Arm of Save the Family Foundation of Arizona

the affordable rental movement (Arm) of Save the Family Foundation establishes working poor families in affordable permanent housing. Arm owns 136 units of scattered-site affordable housing for the purpose of providing housing below fair market rental to formerly homeless and low-income households to help them stabilize and maintain their self-sufficiency. Arm provides a vital link in the continuum of services to allow formerly homeless households to move from instability to more permanent housing. Arm tenants are able to engage in wrap-around supportive services through Arm of Save the Family's affiliate Save the Family Foundation of Arizona through their families, adults and children's empowerment services (faces). Performance data includes that 53% of Arm scattered-site tenants participated in faces; 73% of valor on eighth tenants participated in faces; and, 71% of escobedo at verde vista tenants participated in faces. Arm partners with gorman and company, inc. on two low-income housing tax credit projects (lihtc). the first being valor on eighth, a 50-unit community geared toward formerly homeless female veteran families, and the second being escobedo at verde vista, a 132-unit community for low-income households. Additional partners at the escobedo community include the city of mesa housing authority who assisted in supporting 10 households through housing choice vouchers for households, and mercy maricopa integrated care who assisted in providing rental assistance for 10 households that have been diagnosed with severe mental illness. On-site supportive services are provided to assist tenants in maintaining long-term housing. Alternatively, valor on eighth tenants can access Save the Family supportive services to assist them in maintaining long-term housing. In total, Arm of Save the Family Foundation served 339 low-income households.