In recent years, there has been a perceived increase in homelessness in Apache Junction. The 2017 Point in Time (PIT) count tallied 43 sheltered or unsheltered homeless individuals in the city on a single night in January. Apache Junction’s services for such individuals are limited and divided by county lines that bisect the city. Further, when the GenesisProject—a nonprofit that provides free food—moved to Apache Junction’sdowntown, some nearby businesses were worried the presence of homeless p...
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- University Arizona State University
- Program Project Cities
- Sustainable Development Goals 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Population Type Home Insecure
- Focus Areas Equity
- Discipline Planning, Urban Planning
- University Department Urban and Regional Planning
- Status Completed
- Lead Local Gov / Community Partner Org Name Apache Junction