Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona grants $565,000 to local community organizations to help address substance use disorders (Source: Miranda Parnell) By KOLD News 13 Staff | April 26, 2021 at 4:51 PM MST - Updated April 26 at 4:51 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - April 26, 2021 – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) today announced that it is granting $565,000 to seven community organizations throughout the state that provide programs and services to address substance use disorders. Grants are being awarded to these organizations for programming that addresses substance use disorders with at least one of three complicating factors: COVID-19, social determinants of health, and/or co-occurring mental health conditions.
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In Flagstaff, the cost of housing is high, but wages are low. Sometimes, even people who have jobs can’t afford a rental deposit and wind up in a shelter.
Flagstaff Shelter Services has been challenged by the coronavirus pandemic because homeless shelters can be potential hotbeds for the virus. The group has had to move the sick into motels, where they can quarantine.
“Our agency is extremely busy, I mean all times of year, specifically with COVID. We’re operating three different hotels right now,” said Ross Altenbaugh, executive director of Flagstaff Shelter Services.
Winter temperatures in Flagstaff make assisting the homeless even more challenging.