Arizona families prepare for Christmas without gifts due to unemployment delays
Man hasn t received unemployment benefits in weeks.
and last updated 2020-12-16 19:58:10-05
PHOENIX â As many families begin preparations for Christmas Day festivities, those who are still waiting for unemployment benefit payments are coming to terms with the reality that the money may not make it in time for the holiday.
Carl Benning, of Phoenix, says he is owed 15 weeks of unemployment back pay from the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES). He says he was approved in for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA); the federal program created to give unemployment benefits to workers who would not traditionally qualify.
Valley mother worries about homelessness as eviction crisis looms
A Valley mother worries about homelessness as the eviction crisis looms and she s out of a job.
and last updated 2020-12-15 00:29:43-05
PHOENIX â The approval and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine has brought hope to homes ahead of the holidays. Another crisis is looming though, with the federal eviction moratorium set to expire on January 1.
According to research by the Aspen Institute, an estimated 30â40 million people in America could be at risk of eviction.
Crystal McGaw is one of the thousands of Arizonans facing possible homelessness in January if things do not change.
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Fresh food initiatives feed, teach communities of color
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and ANITA SNOWDecember 13, 2020 GMT
PHOENIX (AP) Bruce Babcock only has to walk across the street from his house in a residential neighborhood to get to the 10-acre patch (40,500 square meters) of farmland where he labors to help feed his community.
As a community garden coordinator, Babcock works with volunteer growers and food enthusiasts to provide enough freshly grown produce every week for hundreds of low-income Phoenix residents without access to much nutritional food.
The Spaces of Opportunity neighborhood food system is among several initiatives launched in Phoenix in recent years, following other U.S. communities like Oakland, California; Detroit and Chicago where urban gardens aim to improve food options in racially and ethnically diverse neighborhoods.
Phoenix
Bruce Babcock only has to walk across the street from his house in a residential neighborhood to get to the 10-acre patch of farmland where he labors to help feed his community.
As a community garden coordinator, Mr. Babcock works with volunteer growers and food enthusiasts to provide enough freshly grown produce every week for hundreds of low-income Phoenix residents without access to much nutritional food.
The Spaces of Opportunity neighborhood food system is among several initiatives launched in Phoenix in recent years, following other United States communities like Chicago, Detroit, and Oakland, California, where urban gardens aim to improve food options in racially and ethnically diverse neighborhoods.