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Tempe Community Action Agency outlines shelter expansion, $2 million donation and funding risks for services
Summary
TCAA CEO Philip Sharf told the commission that TCAA plans a Jerry Brock Human Services Center (site near Apache/Loop 101) supported by a reported $2,000,000 gift; the center would add beds and a 24/7 shelter model but Sharf warned reductions to federal pass-through funding threaten emergency-shelter operations.
Philip Sharf, chief executive officer of Tempe Community Action Agency, briefed the Human Services Advisory Commission on Aug. 28 about TCAA’s regional programs and a planned expansion of shelter and service capacity.
Sharf said TCAA runs a range of services across health, housing and upward mobility, including a shelter program called I HELP, the Valley’s largest food pantry in the Tempe–South Scottsdale area, home-delivered meals and a community assistance program that provided nearly $1 million in rent and utility support to more than 2,100 individuals last year. "In that food pantry…
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