Maricopa County has partnered with the city of Phoenix to launch a new pilot program to help people facing eviction.
The Eviction Diversion Pilot Program will focus on Phoenix ZIP codes with the highest level of eviction cases.
According to Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chair Kate Brophy McGee, county justice courts have processed over 80,000 eviction filings for three consecutive years.
“This pilot [program] aims to address our eviction crisis head-on with interventions that are sustainable and effective. They are a hand up, not a hand out,” she said.
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