City of Phoenix Crisis Assistance
The City of Phoenix Community Services Program offers crisis screening, case management and potential eviction-prevention, move-in and emergency utility assistance through its family services centers. Applicants generally must live in Phoenix and document the crisis, household income and expenses. Call 602-534-2433 or use the city application portal to request assistance.
Maricopa County Rental Assistance
Maricopa County coordinates rental-assistance screening through Community Action Program offices for eligible residents outside Phoenix, Mesa and Glendale. Assistance may address overdue rent or rental deposits for households experiencing a documented financial crisis. Residents of those three excluded cities must use their respective city assistance programs.
AZCEND Community Action Program
AZCEND’s Community Action Program assists eligible residents of Chandler, Sun Lakes and Queen Creek with rent, mortgage and utility expenses, including water, gas and electricity. Its office provides application instructions and documentation requirements; assistance depends on program rules and available funding. Call 480-963-1423, extension 126, for program information.
City of Phoenix Targeted One-Time Crisis Assistance
Phoenix’s Targeted One-Time Crisis Assistance helps qualifying households that completely lost SNAP food benefits on or after October 1, 2025 and have not had them reinstated. Eligible Phoenix residents or City of Phoenix water customers may receive limited utility-account and transportation support. This is not the city’s general emergency rent or utility assistance program.