The Tempe City Council heard a joint impact report from the Community Health and Human Services Department and the Tempe Community Council (TCC) detailing fiscal‑year 2024–25 investments, program outcomes and publicly available data dashboards.

Tim Burrows, director of community health and human services, and Octavia Harris, deputy of community partnerships and CEO of Tempe Community Council, told council the combined package represents roughly $37,300,000 in city and partner investments across more than 200 programs. Burrows said the report maps funded programs to social determinants of health and provides a public dashboard where the full data tables and outcome measures can be reviewed.

Report highlights included an 89% positive exit rate from the city‑supported Mercy House bridge shelter—exceeding the department’s stretch goal of 85%—and a statement that 100% of families placed using the city’s Housing Choice Voucher program passed housing‑quality inspections required by HUD. The presentation also spotlighted workforce initiatives such as the Envision Center job fairs and a 50/50 partnership with Maricopa At Work that funded two job developers.

Burrows and Harris described qualitative success stories alongside metrics: one participant connected through park outreach received shelter, employment and later a substitute‑teacher job after engagement with Tempe Works and partner services. The presentation also named partner organizations providing services or funding support, including Mercy House, Care 7, TCAA (Tempe Community Action Agency), Mountain Park Health Center, Paz de Cristo and Junior Achievement of Arizona.

Council members asked follow‑up questions about totals and comparisons. Councilmember Bertin confirmed the $37.37 million figure during Q&A; Councilmember Perhocz asked whether staff could provide regional comparisons with peer cities, and staff said they had referred that request to the Maricopa Association of Governments because comparable, public data vary by city. A public commenter, Noah James Markham, spoke during the meeting about challenges a disabled resident experienced obtaining rental assistance and urged continued attention to accessibility and responsiveness in local aid programs.

The report will be posted on the city’s website with a data dictionary and drill‑down scorecards, and staff invited council and the public to review program‑level outcomes there.