activities · 16
what they do
direct service · 14
- Conducting mobile outreach to unhoused individuals Street-Based Outreach and EngagementLaunched a Mobile Outreach program in early 2024 to engage unhoused individuals in Pima County.
- Developing and operating family shelters Emergency Shelter ServicesDeveloped the Family Pathways Shelter Program in 2017 using a scattered shelter site model to improve stabilization outcomes for families and children.
- Mobile Outreach Program Street-Based Outreach and EngagementLaunched a Mobile Outreach program in early 2024 to engage unhoused individuals in Pima County.
- Operating Family Pathways Shelter Program Emergency Shelter ServicesDeveloped and operates the Family Pathways Shelter Program, using a scattered shelter site model to improve stabilization outcomes for families and children.
- Operating Family Pathways Shelter Program Emergency Shelter ServicesDeveloped and operates the Family Pathways Shelter Program using a scattered shelter site model to improve stabilization outcomes for families and children.
- Operating Men's Shelter Emergency Shelter ServicesOperates the Primavera Men's Shelter, providing overnight shelter for up to 80 men each night, 365 days per year, and serves monthly meals through a volunteer team.
- Operating Primavera Resource CenterOperates a Resource Center that serves approximately 8,000 individuals annually with 34,000 total service interactions, and provides mail services to approximately 2,500 individuals experiencing homelessness.
- Operating STAR Village Safe Sleep Space Emergency Shelter ServicesLaunched STAR Village, a safe sleep space for women experiencing homelessness, using a harm-reduction and trauma-informed approach, and provides prepared meals for up to 30 residents.
- Operating a Resource CenterOperates a Resource Center that serves approximately 8,000 individuals annually with 34,000 total service interactions, and provides mail services to approximately 2,500 individuals experiencing homelessness.
- Operating emergency shelters for men Emergency Shelter ServicesOperates the Primavera Men's Shelter, providing shelter for up to 80 men each night, 365 days per year, and serves meals monthly through a volunteer meal team.
- Providing Affordable and Supportive Housing Permanent and Transitional Housing SupportSubsidizes, rehabilitates, and constructs safe and affordable housing, including emergency, temporary, and permanent units, and has renovated properties into supportive housing for people with mental illness.
- Providing Affordable and Supportive Housing Permanent and Transitional Housing SupportSubsidizes, rehabilitates, and constructs safe and affordable housing, including emergency, temporary, and permanent units, and renovated Pueblo Court into supportive housing for people with mental illness.
- Providing housing solutions Permanent and Transitional Housing SupportSubsidizes, rehabilitates, and constructs safe and affordable housing, including emergency, temporary, and permanent units, and renovated Pueblo Court into supportive housing for people with mental illness.
- Providing safe sleep spaces for women experiencing homelessness Emergency Shelter ServicesLaunched STAR Village, a safe sleep space for women experiencing homelessness, using a harm-reduction and trauma-informed approach, and provides prepared meals for up to 30 residents.
capacity building · 2
- Facilitating staff training programs Nursing Workforce DevelopmentFacilitated staff training programs to improve community service delivery, specifically for outpatient clinics.
- Staff Training Programs Nursing Workforce DevelopmentFacilitated staff training programs to improve community service delivery, specifically for outpatient clinics.
strategies · 26
how they think
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- Co-creation of Economic Prosperity co_creation_economic_prosperityThe organization co-creates pathways to economic prosperity by offering integrated support in workforce development, financial education, and homeownership, empowering individuals to achieve financial stability and growth.
- Community-Based Outreach and Barrier Reduction mobile_outreachThe organization utilizes a mobile outreach model to meet unhoused individuals where they are located in the community. This approach focuses on reducing barriers by directly connecting individuals to housing and support services.
- Comprehensive Community Development and Co-Creation comprehensive_community_developmentThe organization partners with neighborhoods using comprehensive community development to co-create pathways out of poverty. This includes co-creating pathways to economic prosperity through workforce development, financial education, and homeownership support, and implementing equitable housing strategies to address historical and current barriers to safe and affordable housing.
- Comprehensive Community Development and Economic Prosperity comprehensive_community_developmentThe organization partners with neighborhoods using comprehensive community development to co-create pathways out of poverty. This includes co-creating pathways to economic prosperity through workforce development, financial education, and homeownership support.
- Comprehensive Community Development for Poverty Alleviation comprehensive_community_developmentThe organization partners with neighborhoods through comprehensive community development initiatives to collaboratively create and implement pathways that lead individuals and families out of poverty.
- Coordinated Entry System for Housing Placement coordinated_entry_systemThe organization utilizes a coordinated entry system to systematically assess individuals' needs and refer them for housing placement, ensuring alignment with county-wide prioritization and efficient allocation of resources.
- Coordinated Entry System for Housing Placement coordinated_entry_systemThe organization uses a coordinated entry system to assess and refer individuals for housing placement, aligning with county-wide prioritization to ensure efficient and equitable access to resources.
- Equitable Housing Strategies equitable_housingThe organization implements equitable housing strategies to actively address and dismantle historical and current barriers that prevent access to safe and affordable housing for vulnerable populations.
- Equitable Housing and Community Development equitable_housingThe organization implements equitable housing strategies to address historical and current barriers to safe and affordable housing. They partner with neighborhoods using comprehensive community development to co-create pathways out of poverty and economic prosperity through workforce development, financial education, and homeownership support.
- Equitable Housing and Homelessness Solutions equitable_housingThe organization implements equitable housing strategies to address historical and current barriers to safe and affordable housing. This includes using a scattered shelter site model to improve stabilization outcomes for families and children experiencing homelessness, and a coordinated entry system for housing placement.
- Harm Reduction and Safe Sleep Spaces harm_reductionThe organization operates a harm-reduction and trauma-informed safe sleep space for women experiencing homelessness, prioritizing safety and healing while acknowledging the realities of their circumstances.
- Harm Reduction and Trauma-Informed Safe Sleep Space harm_reductionThe organization operates a safe sleep space for women experiencing homelessness that integrates harm reduction and trauma-informed principles, prioritizing safety, healing, and dignity in its approach to support.
- Meal Provision as Trauma-Informed Support trauma_informed_careThe organization uses meal provision not just for sustenance, but as a method to deliver dignity, comfort, and emotional support to residents, reinforcing stability and hope within a trauma-informed framework.
- Mobile Outreach and Barrier Reduction mobile_outreachThe organization utilizes a mobile outreach model to meet unhoused individuals where they are located in the community, focusing on reducing barriers by directly connecting them to housing and support services.
- Mobile Outreach and Barrier Reduction mobile_outreachThe organization employs a mobile outreach model to meet unhoused individuals where they are located in the community. This approach focuses on reducing barriers by directly connecting individuals to housing and support services, and utilizes a coordinated entry system for assessment and referral in alignment with county-wide prioritization.
- Mobile Outreach for Barrier Reduction and Service Connection mobile_outreachThe organization employs a mobile outreach model to directly engage unhoused individuals in their current locations, reducing barriers to access by connecting them to essential housing and support services where they are.
- Participatory Governance participatory_governanceThe organization includes current or former program participants and low-income individuals in its governance structure, with one-third of the board representing low-income communities, ensuring that decision-making is informed by lived experience.
- Participatory Governance participatory_governanceThe organization includes current or former program participants and low-income individuals in governance, with one-third of the board representing low-income communities, ensuring that decision-making is informed by lived experience.
- Participatory Governance participatory_governanceThe organization includes current or former program participants and low-income individuals in its governance structure, with one-third of the board representing low-income communities.
- Participatory Governance participatory_governanceThe organization includes current or former program participants and low-income individuals in its governance structure, with one-third of the board representing low-income communities, to ensure that decision-making is informed by lived experience and community needs.
- Person-Centered Service Delivery Informed by Lived Experience person_centered_service_deliveryThe organization develops and delivers programs using a person-centered approach, ensuring that services are tailored to individual needs and informed by the lived experiences of those they serve, thereby promoting respect, compassion, and effective support.
- Person-Centered and Trauma-Informed Care person_centered_careThe organization operates on the principle that every individual has intrinsic worth and deserves to be treated with respect and compassion. Programs are developed using a person-centered service delivery approach informed by lived experience, and care is trauma-informed, prioritizing safety and healing, even using meal provision as a means to deliver dignity, comfort, and emotional support.
- Person-Centered and Trauma-Informed Care person_centered_careThe organization operates on the principle that every individual has intrinsic worth and deserves to be treated with respect and compassion. Programs are developed using a person-centered service delivery approach informed by lived experience, and care is trauma-informed, prioritizing safety, healing, dignity, comfort, and emotional support.
- Scattered Site Shelter Model for Family Stabilization scattered_site_shelter_modelThe organization utilizes a scattered shelter site model to improve stabilization outcomes for families and children experiencing homelessness, providing a more stable and normalized environment.
- Scattered Site Shelter Model for Family Stabilization scattered_site_shelter_modelThe organization utilizes a scattered shelter site model to provide housing for families and children experiencing homelessness, aiming to improve stabilization outcomes by offering a more normalized and less institutional environment.
- Scattered Site Shelter Model for Family Stabilization scattered_site_shelter_modelThe organization uses a scattered shelter site model to improve stabilization outcomes for families and children experiencing homelessness, providing a more normalized and less institutional environment.
named programs · 2
what they call their work
Meal Donation Program
Community-supported program providing breakfast and dinner meals to up to 30 residents at STAR Village through volunteer-coordinated drop-offs of prepared or shelf-stable food
STAR Village
A safe sleep space designed as a harm-reduction, trauma-informed refuge for women experiencing homelessness, providing shelter, meals, and supportive services
relationships · 13
who they work with
- AJ O’Reilly Partner — Contact person for volunteer coordination and meal services at STAR Village
- Arizona State University Partner — Leadership team members hold degrees from and have collaborated with Arizona State University, including through internships and academic programs.
- El Rio Mobile Outreach Partner — Provides medical care at the Resource Center on a monthly basis.
- Fleming & Curti, PLC Partner — Elizabeth Noble Rollings Friman, board treasurer, is a principal at Fleming & Curti, PLC.
- James E. Rogers College of Law Partner — Andy Silverman, emeritus board member, is Professor Emeritus at James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona.
- Mesch Clark Rothschild Partner — Patrick J. Lopez, board secretary, is a shareholder at Mesch Clark Rothschild.
- Sophia Smith-Gatto Partner — Contact person for donations and donation-related questions for STAR Village
- Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness Partner — Collaborates on coordinated entry for homeless services and housing referrals.
- Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness Partner — Provides in-person access point for coordinated entry through TPCH.
- University of Arizona Partner — Andrew Rouse, board president, is affiliated with the University of Arizona as Director of the Translational Bioimaging Resource.
- University of Arizona Partner — Leadership team members have affiliations and collaborations with the University of Arizona, including academic training and internship programs.
- University of Arizona School of Journalism Partner — Nancy Sharkey, co-vice president, is Professor Emerita at the University of Arizona School of Journalism.
- neighborhoods Partner — Partners with neighborhoods through comprehensive community development