Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness

Author: Cindy McClain

  • TPCH General Council Meets August 10, 2023

    TPCH General Council Meets August 10, 2023


    Join us for the quarterly General Council meeting of the TPCH membership on Thursday, August 10, 2023.  This meeting will be held in person at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, located at 5049 E Broadway.

    For a list of members eligible to vote in this meeting, see the TPCH Voting Member Roster linked below. 

    Please note that the meeting will be 12:30pm – 2:30pm, followed by additional training opportunities 2:45pm – 4:15pm.

    Trainings Offered:

    Income Source Protection
    (Presented by City of Tucson Housing & Community Development Department)

    Case Conferencing & Program Transfer Procedures
    (Presented by Pima Couty HMIS)

    TPCH Orientation
    (Presented by City of Tucson CoC Lead)

     

    Summary Meeting Agenda

    Roll Call and Consent Agenda

    Jocelyn Muzzin, Continuum of Care Board Chairperson

    Community Celebrations

    Jocelyn Muzzin, Continuum of Care Board Chairperson

    Give Card Presentation

    Colin Guan

    Vika Living Presentation

    Joshua Ahem

    Motion:

    Update Section 7.09 of the Governance Charter to add: “Vacancies will be announced, but not filled, March 1 – May 31 each year so that they may be filled during the annual election process.”

    NOFO (Notice of Funding Availability) Overview

    Elaine MacPherson, Continuum of Care Lead Agency (City of Tucson)

    CoC Lead Updates

    Cindy McClain, Continuum of Care Lead Agency (City of Tucson)

    Board Updates

    Jocelyn Muzzin, Continuum of Care Board Chairperson

    Financial Updates

    Cindy McClain, Continuum of Care Lead Agency (City of Tucson)

    Committee and Coalition Updates

    Committee and Coalition Representatives

    New Business/Announcements

    Group Discussion

     

    Download the Meeting Materials:

    TPCH General Council Meeting Draft Agenda (August 2023)

    TPCH Voting Member Roster as of August 2023

    TPCH General Council Meeting Minutes (May 2023)

    Give Card Presentation

    Proposed Changes to the TPCH Governance Charter_7.25.2023

  • U of A Southwest Institute for Research on Women releases census updates to Housing Insecurity and Potential Homelessness Report

    U of A Southwest Institute for Research on Women releases census updates to Housing Insecurity and Potential Homelessness Report

    The University of Arizona Southwest Institute for Research on Women has released its most recent update to its report on Housing Insecurity Indicators and Potential Homelessness Estimates for Arizona and Pima County. This report measures current housing insecurity with newer census data.

    Download the report here.

    This most recent survey wave contains multiple pieces of concerning news.

    • Despite hardship caused by inflation, the positive macroeconomic situation has continued to hold steadily at the national and state levels (AZ unemployment has increased very modestly in recent months, but remains well below historical averages). In the previous survey wave, collected January 4th-16th 2023, the proportion of non-current renters was 11.2%. In the most recent survey, conducted February 1st–13th 2023, this proportion held steady at 11.0%. Rising rents and inflation are the likely the central drivers of this, especially for households with limitations on their ability to benefit from the strong labor market. 
    • In the previous report from early-January, 52% of non-current renters had not applied for rental assistance, this proportion rose to 76% in the most recent wave. Across those two survey waves, the proportion of non-current renters reporting having applied and received assistance fell from 25% to 1%. This suggests that fewer non-current renters are seeking out and receiving rental assistance (as we might expect given the expiration of rental assistance funds).
    • Counts of calls to 211 from Pima County indicate a substantial increase in calls related to housing and shelter, utilities, and food requests in the last 6-8 months.
    • Figures from Maricopa’s HMIS data indicate a 10% increase in the total number of people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County between January and December of 2022 (and a 20% increase in the “balance of the state”, the areas outside of Maricopa and Pima counties).” 

    There is continuing good news to report on rents.

    • Tucson rent prices have been decreasing, albeit very modestly, in recent months. This reversal of recent trends is a very welcome relief, but does not erase the increases in average and median rents experienced over the past three years (which remain the area of 37-38% even after including the small recent declines in median rents, Jan 2020-Jan2023). Statewide 68% of Arizona renters reported an increase in their monthly rent in the last year and 56% reported an increase of $100 or more. Disparities in financial strain along the lines of household incomes have increased in this and recent survey waves. Measures of households not being current on rental payments and those experiencing great difficulty meeting spending needs indicate that lower-income and BIPOC households in Arizona are slipping behind disproportionately.

    Download the report here.