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Emergency Shelter Services — Sojourner Center
Provides a secure living environment with 24-hour staff support for up to 120 days. Offers comprehensive services for adults and children escaping domestic violence.
Arizona WIC Program — Arizona Department of Health Services
Government program. Provides nutrition education, healthy food, and healthcare referrals for low-income pregnant women, new mothers, and children under five.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) — Arizona Department of Economic Security
Government program. Provides temporary cash assistance and supportive services to families with children. It aims to help families achieve self-sufficiency through employment and training.
Arizona Community Action Agency
Local Arizona Community Action Agency offering emergency rent, utility, and food assistance.
Arizona Benefits Portal
Official Arizona portal to apply for SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, and other cash and food assistance.
Arizona Tobacco Quitline
The Arizona Tobacco Quitline offers free, confidential phone coaching to help you quit smoking, vaping, or chewing tobacco. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) to speak with a trained quit coach. Many callers qualify for free nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges mailed to their home. Open to all Arizona residents — no insurance required. Coaching is available in English and Spanish, with specialized support for pregnant smokers, teens, and veterans.
Quick Bail
Licensed bail bond company serving Phoenix. Agents available to post bond and help secure release from jail, typically charging a state-regulated percentage of the total bond amount. Call for current rates and 24/7 availability.
Sanctuary Bail Bonds
Licensed bail bond company serving Phoenix. Agents available to post bond and help secure release from jail, typically charging a state-regulated percentage of the total bond amount. Call for current rates and 24/7 availability.
Free Grief Counseling & Consultation – Arizona
Free professional grief counseling and consultation services available to Arizona residents. Individual and family sessions help those coping with the loss of a loved one, with no cost and no insurance required. Reach out to schedule a confidential consultation. The Grief.com National Helpline (800-537-9353) offers free 24/7 grief support, and SAMHSA's National Helpline (1-800-662-4357) provides free referrals to local grief counseling and mental health services.
Free Grief Support Groups – Arizona
Free grief support groups meeting in Phoenix and throughout Arizona. GriefShare offers weekly in-person and online grief recovery support groups where you can find comfort, encouragement, and practical help after the loss of a loved one. The Compassionate Friends provides free support specifically for families grieving the death of a child, with local chapters across Arizona. The National Alliance for Grieving Children (Hellogrief) connects families with free children's grief support programs statewide.
Same Day Pay Gig Work – Arizona
Same-day pay gig work available across Arizona through DoorDash, Uber Eats, Lyft, Amazon Flex, Instacart, Instawork, Wonolo, Shipt, and GrubHub.
Free Yoga – Arizona Community Centers
Arizona parks, recreation centers, and senior facilities offer free yoga classes statewide. Contact your local Area Agency on Aging for details.
Senior Centers Free Tai Chi – Arizona
Arizona senior and community centers offer free Tai Chi classes statewide. Contact your local parks and recreation or Area Agency on Aging.
Habitat for Humanity – Arizona
Habitat for Humanity Arizona offers affordable homeownership for qualifying families in Phoenix, Tucson, and statewide. Zero-interest mortgages, sweat equity, and homeownership education included.
Amazon Fulfillment Center Jobs – Arizona
Amazon is actively hiring for warehouse roles including pickers, packers, and delivery associates across Phoenix, Tempe, and Goodyear, AZ. Pay starts at $18+/hr with full benefits. No interview required.
Cochise College – Aviation Technology
FAA-certificated Aviation Maintenance Technology program. Students earn Airframe and Powerplant certificates upon completion.
Salvation Army Emergency Shelter - Tucson
Emergency shelter and transitional housing for homeless adults and families. Provides daily meals, case management, job training, and housing navigation.
St. Vincent de Paul Society - Phoenix Dining Room
Arizona's largest free meal program, serving 1,000+ meals daily. Also operates food pantries, homeless shelters, and free medical/dental clinics statewide.
Free Clothes Closet - Tucson Gospel Rescue Mission
Free clothing for men, women, and children. Available to anyone in need. No appointment needed during distribution hours. Operated by Tucson Gospel Rescue Mission.
Catholic Charities Community Services - Phoenix
Food assistance, emergency shelter referrals, and comprehensive social services throughout Arizona. Serves refugees, immigrants, and all people in need.
Samaritan House - Phoenix
Emergency shelter and transitional housing for families and individuals experiencing homelessness. Provides food, case management, employment assistance, and life skills training.
Samaritan House - Tucson
Emergency shelter and transitional housing for homeless adults and families in southern Arizona. Meals, case management, employment support, and connections to permanent housing.
Community Bridges Inc. - Mesa
Low-cost integrated mental health, substance abuse, and medical services. AHCCCS accepted. Outpatient therapy, psychiatric services, and crisis support.
Valle del Sol - Phoenix
Free and low-cost bilingual mental health counseling for Latino and underserved communities. Sliding scale fees, AHCCCS/Medicaid accepted. Individual and family therapy.
Connections Health Solutions - Phoenix
Free 24/7 walk-in mental health and substance use crisis center. Psychiatric evaluation, crisis counseling, and stabilization services at no cost.
Tucson SAMHC Crisis Services
Free 24/7 crisis mental health services including walk-in crisis center, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization. No cost for crisis services.
CODAC Health Recovery & Wellness - Tucson
Free and low-cost substance abuse treatment, medication-assisted treatment, and mental health services. Sliding scale fees and Medicaid accepted.
TERROS Health - Phoenix
Low-cost integrated behavioral health and substance abuse treatment. Medicaid accepted, sliding scale available. Outpatient, residential, and MAT programs.
Maricopa County Free and Charitable Clinics - Phoenix
A network of free and charitable clinics across the Phoenix metropolitan area providing primary care, dental, vision, and behavioral health to uninsured adults. Services are free or very low cost. Returning citizens are actively welcomed.
El Rio Community Health Center
El Rio Community Health Center is a FQHC providing affordable primary care, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, and women's health services to Tucson residents regardless of insurance status. Sliding fee scale. One of Arizona's largest community health centers. Returning citizens are welcome.
Knight Transportation - Free CDL Training
Knight Transportation (Knight-Swift) offers free CDL training through their Knight School of Transportation. Known to hire felons on a case-by-case basis. Training covers Class A CDL licensing, safety protocols, and driving skills. Trainees commit to driving for Knight after program completion. Training academies located in multiple states. Non-violent felonies often approved.
Swift Transportation - Free CDL Training
Swift Transportation (now part of Knight-Swift) offers free CDL training at driving academies across the country. They are one of the most felon-friendly major carriers in the US. Training is provided in exchange for a commitment to drive for Swift after graduation. Covers Class A CDL, driving skills, safety, and federal regulations. Training locations in Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Indiana, Tennessee, California, and more. Non-violent felonies considered; each case reviewed individually.
Arizona College Application Campaign - Phoenix
Free college application assistance in Phoenix. Counselors help with applications to Maricopa Community Colleges, ASU, and other Arizona schools. FAFSA help, scholarship searches, and essay guidance. Returning citizens can access second-chance programs at Maricopa colleges.
Arizona College Application Campaign - Tucson
Free college application assistance in Tucson. Trained counselors help with applications to Pima Community College, University of Arizona, and other schools. FAFSA, scholarships, and financial aid guidance included.
Pima Community College - GED & Adult Ed
Pima Community College provides adult education including GED preparation, testing, and English literacy. Low or no cost classes available. Returning citizens are actively welcomed.
Phoenix College - Adult Basic Education & GED
Phoenix College offers adult basic education and GED preparation programs. Free classes available for qualifying students. Returning citizens and those with criminal records are welcome to enroll without barriers.
SSA Office - Tucson, AZ
Social Security Administration office serving Tucson and southern Arizona. Handles disability claims, SSI, retirement, Medicare, and card replacement.
SSA Office - Phoenix, AZ
Social Security Administration office serving Phoenix metro area. Full range of SSA services. Returning citizens can apply for SSI upon release from incarceration and get help with replacement Social Security cards essential for employment.
SSA Office - Mesa, AZ
Social Security Administration office serving Mesa and east Phoenix metro. Full range of SSA services including SSDI, SSI, retirement, and Medicare.
Sun Tran - Reduced Fare Program (Tucson)
Tucson's Sun Tran bus system offers reduced fare monthly passes for low-income residents and free passes for seniors and disabled individuals. Reentry program partnerships provide bus passes for returning citizens.
Valley Metro - Reduced Fare Transit Pass (Phoenix)
Valley Metro operates buses and light rail across the Phoenix metro. Reduced fare passes (50% off) available for low-income riders through the Reduced Fare program. Monthly passes available. Light rail, bus, and express routes included.
Arizona Second Chance Employers - Amazon Fulfillment
Amazon has major fulfillment centers in the Phoenix metro area and is a public Ban the Box employer. They hire individuals with felony records on a case-by-case basis. Starting wages above $15/hour with benefits.
Arizona Reentry Employment Network
Connects formerly incarcerated Arizonans with vetted felon-friendly employers including construction, warehousing, food service, and manufacturing. Free job placement, resume help, and interview coaching.
Community Legal Services - Phoenix
Free civil legal aid for low-income Arizonans including expungement assistance (AZ set-aside), housing, family law, and immigration. Largest legal aid org in AZ.
Southern Arizona Legal Aid
Free legal help for low-income residents in southern Arizona. Handles expungements, housing, family law, consumer issues, and public benefits.
Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS)
Arizona's largest homeless shelter providing emergency shelter for men, women, and families. Case management, reentry support, and housing navigation services.
Union Gospel Mission - Tucson
Emergency shelter, meals, and recovery programs for homeless men and women in Tucson. Offers transitional housing and reentry support.
St. Mary's Food Bank - Phoenix
The world's first food bank, founded in 1967. Distributes over 84 million pounds of food annually to partner agencies across Arizona.
Maricopa Community Colleges - Skilled Trades
10 colleges offering welding, HVAC, automotive, electrical, plumbing, and construction programs. One of the largest community college systems in the US.
Arizona Registrar of Contractors Apprenticeship
State-registered apprenticeship programs for electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and construction. Connect with local union apprenticeship programs.
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Offers SNAP, TANF, childcare assistance, unemployment, and reentry support programs. Has offices throughout Arizona.
Savers Thrift Store - Phoenix
Large thrift superstore with thousands of clothing items, shoes, and accessories. Senior discount Tuesdays. Regular half-price sales.
NAMI Peer Support Group - Phoenix
Free weekly peer support groups for adults living with mental health conditions. Led by trained peer facilitators who have lived experience. Groups cover anxiety, depression, PTSD, and adjustment challenges.
