START WITH YOUR ROLE

Child welfare

Family stability, kinship, benefits, and urgent needs. Pick the situation in front of you.

Applying for food, cash help, or AHCCCS through DES

One online application covers all three. The interview and the mail are where most people lose benefits.

Apply for DES Child Care Assistance right away. Most families go on a waiting list, but shelter residents and some referrals have a different path.

If life is in danger, call 9-1-1. Otherwise call the Arizona crisis line together. After the crisis, connect them to ongoing care.

The regional DV hotline closed in May 2026. Call the shelters directly, starting with the one that fits the household.

Check the shutoff date, call the utility, then use the assistance route for the client’s address.