Yes, Scottsdale, Arizona, has a homeless problem, although it's smaller in scale compared to other larger cities in the state, such as Phoenix. The city has an official count of 64 homeless people. Scottsdale has implemented programs such as the Bridge Housing Program and a hotel program to address the problem, providing temporary shelter and connections to resources. For a city with an official number of 64 homeless people, Scottsdale has become a firestorm for the problem of homeless people.
The city is accepting money from the state to continue running a program that allows homeless people to live in hotel rooms, but not everyone is happy with the plan. Scottsdale is mismanaging its approach to homelessness, not because of lack of funding, but because of a misguided political approach that views homelessness as a condition caused by a lack of affordable housing, rather than as a condition caused by mental health problems and drug addiction. Scottsdale doesn't need to spend more money to address the problem, because there is enough state and federal funding available to alleviate the difficulties faced by our homeless population. The city simply needs to redirect funds from the Bridge Housing Program and direct them to increasing mental health and drug treatment services. This can be achieved by partnering with local non-profit organizations dedicated to helping homeless people get back to their lives, find stable housing and get a job.
Former President Ronald Reagan once jokingly said that the best social program is a job, and I keep it. The ultimate goal of our efforts to help members of our homeless community should be to find them stable housing and stable work. Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega, right, speaks to the Subcommittee on Appropriations on Budgetary Funding Formulas at the Scottsdale Civic Center Library last September. SCOTTSDALE — Scottsdale residents discussed the city's plan to convert hotel rooms into homeless shelters during a community hearing Wednesday at the Civic Center Library.
Prescott Valley Republican Quang Nguyen, left, listens to Scottsdale Councilmember Betty Janik after a community hearing at the Scottsdale Civic Center library last September. Scottsdale voters on Tuesday, July 30, will decide between nine candidates who will hold three seats on the Scottsdale City Council during the next primary elections. Greg Bestgen, Scottsdale's director of human services, has said that the city would rent 10 rooms in an undisclosed hotel and that the program focuses on housing for Scottsdale residents. The city of Scottsdale will organize primary elections on Tuesday, July 30 to elect a mayor and three members of the Scottsdale City Council, while for a candidate to win outright in the July primary elections he would have to receive a majority of the votes cast, election officials told Digital Free Press.
The day care centers are coordinated by a collaboration between Community House at South Scottsdale Presbyterian Church, an association of Scottsdale religious communities, and the local non-profit organization Phoenix Rescue Mission. The Scottsdale Human Services Division has partnered with non-profit organizations such as Scottsdale Community Partners (SCP) and Partners for Paiute (PFP) to fund programs such as Healthy Packs, Vista Food Bank, Homeless Services, Gleaners Food Program, Transportation Assistance Program, Emergency Youth Program, and P.
