Maricopa County offers outreach services to individuals experiencing homelessness in targeted communities of Maricopa County. The program is called Hand in Hand.
This program supports unincorporated areas of Maricopa County and targeted areas in and around the communities of Apache Junction, Avondale, Buckeye, El Mirage, Gilbert, Guadalupe, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Peoria, Surprise, Tolleson, Wittmann, Waddell, and Youngtown.
*Unincorporated areas of Maricopa County are locations not managed by a city or town.
Outreach teams will go into the community in areas where people experiencing homelessness are known to gather. The outreach team will work collaboratively with neighbors, community leaders, businesses, community service agencies, and law enforcement to address the needs of the unhoused population while working to transform neighborhoods.