Uniting for Action on Housing and Homelessness in Central Arizona
Open to Arizonans in Maricopa and Yavapai Counties who want to problem-solve across differences to address issues of housing and homelessness: September 2025 - February 2026. This program builds on the 2024 Uniting for Community Safety program.
Program Overview
Uniting for Action on Housing and Homelessness is a non-partisan civic participation program that brings together an ideologically, racially, generationally, and geographically diverse cohort of Arizona Uniters, residents of Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, to build relationships, strengthen collaboration skills, and address issues of housing and homelessness. Each team of Uniters in Maricopa and Yavapai counties will work with their community partner to implement an intervention that benefits the Maricopa and Yavapai communities.
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Program Goals
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Strengthen individual collaboration skills
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Increase understanding among people with different perspectives and experiences
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Build relationships across differences and decrease exclusion
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Reduce acceptance of violence as a means of resolving conflict
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Address local housing and homelessness challenges
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Strengthen community cohesion and resilience
Projects with
Community Partners
Uniters in Maricopa and Yavapai Counties will implement projects in collaboration with community partners to address urgent challenges of housing and homelessness. Our projects make a difference — see examples of previous projects completed by Uniter teams in Central Arizona here.​
Program Schedule
All in-person gatherings will feature a workshop and other activities such as small-group discussions, visits with community leaders, a shared meal, and/or a walking tour.
September ‘25
PHASE I
Build Relationships and Learn Together
Kick off program. Build relationships across divides and engage in constructive dialogue.
Sept 13 | 9:30AM - 3.30PM | Yavapai Co. | Gathering #1: Relationship building +ABCs
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September - October ‘25
PHASE II
Plan for Action
Analyze issues of housing and homelessnes and design projects with community partners.
Sept 27 | 9:30AM - 3.30PM | Maricopa Co. | Gathering #2: Problem Tree Analysis
Oct 11 | 9:30AM - 3.30PM | Yavapai Co. | Gathering #3: Project Design
November - December '25
PHASE III
Take Action
Implement projects and gather with Uniters to share successes and challenges.
Nov 6 | 5 - 6:30PM | Zoom (AZ Time) | Gathering #4
Dec 4 | 5 - 6:30PM | Zoom (AZ Time) | Gathering #5
February '26
PHASE IV
Communicate Results and Sustain our Action
Showcase and celebrate outcomes with the broader community
Feb 7 | 9:30AM - 3.30PM | Maricopa Co. | Final Gathering #6
UR Action's Central Arizona Core Team
Past Events
