Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has announced more than $770,000 in awards in emergency assistance to homeless shelters. The money will allow services to more than 700 Arizonans—including children—to continue into fiscal year 2010. Funding cuts and declines in contributions are threatening homeless programs around the state. Arizona Department of Housing Director Donald Cardon says that economic conditions have created a wave of Arizonans who have never been homeless before. These individuals and families are showing up at shelter doors only to be denied services. He says the funding will provide help to those who desperately need it.
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