Community Services Department

Our Department operates several housing programs, including:

Rental Housing. We are the City of Tucson and Pima County’s Public Housing Authority, We own and manage housing for seniors, persons with disabilities and families. We also administer the Section 8 program, which provides rental assistance for low income households renting from the private sector.

Homeowners. We operate homeowner repair loan and grant programs, and develop housing that is affordable to lower income families.

Downtown Housing. Bringing more people to live downtown is a key part of our downtown revitalization. The department is working with developers and neighborhoods to make this happen.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The department is responsible for the planning and administration of federal programs for low and middle income neighborhoods and families. These include:

Community Development Block Grant Program, a Federal HUD program that provides funding to local communities. The Mayor and Council fund numerous non profit agencies and neighborhood programs with these funds.

HOME Program, another HUD grant specifically for housing development.

Homeless Programs. The City assists in planning and funding entities that support homeless persons. We also directly respond to concerns about homeless persons on City owned property.

HUMAN SERVICES

Biannually, the City plans and allocates funding to non profit organizations for a variety of human services.

There are a number of planning documents that guide our work, including the Housing Element of the City Comprehensive Plan, The City of Tucson/Pima County Consolidated Plan, Housing Strategies, 2006-2010; and the Continuum of Care for Homeless. Together, these document the importance of this work which helps strengthen families and neighborhoods. For copies of these documents, please call 791-4123.

If you have any questions about the Department, please feel free to contact us at mailto:CSDAdmin@tucsonaz.gov or phone 520-791-4171. We look forward to working with you to better Tucson.

Emily Nottingham, Director