Students in this course looked to peer communities around
the country for best practices for addressing homelessness. To choose
the communities, they searched for those with characteristics like climate,
population, and unemployment rate that were similar to those of Apache
Junction, as well as communities making promising strides, which they then vetted with Apache Junction staff to determine which seemed
most promising. From interviews with leadership in the selected peer
communities, their findings indicated that successful strategies make
use of federal programs and funding, encourage collaboration and data
sharing, involve the community, locate services prudently, and educate
law enforcement.
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.
Project Cities Contact Info
Steven Russell
Program Manager
steven.russell@asu.edu
480-727-2698
University Faculty Contact
Deirdre Pfeiffer
deirdre.pfeiffer@asu.edu
Local Government / Community Contact
Heather Patel