The creation and implementation of the Maricopa HMIS could not have become a reality without the support of six funding partners:  The Lodestar Foundation, The Arizona Department of Housing (formerly The Governor's Office of Housing Development), The Arizona Community Foundation, The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, The Valley of the Sun United Way, and the Maricopa Association of Governments/AZ Department of Economic Security.   Local funds were utilized for both the planning and implementation phases of project.  
 

Planning the System
Since HUD stipulated that Stewart B. McKinney funds could only be used to implement an HMIS system, local funds were needed to plan the system.  The Maricopa Assocation of Governments (MAG) directed a portion of the Social Services Block Grant funds that it plans for on behalf of the AZ Department of Economic Security to develop the HMIS Plan.  These funds were critical in bringing together community stakeholders over a six-month period to determine the vision, mission, and goals of the system and in selecting the off-the-shelf software needed to implement the community vision.  
 

Implementing the System
A 20% local match totally $239,000 was required in order to leverage almost $1 million dollars in HUD funding to support the implementation of the system.  The first to provide some of the needed funding was the Lodestar Foundation providing a Challenge Grant of $100,000.  This lead grant helped raise the additional funds needed --with the Arizona Community Foundation, The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, and The Valley of the Sun United Way each stepping in to contribute $20,000 to the effort.  The Governor's Office for Housing Development also committed $79,000 to cover some of the equipment costs.  We are very grateful to these funders for recognizing the importance of technology to improving the homeless service delivery system and homeless planning efforts in Maricopa County!!  

The two-part mission of the Lodestar Foundation is (1) to support long-term collaborations or other cooperative efforts among nonprofit organizations working in the same area to encourage efficiencies and eliminate duplication of efforts; and (2) to encourage philanthropy, public service, and volunteerism in the community-at-large.

The Lodestar Foundation
4455 East Camelback Road, Suite 215A
Phoenix, Arizona 85018
Phone: (602) 956-2699
Fax : (602) 840-1543
lsavage@lodestarfoundation.org

www.lodestarfoundation.org

DES History
The Department of Economic Security (DES) was established by the State Legislature in July 1972 by combining the Employment Security Commission, the State Department of Public Welfare, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, the State Office of Economic Opportunity, the Apprenticeship Council and the State Office of Manpower Planning. The State Department of Mental Retardation joined the Department in 1974. The purpose in creating the Department was to provide an integration of direct services to people in such a way as to reduce duplication of administrative efforts, services and expenditures.

DES Mission
The Arizona Department of Economic Security promotes the safety, well-being, and self sufficiency of children, adults, and families.

Department of Economic Security
1500 E Thomas Road #201
Phoenix, AZ 85014
1-800-352-8168
www.de.state.az.us

The Arizona Department of Housing (previously the Governor’s Office of Housing Development) is the State of Arizona’s lead entity to increase affordable housing opportunities. Our mission is to promote housing opportunities and community revitalization efforts to benefit the people of Arizona.

ADOH is committed to helping provide decent, safe, affordable housing that will help improve the quality of life for Arizona citizens, as well as build healthy communities. Working in partnership with local governments, nonprofit organizations and private industry, ADOH will support projects that are initiated at the local level using a variety of Federal and State resources. There will be programs to help communities assess, plan, and build their futures by improving public works and community facilities, revitalizing neighborhoods, renovating homes, and/or building new affordable housing.  

Arizona Department of Housing
3800 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1200
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Phone: (602) 280-1365
www.housingaz.com

The Arizona Community Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3), which serves as a form of charitable "savings account" where donors accumulate and preserve philanthropic capital and distribute invested earnings to a wide variety of charitable beneficiaries both inside and outside of Arizona.

We are here to help donors meet their philanthropy goals and to help ensure that community needs are identified and met. In 2000, our endowment included more than $300 million in assets, and we distributed $17.5 million in grants to other nonprofit organizations.  

This website is designed as a philanthropic marketplace to serve as a donor and community exchange of charitable information. We want to simplify the giving and receiving process for all major users -- donors, their professional advisors, private foundations, grantseekers (nonprofits), and our internal Community Foundation staff.

Through the use of Dot.che, our new and unique proprietary software developed by ACF over the past year, you will find a centralized collection of philanthropic information all in one place and available to you 24 hours a day.

Arizona Community Foundation
2122 E. Highland Ave., Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Main telephone: (602) 381-1400 or (800) 222-8221
Fax: (602) 381-1575

www.azfoundation.org

The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust is committed to continuing Virginia G. Piper's legacy of making grants to nonprofit organizations whose work enhances the lives of people in Arizona, primarily in Maricopa County–one of the nation's fastest growing counties with a population of more than 3,000,000 residents that includes the City of Phoenix. The Trust makes grants that continue Virginia Piper's decades of stewardship and commitment to improving the quality of life in Maricopa County through programs that support children, the elderly, arts and culture, healthcare and medical research, education, and religious organizations.

Initially, the Trust will focus its support on programs that help families at three points in the life cycle when human vulnerability and opportunity are most acute: early childhood, adolescence and old age. By supporting strong nonprofit organizations, the Trust believes it can help provide individuals and families with new skills, information and services that will enable them to participate as full members of our society rather than to continue struggling on the margins. In addition, the Trust recognizes the power of arts and culture to nurture the vitality of people of all ages and backgrounds.

The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
6720 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 350
Scottsdale, Arizona 85253
(480) 948-5853
info@pipertrust.org

www.pipertrust.org

Valley of the Sun United Way is a local nonprofit organization that brings our community together and focuses resources on the most critical human care needs in the Valley. Through a network of nearly 500 caring, results-driven programs, we give hope to people in need. By partnering with businesses, individuals, government and other nonprofits we’re able to monitor the needs of our community and respond quickly as issues or opportunities arise. As a convener, collaborator, funder and leader in addressing health and human service challenges, Valley of the Sun United Way fulfills a unique role in making our community a better place. And thanks to the generous support of more than 160,000 people throughout Maricopa County, we’re helping to improve lives every day.

Valley of the Sun United Way
1515 E. Osborn Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85014.5386
(602) 631-4800
Fax: (602) 631-4809
information@vsuw.org

www.vsuw.org

Every community wants a safe place for children to play, and an assurance that its most vulnerable residents won't go to bed hungry, cold or without shelter. Mesa United Way helps build a local safety net of core services for children, the disabled, elderly, and those experiencing unforseen hardships in the City of Mesa. With your support, and working together with our city, schools, businesses, faith organizations and agencies, we pledge to create the fabric of a healthy, liveable community.

Mesa United Way
137 E University Drive
Mesa, Arizona 85021
(480) 969-8601
Fax: (480) 834-8184
www.mesaunitedway.org

Created as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was established as a Cabinet Department by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3532-3537), effective November 9, 1965. It consolidated a number of other older federal agencies.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the Federal agency responsible for national policy and programs that address America's housing needs, that improve and develop the nation's communities, and enforce fair housing laws. HUD's business is helping create a decent home and suitable living environment for all Americans, and it has given America's communities a strong national voice at the Cabinet level. HUD plays a major role in supporting homeownership by underwriting homeownership for lower and moderate income families through its mortgage insurance programs.

HUD provides funds to state and local governments and to nonprofit organizations to assist homeless individuals and families. The funds are used to help the homeless move from the streets to temporary shelter, to supportive housing (with services, if necessary), and ultimately back to the mainstream of American life.

HUD's homeless efforts began on a national level with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, which provided the first direct HUD programs to help communities deal with homelessness.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Phoenix, AZ Field Office
One Central Avenue, Suite 600
Phoenix, AZ 85004
PHONE (602) 379-7100
FAX (602) 379-3985

www.hud.gov

The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) is a Council of Governments that serves as the regional agency for the metropolitan Phoenix area.  MAG provides a regional forum for analysis, discussion and resolution of issues including areas of transportation, air quality, environment, regional development and social services.

MAG has provided meeting space, refreshments, and parking for the HMIS Advisory Board and User Group meetings since early 2002.

Maricopa Association of Governments
302 North 1st Avenue, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85003
(602) 254-6300
Fax: (602) 254-6490
www.mag.maricopa.gov

Gallagher & Kennedy is a full-service law firm based in Phoenix, AZ.  Gallagher & Kennedy provided pro-bono assistance to the Maricopa HMIS Project for certain legal services including software and services contract reviews.

Gallagher & Kennedy
2575 East Camelback Road
Phoenix, AZ 85016

(602) 530-8000
gk@gknet.com
www.gknet.com

PRD Software Pty Ltd is an Australian company based in the nations capital, Canberra.  PRD specializes in writing functional and realistically priced help desk software using Microsoft technologies and platforms.  We also distribute the latest in computer based training products and provide IT consulting to our local area.  PRD Software has contributed its HelpMaster Pro help desk software to the Maricopa HMIS implementation team.

PRD Software Pty Ltd
PO Box 28
Hawker

ACT 2614

Australia

+61 (2) 6278-4664

sales@prd-software.com.au

www.prd-software.com.au