Member Orginizations
The Human Services Campus is proud to introduce you to the people you have helped break out of the cycle of homelessness. These amazing individuals have created powerful change in their lives, and in doing so they are shinning becons of hope to all who still suffer the stigma and despair of life on the streets.

Their stories are individual, yet they all share one important commonality, they found their way to the Human Services Campus. We are honored that they have chosen to share their personal journeys with the world, in their own words, to let all of us know that there is a way out of homelessness.

Central Arizona Shelter Services, Inc. (CASS) - Provides nightly emergency shelter and supportive services to more than 400 homeless men and women, including 400 single-bunked emergency shelter beds for individual men and women, shower and laundry facilities, an employment program and a state-of-the art and a dental clinic offering comprehensive care.
  • Maricopa County Healthcare for the Homeless (HCH) – Provides integrated primary healthcare, mental health services, substance abuse services and case management for homeless men, women and children. HCH delivers health care through an interdisciplinary approach, combining aggressive street outreach, primary healthcare, mental health service and substance abuse counseling.
  • Northwest Organization for Voluntary Alternatives (NOVA) Safe Haven – Provides severely mentally ill homeless individuals with residential services, case management and assistance with independent living skills. One of two HUD-designated safe havens in Arizona, NOVA Safe Haven (NSH) services hard-to-reach homeless people with severe mental illness. Twenty-five emergency shelter beds and a daytime drop-in center, offering supportive and psychiatric services, form the core of the NSH program.
  • St. Joseph the Worker (SJW) – Housed in the Lodestar Day Resource Center (DRC), SJW assists homeless and low-income individuals to secure and maintain permanent employment.
  • St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) – Co-located in the Lodestar Day Resource Center (DRC), SVdP provides daily meal service, ministry, counseling and referral service for homeless individuals living within downtown Phoenix. Mobilizing a large cadre of community volunteers, SVdP serves individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
  • Lodestar Day Resource Center (LDRC) – The Lodestar Day Resource Center serves as the hub of the campus and reflects both its collaborative nature and service integration focus. Winner of the National Association of Counties 2005 Platinum Innovation Award, the LDRC is the most innovative services enhancement within the HSC. In addition to providing the homeless with a safe place to be during the day, the LDRC offers a diverse range of holistic programs and workshops.

    The LDRC houses more than 10 member agencies, together with staff from HSC’s five anchor campus organizations and from a broad range of partner agencies from across the Valley. Working in close collaboration, these providers offer homeless outreach, benefit eligibility, behavioral health screening, housing assistance, legal assistance and a Homeless Court. They also join forces to provide employee development, training and placement.

LDRC Member Agencies:

  • Southwest Behavioral Health Services
  • Magellan
  • AZ Department of Economic Security
  • Veteran’s Administration
  • CASS Employment
  • LDRC Housing
  • Blueprints/ Community Bridges
  • St. Joseph The Worker
  • The Ecumenical Chaplaincy for the Homeless
  • The New Arid Club
CASS | Maricopa County Healthcare for the Homeless | NOVA Safe Haven | St Joseph The Worker |
St Vincent de Paul | Lodestar DRC