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An Arizona County’s “Housing Hub” Is a Dead End for Many Homeless Families

A decade ago, nonprofit leaders in Arizona’s most populous county boasted that they had created the Amazon of homeless service systems. Families in crisis would no longer have to contact a dozen agencies in search of shelter or housing. A single system could point them to help. But for all the hype, this system has become a dead end for many families.

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