Community Resources

General Statewide Resources

 Arizona Community Action Association: promotes self-sufficiency by working with Community Action Agencies statewide to provide a hand up, the tools needed to become self-sufficient. 

    Benefits Check Up-AZ is the nation’s most comprehensive web-based services to screen for benefits programs for people with limited income and resources who are 55 and older, or are an adult of any age and disabled. http://www.benefitscheckup.org/index.cfm?link=AZ

    Your local county government may be offering localized programs like utility assistance, job placement and training. You should check out their website or give them a call.       http://www.azcounties.org  or (602) 252-6563

  Your local city government may be offering localized programs like utility assistance, job placement and training. You should check out their website or give them a call.  http://www.azleague.org or (602) 258-5786

Child Care

  http://www.afterschool.gov is a great resource to find after school programs for your child as well as provide information on how to start your own after school program and activity ideas for children.

 
The Child Care Bureau supports low-income working families through child care financial assistance and promotes children's learning by improving the quality of early care and education and after school programs.    http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb/

    Arizona Department of Economic Security Family Assistance Administration combines a broad range of programs ranging from employment assistance and job training to child and adult protection, child support enforcement, cash assistance, and services for individuals with developmental disabilities.  www.des.gov

Child Support:

www.azdes.gov/cse    The Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Child Support Enforcement offers a variety of child support services, including enforcement of child support orders and collection of child support payments.

Medical Assistance: 

http://www.azahcccs.gov
The medical coverage provided by AHCCCS to thousands of Arizonans each year may include doctor’s office visits, physical exams, immunizations, prenatal care, hospital care and prescriptions.

Employment Assistance:  

www.azdes.gov/esa
The primary responsibility of the Employment Service Program is to match employers trying to fill jobs with applicants who are searching for work by finding qualified people who want to work and connecting them with the employers.

Employment Opportunities

http://www.careeronestop.org/ReEmployment
Career One Stop is a U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored Web site that offers career resources and workforce information to job seekers, students, businesses, and workforce professionals to foster talent development in a global economy

   http://www.arizonaworkforceconnection.com
Arizona Workforce Connection is the state's streamlined workforce development network - bringing together all of Arizona's workforce development partners to provide businesses and Job Seekers with a comprehensive and streamlined services.

  http://www.helmetstohardhats.org
Helmets to Hardhats is the fastest way for Military, Reservists, & Guardsmen to transition from active duty to a career in the construction industry.

Fair Housing:

 http://www.swfhc.com    Email: swfhc@dakotacom.net

Southwest Fair Housing Council
SWFHC enforces fair housing-fair lending laws and provides no cost fair housing-fair lending education to the public and private sector and to housing providers and housing consumers throughout greater Arizona.  Hablamos espanol.    Blog address www.southwestfairhousing.typepad.com/fair_housing
Phoenix (602) 252-3423  Pima County (520) 798-1568  Outside Pima County (888) 624-4611

Legal Services

 http://www.azlawhelp.org
Provides free legal information and the ability to ask and read legal questions posed to actual attorneys.

http://www.azag.gov/consumer/complaintform.html
The Arizona Attorney General has the authority to bring actions alleging violations of the Consumer Fraud Act. Sometimes the enforcement authority is delegated to County Attorneys. A private citizen can also bring an action for a violation of the Consumer Fraud Act within one year from the date the claim arises.

Arizona State Bar      http://www.azbar.org/LegalResources/findlawyer.cfm
602-252-4804/1-866-48-AZBAR outside Maricopa County

To find an attorney licensed to practice law in Maricopa County.
 

    http://www.maricopabar.org               (602) 257-4200
To find an attorney licensed to practice law in Pima County

http://www.pimacountybar.org/LRS%20Public.htm

Pima County Bar Association      
http://www.pimacountybar.org or 520-623-8258

The Pima County Bar Association is a private, voluntary, 501(c)(6) non-profit association of attorneys and other legal professionals.

 http://www.sazlegalaid.org/services.html
Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc. 

SALA provides a variety of free, civil legal services to qualified low-income persons
For county contact information http://www.sazlegalaid.org/contact.html

Additional Resources:

An Adobe pdf version of the entire 182 page Consumer Action Handbook, including the consumer topics, the directory listings, the sample complaint letter, and the index be downloaded at
http://www.consumerAction.gov  look for 2009 Consumer Action Handbook: