To qualify for short-term crisis services, an applicant shall prove that the applicant meets all of the following requirements:

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 46-241.02

  • Applicant: means a person who is applying for short-term crisis services. See Arizona Laws 46-241
  • Federal poverty guidelines: means the poverty guidelines as updated annually in the federal register by the United States department of health and human services. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Services: includes social casework, rehabilitation counseling and similar services rendered to a person or persons in need as provided for in this title. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Short-term crisis: means an unplanned incident that causes the loss of monies and that makes the applicant unable to meet the applicant's financial obligations. See Arizona Laws 46-241

1. The applicant is a resident of this state at the time of application.

2. The applicant is experiencing a short-term crisis that will cause homelessness or the interruption of heating or cooling at the applicant’s residence.

3. The total gross countable income of the applicant’s household does not exceed:

(a) One hundred twenty-five per cent of the federal poverty guidelines.

(b) One hundred fifty per cent of the federal poverty guidelines if the household includes a person with a disability or elderly person.