What is the Arizona Veterans StandDown Alliance? We are AVSA.
The Arizona Veterans StandDown Alliance (AVSA), established in 2013, is a program of the Arizona Housing Coalition that holds annual events and resource fairs in 13 of Arizona’s 15 counties, including the nation's largest event of its kind, the annual Maricopa County StandDown. These events allow veterans and their families who are experiencing housing instability and homelessness to get and stay connected to supportive services.
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Arizona Veteran StandDown Alliance Organizational Sponsors
Angry Crab Shack Arizona Department of Veterans' Services
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![]() Through Angry Crab Shack's July 2022 “You Dine We Donate” campaign, the brand vowed to donate $.25 for every pound of seafood ordered – delivery, carryout, or dine-in when it was available. Angry Crab has been a huge supporter of the Arizona Veterans StandDown Alliance for years and this year they presented to the Arizona Housing Coalition with a check for $75,000 to help keep up with the increased demand for housing assistance, clothing, meals, haircuts, and more to homeless or at-risk veterans. Thank you to the Angry Crab Shack and our fans who are there during the You Dine, We Donate campaign. We appreciate Angry Crab’s ongoing support of our mission to end homelessness and advocate for safe, affordable homes for all Arizonans.
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Statewide StandDown Events
Bullhead City StandDown
Bullhead Chamber of Commerce
1251 Highway 95
Bullhead City, AZ 86429
Friday, February 17, 2023, 10am to 2pm
Parker StandDown
VFW Post 7061
516 South Hopi Ave
Parker, AZ
March 10, 2023, 9am - 3pm
Tucson StandDown
Grand Luxe Hotel
1365 West Grant Rd
Tucson, AZ
March 15, 2023, 9 am - 2pm (StandDown)
March 16, 2023, 10am - 2pm (Career Fair)
Verde Valley StandDown
Clarkdale Auditorium
39 North 9th St
Clarkdale, AZ
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 9am - 2pm
Maricopa County StandDown
Arizona State Fairgrounds
Phoenix, AZ
Friday, April 28, 2023, 7am - 4pm
Provider Sign Up Form - All service providers must sign up in advance. We are grateful for your interest!
Volunteer Sign Up Form - Volunteers are needed for set up on Thursday, April 27th and day of, on Friday, April 28th. Thank you for signing up!
Kingman StandDown
Mohave County Fairgrounds
2600 Fairgrounds Blvd
Kingman, AZ 86401
Friday, May 5, 2023 10am - 2pm
Flagstaff StandDown
May 18, 2023 (more information to come)
White Mountain StandDown
August 12, 2023 (more information to come)
Payson StandDown
August 19, 2023 (more information to come)
Williams StandDown
September 8 or 9, 2023 (TBD, more information to come)
Yavapai County StandDown
Prescott, AZ
September 15-16, 2023 (more information to come)
Graham/Greenlee StandDown
November 10, 2023 (more information to come)
3,700+ CONNECTED TO SERVICESIn 2018, 3,755 veterans and their families received assistance at a local StandDown event or resource fair in 13 of Arizona’s 15 counties.
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2,100+ VETERANS PERMANENTLY HOUSEDSince January 2015, AVSA has played an active role in the coordination of permanent housing placement for approximately 76 veterans per month in Maricopa County, housing 2,183 veterans in total.
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ENDING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESSAs a result of lessons & processes learned through AVSA’s past coordination of the Project H3 Vets initiative, 929 chronically homeless veterans have been housed in Maricopa County since 2015.
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Event Results
We do our best to be transparent and accurate in reporting the results of our statewide resource fairs. Below is a list of our StandDown After Action Reports. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@azhousingcoalition.org.
2022Maricopa County StandDown
Verde Valley StandDown Tucson StandDown Bullhead City StandDown Kingman StandDown |
2021Mohave StandDown -Kingman
High Country StandDown -Flagstaff La Paz Veteran Resource Event Tri-State StandDown - Bullhead City Yuma StandDown Pinal County StandDown Lake Havasu City StandDown Prescott StandDown - Yavapai County Cochise County StandDown Safford Vet Fair - Graham/Greenlee Counties Williams StandDown Tucson StandDown White Mountain StandDown Rim County StandDown |
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