What is the Arizona Veterans StandDown Alliance? We are AVSA.
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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 “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. As a result, $55,125 was raised and presented to the Arizona Housing Coalition 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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Upcoming StandDown Events
Upcoming Statewide StandDown Event
*2022* Maricopa County StandDown
February 10-11 (Please note -these are the tentative dates for next year's event)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
1826 W McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 8500
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.
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2018
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