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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