Arizona Financial Assistance

Most emergency help in the Phoenix area comes from a handful of large providers: St. Vincent de Paul, the Salvation Army, and Chicanos Por La Causa for rent and utilities, plus city-based agencies like A New Leaf, Tempe Community Action Agency, and AZCEND in Chandler. Community Legal Services handles eviction cases, and St. Mary's Food Bank and United Food Bank stock pantries across the Valley. This guide lists 15. This guide covers the whole metro: Maricopa County, from Phoe

In Phoenix, the Salvation Army's family services office and St. Vincent de Paul parish conferences like those at St. Francis Xavier and St. Jerome handle much of the church-based rent and utility help. Congregations such as Pilgrim Rest Baptist, Dream City Church, First Institutional Baptist, and Tanner Chapel A.M.E. run food pantries. Phoenix churches run some of the Valley's most consistent safety-net programs: food pantries, meals, and one-time help with rent and utilities