness. Stakeholders also noted that Mesa sees a large transient homeless
populaƟon arriving from outside of Mesa. See addiƟonal discussion in SecƟon 4D below on gaps
in shelter resources to beƩer understand unmet need of those experiencing homelessness.
At Risk of Homelessness, as deﬁned in 24 CFR 91.5.
Cost burden and extreme cost burden are the most common housing problems for Mesa
households earning less than 30% of AMI. Among all renters in Mesa who are cost burdened, over
70% earn below 50% of AMI: 12,590 households under 30% AMI and 10,725 households between
30 and 50% AMI.
As incomes for many renters stay stagnant, costs of rents have been increasing. Maricopa County
was the fastest growing region in the naƟon from 2020 to 2021 according to Census populaƟon
esƟmates, and the stock of available housing has not kept pace. The imbalance between the
limited available housing stock and a growing populaƟon led to a 29% increase12 in the median
rent for a Maricopa County apartment, making Maricopa County the second most expensive
county in Arizona.

12 Per RealData (data covering 50+ unit complexes only); fact cited in the 2022 Maricopa Regional ConƟnuum of Care
Point-In-Time Report.

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According to Apartment List, an online data source for rent and vacancy informaƟon naƟonally,
the current median cost of a 1-bedroom unit in Mesa is $1,247, a $266 increase since December
2020, and the current median cost of a 2-bedroom unit is $1,439, a $307 increase since December
2020. See graphic illustraƟon below for a view of average rents for all unit sizes. As rents increase,

renters will spend increasingly higher percentages of their income on housing costs, which will
further deepen concerns of housing instability.

Source: Apartment List Rent EsƟmate Data, December 2022
Rising rents are, in part, the result of decreases in available vacant units. From 2017-2022, Mesa
has had fewer apartment vacancies relaƟve to other ciƟes in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler Metro
Area. Limited housing availability has contributed to the increasing rent costs over this same Ɵme
period. Inﬂux of industry to the area is likely to aﬀect vacancy rates in the short term.

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Source: Apartment List Vacancy EsƟmate Data, December 2022
The increase in vacancies that has been observed from 2021 to 2022 has occurred in tandem with
a spike in evicƟons across the Metro Area. In May 2021, 313 cases of evicƟon were ﬁled in the
City of Mesa. More than double the number of cases were ﬁled in the month of July 2022 (795
ﬁlings).
According to a report prepared for the Arizona State Legislature13 on housing aﬀordability across
the state, the state’s central region (Maricopa County and Pinal County) is short of at least 97,500
housing units with monthly rents less than $1,250 to relieve its housing availability and
aﬀordability problem. Increasing rents have led median and higher-income households to
downsize, increasing the demand and price pressure on smaller and more aﬀordable units. This
pressure has resulted a reducƟon in the true supply of aﬀordable units across the State. Renters

13 (“Analysis of Housing Availability and Aﬀordability in Arizona”), Anderson Economic Group LLC

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earning less than $50,000 in Maricopa County have seen the most signiﬁcant reducƟon in
aﬀordable housing supply.
The recent report on housing aﬀordability cited above also notes that rising rents and low vacancy
rates are crowding out would-be ﬁrst-Ɵme homeowners. These are oŌen households compelled
to rent a relaƟvely larger unit to accommodate their family but would prefer to own a modestly
priced single-family unit.
Fleeing, or AƩempƟng to Flee, DomesƟc Violence, DaƟng Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking,
or Human Traﬃcking, as deﬁned by HUD in the NoƟce
The 2022 Point-In-Time Report idenƟﬁed 470 homeless vicƟms of domesƟc violence. DomesƟc
violence or human traﬃcking survivors oŌen lack easy access to short-term shelter and quick
access to medical and mental health and other services.
Those ﬂeeing domesƟc violence who use intervenƟon services (e.g., counseling, informaƟon
services, human resources, or employment assistance programs), and other workplace support
services have a much beƩer posiƟve outcome, including a more posiƟve outlook, greater drive to
achieve their goals, beƩer mental health, stronger workplace performance, and lower rates of
absenteeism. Stakeholders consulted indicated that many vicƟms ﬂeeing domesƟc violence may
be employed but are adjusƟng to being self-suﬃcient and need a safe place to land and establish
a new life. Stakeholders reported that childcare and transportaƟon are some of the biggest needs
of those ﬂeeing domesƟc violence outside of counseling services.
Further, experts generally concur that the programs and needs of children experiencing domesƟc
violence have increased with the rising incidents of violence in families making their needs a
heightened priority. Children need an environment with programs to address the trauma they
have experienced.
With respect to those ﬂeeing human traﬃcking, stakeholders reported that idenƟfying those who
are experiencing human traﬃcking can be challenging due to their transient nature. It was noted,
however, that an esƟmated 70% of sex traﬃcking vicƟms have spent Ɵme in the child welfare
system and so addressing the needs of children in that system and providing support for youth
aging out of foster care can help to prevent them from falling into traﬃcking situaƟons.

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Other PopulaƟons Requiring Services or Housing Assistance to Prevent Homelessness and
Other PopulaƟons at Greatest Risk of Housing Instability, as deﬁned by HUD in the
HOMEARP NoƟce
Severely cost burdened households are those with housing expenses greater than 50% of their
income and earning less than 50% of AMI. In the City of Mesa, there are 14,790 renter households
earning between 0-50% of AMI that are severely cost burdened or paying more than 50% of their
income towards housing expenses.14

The issues already discussed in the previous secƟons for those at risk of homelessness, including
cost burden, apply equally to those facing housing instability.
Summary of Unmet Housing and Service Needs
Unmet Housing Needs:
The largest unmet housing need in the City is the scarcity of aﬀordable housing units, especially
for lower income households. The state’s central region (Maricopa County and Pinal County) is
short of at least 97,500 housing units with monthly rents less than $1,250 to relieve its housing
availability and aﬀordability problem. Increasing rents have led median and higher-income
households to downsize, increasing the demand and price pressure on smaller and more
aﬀordable units. This pressure has resulted in a reducƟon in the true supply of aﬀordable units
across the State. Renters earning less than $50,000 in Maricopa County have seen the most
signiﬁcant reducƟon in aﬀordable housing supply. Further, as discussed in more detail in SecƟon
4.D, the number of units in the City of Mesa with rents under $1,000 in large buildings has
dropped from 29,665 in 2016 to 2,817 in 2022, creaƟng condiƟons that could have led to housing
insecurity for up to 26,000+ households whose incomes did not keep pace.
SubstanƟal Amendment - The community has a signiﬁcant populaƟon of people experiencing
homelessness and at risk of homelessness, and there is a signiﬁcant gap between the supporƟve
services available. As the City sees the demand for non-congregate shelter space, the need for
services to assist vulnerable populaƟons access shelters and assist them with transiƟoning from
shelters to permanent housing has signiﬁcantly increased.

14 Cost burden is the raƟo of housing costs to household income. For renters, housing cost is gross rent
(contract rent plus uƟliƟes). For owners, housing cost is "select monthly owner costs,” which includes
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Unmet Service Needs:
The greatest unmet service needs are in navigaƟon services to assist low income and vulnerable
populaƟons in ﬁnding and securing units. Mental health services, especially for those ﬂeeing from
domesƟc violence, are also a high priority unmet need. See SecƟon D for more informaƟon.
TransportaƟon and childcare were also service needs that were idenƟﬁed as unmet needs.
SubstanƟal Amendment - There is an increasing need for services that provide clients with case
management, assisƟng with community resources and other programs based on their unique
needs, with an emphasis on reducing barriers and promoƟng long-term stability. These resources
include, but are not limited to, programs that assist with employment assistance or job training,
legal services, behavioral health, obtaining idenƟﬁcaƟon cards and birth cerƟﬁcates, life skills
training, enrollment in beneﬁt programs, and ﬁnancial coaching.
D. Gaps within Current Shelter and Housing Inventory and Service Delivery Systems
IdenƟfy any gaps within the current shelter and housing inventory as well as the service delivery
system.
Aﬀordable Housing and Rental ProducƟon
While the booming economy of the region has resulted in unit producƟon, those units are oŌen
not aﬀordable to renters with low incomes. Further, as industries expand, workers relocate to the
area and force vacancy rates down. The result is that those in need of aﬀordable units are forced
to seek units farther from places where ameniƟes are concentrated. For those without
transportaƟon, this can mean a lack of access to basic needs and the physical and mental health
care services they require.
The NaƟonal Low Income Housing CoaliƟon’s esƟmate of 24,050 aﬀordable and currently
available units within the Metro Area represents a signiﬁcant gap between need and supply.15
This total represents an esƟmated shorƞall of 118,178 units for households earning less than 50%
AMI. With fewer than 5,000 of these units esƟmated to be aﬀordable and available to households
earning less than 30% AMI, producƟon of housing stock that can be aﬀorded by a range of
household incomes (from extremely low-income households to those earning below 80% AMI).
Market data from large rental properƟes (those with 50 or more units) highlights the declining
stock of aﬀordable housing in Mesa. While the overall stock of large-building rental housing

15 The GAP, NaƟonal Low Income Housing CoaliƟon (hƩps://nlihc.org/gap/state/az)

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increased from 36,619 units to 40,898 units from Q4 2016 to Q3 2022, new and exisƟng stock
caters to residents with incomes above the median. As shown in the chart below, the number of
units with rents under $1,000 in large buildings has dropped from 29,665 in 2016 to 2,817 in 2022,
creaƟng condiƟons that could have led to housing insecurity for up to 26,000+ households whose
incomes did not keep pace:

Stakeholders also noted the need for more accessible units in the community for those with
disabiliƟes and generally for seniors. The City of Mesa Housing Authority reports that 62% of its
voucher holders are seniors or have disabiliƟes and that it is diﬃcult to ﬁnd accessible units,
especially those that are aﬀordable. Further, a fair housing advocate consulted for this plan
indicated that the most common fair housing complaint relates to reasonable accommodaƟons
for those with disabiliƟes, which indicates that landlords aren’t understanding or making the
modiﬁcaƟons that are needed for those with disabiliƟes.

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Congregate and Non-Congregate Shelter Units
A comparison of emergency shelter and transiƟonal housing beds and family units totaled in the
2021 Housing Inventory Count to the 2022 Point-In-Time Count reveals a shorƞall in adult-only
and veteran beds:

*Shelter Gap calculaƟons are sensiƟve to the categorizaƟon of shelter inventory by populaƟon
served (i.e. the narrow surplus in family beds shown above would show as a deﬁcit if 80+ family
beds were recategorized as adult-only beds.)
**Family Bed gap calculaƟon assumes a 1-1 relaƟonship between Family Beds and Individuals in
Families.
According to both sources, the total number of year-round shelter beds reserved for chronically
homeless individuals (1,621) exceeds the esƟmate of the number of individuals experiencing
chronic homelessness (1,287). However, almost half of those experiencing chronic homelessness
remained unsheltered. Further, stakeholders reported a rise in the number of chronically
homeless people with greater rates of transient homeless individuals appearing within the City
for assistance. As a result, the PIT counts likely do not reﬂect the need of chronically homeless
individuals. With 259 beds reserved for veterans, the CoC has a shorƞall of 161 beds relaƟve to
the number of veterans experiencing homelessness in 2022, which was 420.
SupporƟve Services
SubstanƟal Amendment - Mesa and the surrounding region are home to a wealth of services for
vulnerable populaƟons, however, stakeholders and non-proﬁt service providers indicated a need
for more services paired with housing to give households support in obtaining and maintaining

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their housing and other basic needs. Stakeholders report that onsite case management results in
greater stability for residents.
Universally, stakeholders consulted for this plan, including those who are service providers,
indicated the highest priority need is more aﬀordable housing. However, they also noted the need
for navigaƟon services to assist low income and vulnerable populaƟons in ﬁnding and securing
units. Aﬀordable units are scarce and the process of determining eligibility and compleƟng
applicaƟon processes can be daunƟng. Further, aﬀordable units are not always located in areas
accessible to services that are needed so connecƟng people with resources to meet their needs
even aŌer housing is idenƟﬁed is a need. As evicƟon rates conƟnue to rise and homelessness
increases, there is a growing need for diversion services to ensure that more people do not
become homeless.
With respect to those ﬂeeing domesƟc violence, human traﬃcking, and sexual assault, Chrysalis
reported a waitlist of over 100 people for therapy services. While telemedicine has enabled the
organizaƟon to serve more people, it is not always possible for clients to ﬁnd a safe place to
meet. The organizaƟon noted a need for increased clinical services for this populaƟon as well as
a need for childcare for those with children.
SubstanƟal Amendment - In general, there is a signiﬁcant need for increased levels of various
supporƟve services in and around Mesa to address the wide variety of needs being experienced
by residents. In addiƟon, there is also a lack of support for vulnerable populaƟons in gaining
access to criƟcal resources.
Tenant Based Rental Assistance
The City of Mesa Housing Authority (MHA) reported there is a need for more landlords that will
accept vouchers – parƟcularly for larger units. Currently, about 65% of vouchers are used for 2-
bedroom units or less. MHA experienced a drop in its voucher uƟlizaƟon rate during the
pandemic as vacancies dropped and rents increased, enabling landlords to easily rent units at
market or above market rents. MHA is engaging landlords in outreach to expand the pool of
units that are available to voucher holders.
While the connecƟon between landlords and willingness to parƟcipate in the voucher program
is the most pressing gap in delivering tenant based rental assistance, it should be noted that the
Mesa Housing Authority maintains a waitlist that is full and currently closed. The last Ɵme the
waitlist was opened was in August 2022. In the two weeks that the wait list was opened, over
20,000 applicaƟons were received with 7,000 received in the ﬁrst 24 hours. The housing

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authority conducted a loƩery and placed 4,000 applicants on its waitlist leaving a
16,000household gap for those seeking a posiƟon on the waitlist.
With respect to speciﬁc populaƟons in need of tenant-based rental assistance, more assistance
is needed for people with disabiliƟes as the number of available accessible units are never
enough to meet the need.
E. AddiƟonal CharacterisƟcs Associated with Instability and Increased Risk of
Homelessness
OpƟonal: Under SecƟon IV.4.2.ii.G of the HOME-ARP NoƟce, a PJ may provide addiƟonal
characterisƟcs associated with instability and increased risk of homelessness in their HOME- ARP
allocaƟon plan. These characterisƟcs will further reﬁne the deﬁniƟon of “other populaƟons” that
are “At Greatest Risk of Housing Instability,” as established in the HOME-ARP NoƟce. If including
these characterisƟcs, idenƟfy them here.
The City does not plan to formally adopt addiƟonal deﬁniƟons of “other populaƟons,” however, a
look at addiƟonal characterisƟcs that can help clarify the stressors on those facing housing
instability in Mesa is useful. The high-cost burden is a housing characterisƟc strongly linked with
instability and an increased risk of homelessness. Inability to earn a living wage directly aﬀects
the cost burden that households face. The NaƟonal Low Income Housing CoaliƟon esƟmates that
the hourly wage needed to aﬀord a one-bedroom apartment in Maricopa County is $19.85. A
single parent with three children would need to work 65 hours per week at minimum wage to
aﬀord a one-bedroom apartment at fair market rent.
F. IdenƟfy Priority Needs for Qualifying PopulaƟons
The following priority needs have been idenƟﬁed for qualifying populaƟons (in no speciﬁc order):
•
Aﬀordable housing units for low-income individuals, especially those transiƟoning from
vulnerable situaƟons
•
PreservaƟon of exisƟng aﬀordable housing units
•
Diversion programs to keep people housed
•
Housing navigator services to assist people in accessing aﬀordable housing opƟons
•
SupporƟve, wrap-around services for those coming out of homelessness
G. DeterminaƟon of Level of Need and Gaps in Shelter and Housing Inventory and
Service Delivery Systems

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The level of need and gaps in shelter, housing inventory, and service delivery was determined
through an analysis of data and series of community outreach eﬀorts, including an online survey
and stakeholder interviews. The data presented in this AllocaƟon Plan is a compilaƟon of data
collected from Census, ACS, CHAS, PIT count, data from organizaƟons on the populaƟons served
through their programs, and the current Consolidated Plan. Stakeholders consulted to assess
need and gaps included the public, the COC, homeless service providers, veterans’ groups,
domesƟc violence agencies, the public housing agency and other public or private organizaƟons
that address fair housing, civil rights, and the needs of persons with disabiliƟes.
5. HOME-ARP AcƟviƟes
Method(s) of SelecƟon
Describe the method(s)that will be used for soliciƟng applicaƟons for funding and/or selecƟng
developers, service providers, subrecipients and/or contractors.
HOME-ARP is a new one-Ɵme funding program authorized by the American Recovery Plan Act of
2021. HOME-ARP program requirements do not mirror the requirements of the HOME Investment
Partnership Program (HOME program) and potenƟal applicants should not rely on knowledge of
the HOME program when contemplaƟng or applying for HOME-ARP funding. Applicants are
advised to review HOME-ARP NoƟce CPD 21-10 on the HUD Exchange for more informaƟon.

A. Direct AdministraƟon by PJ
Describe whether the PJ will administer eligible acƟviƟes directly.
The City of Mesa will administer the HOME-ARP allocaƟon and oversee all projects to compleƟon.
The City will contract with subgrantees for the implementaƟon of acƟviƟes and monitor all acƟvity
delivery.
B. No Use of Subrecipient to Administer EnƟre Grant
If any porƟon of the PJ’s HOME-ARP administraƟve funds are provided to a subrecipient or
contractor prior to HUD’s acceptance of the HOME-ARP allocaƟon plan because the subrecipient
or contractor is responsible for the administraƟon of the PJ’s enƟre HOME-ARP grant, idenƟfy the
subrecipient or contractor and describe its role and responsibiliƟes in administering all of the PJ’s
HOME-ARP program.

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The City has not provided funds to a subrecipient or contractor prior to HUD’s acceptance of the
HOME-ARP AllocaƟon Plan and will not allocate funds to a sub-recipient nor contractor to
administer the enƟre HOME-ARP grant.

D. Use of HOME-ARP Funding – (SubstanƟal Amendment Changes in Red)

Categories
Funding Amount
Percent of the Grant
SupporƟve Services
$280,285 $4,764,840
85%
AcquisiƟon and Development of Non-
Congregate Shelters
$4,484,545
80%
Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)

Development of Aﬀordable Rental
Housing

Non-Proﬁt OperaƟng

Non-Proﬁt Capacity Building

AdministraƟon and Planning
$840,854
15%
Total HOME-ARP AllocaƟon
$5,605,694
100%

E. DistribuƟon of HOME-ARP funds In Accordance with Priority Needs
Describe how the PJ will distribute HOME-ARP funds in accordance with its priority needs idenƟﬁed
in its needs assessment and gap analysis.
SubstanƟal Amendment - To address these needs and gaps, the City will uƟlize HOME-ARP funds
for supporƟve services, which is not an eligible acƟvity under HUD’s HOME Investment
Partnerships Program (HOME). The City will uƟlize these one-Ɵme HOME-ARP funds to ﬁll the gap
of available supporƟve services for persons transiƟoning out of emergency shelter into more
stable housing. This will help address the growing unsheltered populaƟon within the City of Mesa
as idenƟﬁed in the Needs Assessment and Gaps Analysis.
AddiƟonally, the City leverages other available resources, including Community Development
Block Grant funds (CDBG), Emergency SoluƟons Grant (ESG), and HOME Program funds to ensure
support services, tenant-based rental assistance, and permanent rental housing is available to
make the most impact in the community.

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One of the City’s main prioriƟes and focus regarding increasing aﬀordable housing is Low-Income
Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects. The City has been in conversaƟon with mulƟple developers
and non-proﬁt organizaƟons to encourage new LIHTC within the City’s jurisdicƟonal boundaries.
Recently, City elected oﬃcials and City met with the Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH)
leadership to express the need to amend certain criteria idenƟﬁed in the Qualiﬁed AcƟon Plan
(QAP) as several of these restrict developers to a limited geographic area in the City. There is a
need for aﬀordable housing in all areas of the City.
RaƟonale Funding Based on CharacterisƟc Needs IdenƟﬁed in the Gap Analysis
Describe how the characterisƟcs of the shelter and housing inventory, service delivery system, and
the needs idenƟﬁed in the gap analysis provided a raƟonale for the plan to fund eligible acƟviƟes.
SubstanƟal Amendment - The City of Mesa’s HOME-ARP Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis
indicate a clear need for addiƟonal supporƟve services for populaƟons that are homeless or at
greatest risk of homelessness. Several organizaƟons that operate within the City of Mesa have
expressed the need for addiƟonal services that provide a wide variety of support including legal
services, employment assistance, and various educaƟon programs. There is also the need for
services which can connect vulnerable populaƟons with exisƟng programs that ﬁt their speciﬁc
needs, both by informing them of the existence of such programs and helping them access this
assistance.
6. HOME-ARP ProducƟon Housing Goals
A. EsƟmated Number of Aﬀordable Rental Housing Units for Qualifying PopulaƟons
EsƟmate the number of aﬀordable rental housing units for qualifying populaƟons that the PJ will
produce or support with its HOME-ARP allocaƟon.
Not applicable. Proposed services do not include aﬀordable housing with the use of HOME-ARP
funds. The City intends to leverage its HOME Partnership Program enƟtlement funds to develop
aﬀordable rental housing.
B. Rental Housing ProducƟon Goals and Correspondence with Need
Describe the speciﬁc aﬀordable rental housing producƟon goal that the PJ hopes to achieve and
describe how the producƟon goal will address the PJ’s priority needs.

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Not applicable. Proposed services do not include aﬀordable housing with the use of HOME-ARP
funds. The City intends to leverage its HOME Partnership Program enƟtlement funds to develop
aﬀordable rental housing.
7. Preferences
A. IdenƟﬁcaƟon of Preference
Not applicable. No preferences have been established.
B. Using Preference to Address Unmet Need
Not applicable. No preferences have been established.
8. Referral Methods
PJs are not required to describe referral methods in the plan. However, if a PJ intends to use a
coordinated entry (CE) process for referrals to a HOME-ARP project or acƟvity, the PJ must ensure
compliance with SecƟon IV.C.2 of the NoƟce (page 10).
Not applicable.

9. LimitaƟons in a HOME-ARP Rental Housing or NCS Project
Describe whether the PJ intends to limit eligibility for a HOME-ARP rental housing or NCS project
to a parƟcular qualifying populaƟon or speciﬁc subpopulaƟon of a qualifying populaƟon idenƟﬁed
in secƟon IV.A of the NoƟce.
Not applicable. No limitaƟons are being implemented.
10. HOME-ARP Reﬁnancing Guidelines
If the PJ intends to use HOME-ARP funds to reﬁnance exisƟng debt secured by mulƟfamily rental
housing that is being rehabilitated with HOME-ARP funds, the PJ must state its HOME-ARP
reﬁnancing guidelines in accordance with 24 CFR 92.206(b).
Not applicable to chosen HOME-ARP acƟviƟes.

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APPENDIX A – SUMMARY OF SURVEY RESULTS

City of Mesa HOME-ARP Community Needs Survey

176
16:17
Active
Responses
Average time to complete
Status
1. I am completing this survey f

myself.
or:
161

my organization.
15

2. What zipcode do you live in?
Latest Responses
161
"85206"
"85207"
Responses

3. How long have you lived in the City?

4. What is the name of your organization? (Optional)
12

Responses
Latest Responses
" 85212 "
Update
19 respondents ( 12 %) answered 85204 for this question.
85204 85201
85207
85206
85203
85205
85202
85208
85213
85210
85209
852
852
85214
homeless
I am not a City resident
6
5 years or less
33
6 to 10
29
11 to 20
29
More than 21
64

5. What is the primary population your organization servces?
15

Responses
Latest Responses

6. Have you or those you serve experienced any of the following in the past 2 years? (Select all that
apply.)
Update
2 respondents ( 17 %) answered Inc for this question.
Inc center
Learning Center
Vincent dePaul
Involvement center
de Amor
Aster Aging
City of Mesa Makers of Care
Coalition
Cultural
Medical Services
St
Society
Casa
Faye
Evans
Millett
Update
3 respondents ( 20 %) answered families for this question.
families Low-income
Justice
Seniors
income families
Juvenile Justice
children with needs
individuals and families
systems of care
OUD patients
needs or challenges
need of housing
homeless residents
mental health
LMI Persons
barriers and navigation
behaviors at
Welcome natives
heart po
Older Adults

Difficulty paying rent and/or mortgage
80

Difficulty paying utility bills
70
Overcrowding (too many people living

33 in one home

Domestic Violence
31

Homelessness
41

Application for housing being denied
30

None of the above
72

Other
15

7. What are the barriers to finding good housing that you have experienced or observed?

8. HOME-ARP funds can be used for the specific housing needs listed below. Please rank the
following HOME-ARP categories based on the needs of people experiencing homelessness,
those at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations in your community.
Accessibility for people with disabilities
or disabling conditions
Condition of housing units
51
Cost of housing
152
Affordable housing options available
only in certain areas
Cost of utilities
66
11
None of the above
23
Housing restricted based on age
Distance to employment, shopping,
and/or services
Transportation or access to public
t ransportation
Other
70
56
97
30
50

9. Please identify your priorities related to services for those experiencing homelessness, those at
risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations at risk of housing instability.
Very Important
Somewhat Important
Neutral
Somewhat Unimportant
Very Unimportant
Production of affordable housing
Preservation of affordable housing
Tenant-based rental assistance
Supportive services, homelessness prevention
services, and housing counseling
Purchase and/or development of non-congregate
shelter

3. Childcare

Very Important
Somewhat Important
Neutral
Somewhat Unimportant
Very Unimportant
1. Assistance with moving costs
2. Case management services
4. Education services such as instruction or training in
consumer
education, health education, substanc e
prevention, literacy, English as a second language, and
General
Educational Development
5. Employment assistance and job training
6. Supplemental food assistance
7. Housing search and counseling services such as tenant counseling;
assisting individuals and famil ies to understand leases; securing
utilities; and making moving arrangements
8. Legal services for advice and representation in matters that
interfere with ability to obtain and retain housing
9. Life skills training such as budgeting of resources and money
management, household management , conflict management,
shopping for food and other needed items, nutrition, the use of
public transportation, and parent training
10. Mental health services such as crisis interventions; counseling;
individual, family, or group therap y sessions; assistance with
understanding and/or accessing needed medication; and
combinations of therapeutic approaches to address multiple
problems
11. Outpatient health services such as services to assist individuals in
understanding their health needs ; accessing appropriate medical
treatment and medication; and providing preventative care
12. Outreach services including crisis counseling; addressing urgent
physical needs, such as providin g meals, blankets, clothes, or
toiletries; actively connecting and providing people with information
and referrals to homeless and mainstream programs; and publicizing
the availability of the housing and/or services provided withing the
geographic area
13. Substance abuse treatment services such as participant intake
and assessment, outpatien t treatment, group and individual
counseling, and drug testing
14. Provision of transportation to and from medical care,
employment, child care, or other services; assistanc
e with car
maintenance or repairs
15. Assistance with utility deposits
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

10. Rank the following activities starting with 1 being most underfunded and with the greatest need,
and 6 being the least underfunded with the least need.

11. Are there other categories you feel are underfunded and with a great need that can be
addressed by HOME-ARP?
86

Responses
Latest Responses

12. What is the primary language you speak?
1
2
3
4
5
6
Construction of New Affordable Rental Housing
Preservation of Affordable Rental Housing
Provision of Tenant Based Rental Assistance
Provision of services for vulnerable populations
Assistance for those at risk of homelessness
Provision of shelter for those experiencing
homelessness
Update
35 respondents ( 41 %) answered housing for this question.
housing
needs
people
Rent
homeless
working
assistance
services
Homelessness affordable housing
family
people that needed
needed the help
Rent increases
City of Mesa
term hous
people that are homeless
supportive housing
basic needs
people IN their housing

13. Do you have a disability or disabling condition?

14. What is the total annual income of your household (before taxes)?

$0 - $14,999
9

$15,000 to $24,999
18

$25,000 to $44,999
28

$45,000 to $59,999
24

$60,000 to $79,999
20

$80,000 to $99,999
19

$100,000 to $199,999
32

$200,000 - more
6
Not Applicable - answering on
20 behalf of an organization

15. How many people are in your household?
English
170
Spanish
1
Not applicable - answering on behalf of
an organization
Other
5
0
Yes
37
No
113
Prefer not to answer
15
Not Applicable - answering on
behalf of an organization
11

16. About how much of your total household income is spent on housing (includes mortgage, rent,
insurance, and utilities)?

Less than 10% 7

10% to 19%
24

20% to 24%
23

25% to 29%
23

30% to 49%
28

50% or more
53
Not Applicable - answering on
18 behalf of
an organization

17. What is your age?
1
45
2
55
3
29
4
18
5
7
6
6
7
2
8
0
9
0
10
0
11 or more
0
Not applicable - answering on
behalf of an organization
14

18. What is your gender

19. Please share any additional comments regarding housing and community development.
88

Responses
Latest Responses
Less than 18
0
18 to 24
1
25 to 34
14
to 44
35
30
45 to 54
33
55 to 64
30
65 to 74
38
75 or older
14
Not Applicable - answering o n
behalf of an organization
16
Woman
121
Man
31
Non-binary
1
Prefer not to say
9
Not Applicable - answering on
behalf of an organization
14

Update
35 respondents ( 40 %) answered needs for this question.
needs people
Mesa
Rent
homeless
help
assistance
affordable housing
home
families
experiencing homelessness
homeless people
people that have been working
housing at an affo
housing cost
income housin
housing or support
housing issues
housing crisis
basic need

APPENDIX B – PUBLIC NOTICES
57

CITY OF MESA
Public Comment Period
(February 20 – March 6, 2023)
Date of PublicaƟon: February 19, 2023
PUBLIC NOTICE
City of Mesa HOME Investment Partnerships Program-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Funds,
SecƟon
3205 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2 Public Hearing
HOME-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) AllocaƟon Plan
The City of Mesa was awarded $5,605,694 in HOME-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) funds as a
oneƟme allocaƟon from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In accordance
with the federal regulaƟons, 24 CFR, Part 91, the City of Mesa (City) is required by HUD to prepare and
submit a HOME-ARP AllocaƟon Plan to receive HOME-ARP funds.
The HOME-ARP AllocaƟon Plan is a strategic plan idenƟfying the needs and gaps of service to assist
individuals or households who are experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness, and other
vulnerable populaƟons, by providing aﬀordable housing, rental assistance, supporƟve services, and
non-congregate shelter, to reduce homelessness and increase housing stability. The HOME-ARP
AllocaƟon Plan deﬁnes the categories of use of federal HOME-ARP grant funds to address these needs.
A draŌ version of the City’s HOME-ARP AllocaƟon Plan will be available for review and comment during
a 15-day public comment period. This document is available for public review at the Housing and
Community Development oﬃce, 200 S. Center Street, Bldg. 1, Mesa, Arizona, 85210 or on our website
Plans, Amendments & Reports | City of Mesa (mesaaz.gov).
A public hearing will be held on March 6, 2023, starƟng at 5:45 p.m. at a City Council MeeƟng: Upper-
Level City Council Chambers, 57 E. First Street, Mesa, Arizona 85201.
NoƟce of Public Comment Period

A public comment period regarding the FY 2021/2022 proposed HOME ARP AllocaƟon Plan will begin on
Monday, February 20, 2023, and end on Monday, March 6, 2023. All wriƩen comments received no
later than March 6, 2023, will be considered.
WriƩen comments may be sent to: Michelle Albanese, City of Mesa, P.O. Box 1466, Mesa, AZ 85211-
1466. You may also contact her at (480) 644-4546, or via e-mail at Michelle.Albanese@mesaaz.gov for
further informaƟon.
The City of Mesa is commiƩed to making its public meeƟngs accessible. For accommodaƟons,
translaƟon, or addiƟonal informaƟon, please contact the City of Mesa Community Services at least 48
hours in advance of the meeƟng at (480) 644-3661; or e-mail: Marcella.Magallanez-Snow@mesaaz.gov;
or AZRelay 7-1-1 for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Si necesita información en español por favor de llamar al 480-644-2767.
Michelle Albanese, Housing & Community Development Director
(February 19, 2023, The Mesa Tribune.)