The State Plan on Aging includes all assurances and plans to be conducted by the Department of Economic Security, Division of Aging and Adult Services under provisions of the Older Americans Act, as amended, during the period identified. Each state is required to develop a State Plan on Aging. The development of the Arizona State Plan is the responsibility of the Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Aging and Adult Services.

This study summarizes and analyzes the findings of a statewide survey conducted last year of samples of homeless individuals in the Phoenix and Tucson areas and across the state. The aim of this report is to join with other, ongoing efforts to develop effective policies concerning such issues as job training, treatment for the mentally ill and Arizona’s critical need for affordable housing. Hopefully, it will help politicians and policymakers talk more openly and productively about a pervasive social problem that is both glaringly obvious and largely invisible.