Arizona Laws 46-241.01. Short-term crisis services
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The department, through its agent, shall administer short-term crisis services. Short-term crisis services include:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 46-241.01
- Agent: means a community based organization that is contracted by the department to take applications, determine eligibility and provide short-term services to low income persons through the use of federal and state monies. See Arizona Laws 46-241
- Assistance: means payments in cash or kind to or on behalf of a person or persons in need as provided for in this title. See Arizona Laws 46-101
- department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 46-101
- Emergency shelter: means temporary shelter in a hotel, motel or licensed homeless shelter facility. See Arizona Laws 46-241
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Services: includes social casework, rehabilitation counseling and similar services rendered to a person or persons in need as provided for in this title. See Arizona Laws 46-101
- Short-term crisis: means an unplanned incident that causes the loss of monies and that makes the applicant unable to meet the applicant's financial obligations. See Arizona Laws 46-241
1. Emergency shelter to eligible persons.
2. Rent or mortgage assistance to prevent homelessness.
3. Utility assistance for eligible persons with a current or anticipated interruption of heating or cooling services, or both, if the person‘s health and safety will be put in danger.
4. Utility repair and replacement.
5. Special needs as determined by the department to secure or maintain employment.