Local Resources
Valley of the Sun - Arizona
Service Name Description County Program Agency
Community Action Program - Tempe
Phone Number: 480-350-5880

Direct assistance and referral for low income Tempe
residents. Provide case management for low income
or homeless individuals and families, food pantry, job
search assistance. Utilities assistance call for
appointment 8am Thu. Rental assistance call ...    
Maricopa  Community Action Program (CAP)  Tempe
Community Action Agency, Inc    

Elementary school for homeless children - Tempe
Phone Number: 480-557-6211

Basic education classes grade K-6. Services for
students include reading program, outreach,
counseling, mentors, clothing, food boxes, social
services, transportation.    Maricopa  Elementary
school for homeless children  Thomas J Pappas
Regional Elementary School    

Healthwaves Flu Shots & Lab Screenings - Tucson
and Pima County
Phone Number: (480) 968-1886

Coordinates immunizations and lab screenings.
Check with your physician or HMO for flu shot; if not
available, attend a clinic offered in the community. Flu
shots will not be given to those who are 1) ill with a
fever; 2) allergic to eggs; 3) pregnan ...    Maricopa  
Healthwaves Flu Shots & Lab Screenings - Tucson
and Pima County  Healthwaves Corporate Wellness
Team    

Senior Action Program - Tempe
Phone Number: 480-350-5880

Congregate meals and activities at senior centers in
Scottsdale and Tempe. Home delivered meals and
senior peer counseling.    Maricopa  Senior Action
Program  Tempe Community Action Agency, Inc    

Senior Center - Tempe
Phone Number: 480-350-5800

Bingo, lectures, out-of-town trips. Daily hot lunch
program for $2 donation. Home delivered meals.
Volunteer opportunities. Health promotion services.
Dial-a-Ride transportation. Other social services
available.    Maricopa  Senior Center  Tempe (City of)
Social Services    

TEAM (Tempe Emergency Assistance Ministry)
Phone Number: 480-858-2300

Interfaith coalition of Tempe clergy and social service
agencies. Coordinate and mobilize efforts to provide
food and social services through Tempe faith-based
organizations.    Maricopa  TEAM (Tempe Emergency
Assistance Ministry)  Tempe Community Council    
Disaster Services - Tempe

Phone Number: 480-967-8649

Services may include victim identification, food,
housing, furnishings, clothing, counseling, referral,
emotional and spiritual comfort to disaster victims,
donations management, recovery assistance    
Maricopa  Disaster Services  The Salvation Army    
Emergency Assistance - Tempe

Phone Number: 480-967-8649

Services may include temporary lodging (fire, flood,
eviction, etc.), utility bill assistance, clothing/shoes,
household items, emergency food pantry/vouchers,
emergency financial assistance, seasonal food, toys
and clothing items.

-Emergency Fina ...    Maricopa  Emergency
Assistance  The Salvation Army    

Older Adult Services - Tempe
Phone Number: 480-967-8649

Services may include adult day centers, clubs, food
and nutrition programs, visitation, camping
opportunities and a schedule of other activities to
promote the social, spiritual, physical and mental
health of older adults. Senior citizen residences m ...    
Maricopa  Older Adult Services  The Salvation Army    

Adult Living Services - Tempe
Phone Number: 480-222-4100 Administration /
800-626-6061

Provide services for seniors and adults with
disabilities. Personal care includes ambulating,
bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, medication
reminders. Rehabilitation care includes physical,
occupational and speech therapy and evaluations for
...    Maricopa  SEALS (Specialists Enabling Adult
Living Services)  Easter Seals Arizona    

Child Care Food Program (CCFP) - Tempe
Phone Number: 480-829-0500 / 800-535-4599

Administer CCFP funds to reimburse the child care
homes for nutritious meals served.    Maricopa  Child
Care Food Program (CCFP)  Association for
Supportive Child Care    

Food Stamps - DES FAA South Tempe, Site Code
111C
Phone Number: (480) 831-1408

The Food Stamp Program provides eligible people
with food stamps benefits to help supplement their
nutritional diets. Food Stamp benefits are accessed
through the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)
process, and they can be used like cash at
participating grocery outlets. The amount of benefits
an individual may receive is based upon the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Thrifty Food Plan.
People who qualify for emergency food stamps may
be eligible to receive Food Stamps benefits within
seven calendar days from their application date.
A food box referral to a food bank may be obtained
once an application is received.

FOOD STAMPS

Maricopa  Food Stamps  AZDES, DBME, Family
Assistance Administration    

Food - Tempe
Phone Number: 480-921-1990

Emergency food boxes.    Maricopa  Food  CEDA
(Community Economic Development Alliance)    
WIC (Women, Infants and Children) - Tempe

Phone Number: 480-966-3090 Administration
     Supplemental food and nutrition education for
qualified applicants. Nutrition counseling
available for high risk clients. Nutrition
education, information and referral available to
county residents.    Maricopa  WIC (Women,
Infants and Children)  Maricopa County
Department of Public Health (DPH) Office of
Nutrition Services    

Congregate Meals - 7700 E Roosevelt St,
Scottsdale
Phone Number: 480-312-2323

Lunch for seniors Wed.    Maricopa  Congregate
Meals  Scottsdale (City of) Vista del Camino
Center    

Direct Assistance and Referrals - Scottsdale
Phone Number: 480-312-2323

Direct assistance and referrals for low income
Scottsdale residents. Food bank, clothing bank,
Scottsdale (City of) Police Department beat office
and Parks and Recreation Division.    Maricopa  
Direct Assistance and Referrals  Scottsdale (City
of) Vista del Camino Center    

WIC – Maricopa County Department of Public
Health - Scottsdale - 8119 E. Roosevelt St
Phone Number: 480-949-7448

Provide nutritious supplemental foods, nutrition
education, breastfeeding support, and referrals
to health and social services for pregnant,
breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants
and children age 0-5. Service as an adjunct to
health care during ...    Maricopa  Arizona Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman,
Infants, and Children (WIC)  Arizona Department
of Health Services (ADHS) Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC) Program    

WIC (Women, Infants and Children) - Scottsdale
Phone Number: 480-949-7448

Supplemental food and nutrition education for
qualified applicants. Nutrition counseling
available for high risk clients. Nutrition
education, information and referral available to
county residents.    Maricopa  WIC (Women,
Infants and Children)  Maricopa County
Department of Public Health (DPH) Office of
Nutrition Services    

Brown Bag - Guadalupe
Phone Number: 480-505-5393

Gleaning and food distribution program for low
income seniors and persons with disabilities
Thu.    Maricopa  Brown Bag  Guadalupe Senior
Citizen Center    

Community Action Program - Guadalupe
Phone Number:  480-505-5385

Provide information to residents about various
social services. DES Food Stamps Assistance
program (see separate listing), employment,
energy assistance, rent and mortgage
assistance, weatherization, health and medical
care, transportation, welfare, ...    Maricopa  
Community Action Program (CAP)  Guadalupe
Community Action Program (CAP)    

Emergency food - Guadalupe
Phone Number:  480-505-5385

Emergency food for individuals and families in
need.    Maricopa  Emergency food  Guadalupe
Community Action Program (CAP)    

Food Stamps - DES FAA Guadalupe, Site Code
166C
Phone Number: (480) 491-7828

The Food Stamp Program provides eligible
people with food stamps benefits to help
supplement their nutritional diets. Food Stamp
benefits are accessed through the Electronic
Benefit Transfer (EBT) process, and they can be
used like cash at participating grocery outlets.
The amount of benefits an individual may receive
is based upon the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Thrifty Food Plan.

People who qualify for emergency food stamps
may be eligible to receive Food Stamps benefits
within seven calendar days from their
application date.

A food box referral to a food bank may be
obtained once an application is received.

FOOD STAMPS

Maricopa  Food Stamps  AZDES, DBME, Family
Assistance Administration    

USDA Child care food program - Tempe
Phone Number: 480-491-8171 / 800-488-8171
Outside Metro Phoenix

Reimburse day care homes for meals served.    
Maricopa  USDA Child care food program  
Nutrition and Health Education Resources    

USDA Child Care Food Program - Tempe
Phone Number: 480-345-9388 / 480-730-5272
Spanish

Sponsor children's nutritional program.    
Maricopa  USDA Child Care Food Program  
Arizona Association of Family Day Care
Providers    

WIC – Maricopa County Department of Public
Health – Guadalupe - 9206 S Avenida del Yaqui
Phone Number: 480-838-2859

Provide nutritious supplemental foods, nutrition
education, breastfeeding support, and referrals
to health and social services for pregnant,
breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants
and children age 0-5. Service as an adjunct to
health care during ...    Maricopa  Arizona Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman,
Infants, and Children (WIC)  Arizona Department
of Health Services (ADHS) Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC) Program    
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