Advocacy
If you’ve landed here, you’re ready to learn more, act and engage.
UMOM’s mission is to prevent and end homelessness – we welcome you as our partner in the work to persuade community leaders to see the problem clearly and act on it effectively.
Individual and family homelessness is a persistent, multi-faceted problem. Here, you will find information and tools to help you reach out and speak out on behalf of the thousands of families and individuals experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County.
Learn More
The first step is learning the language of homeless advocacy. These generally accepted definitions will help you come up-to-speed quickly.
Act
Arizona State Leaders
Arizona Legislature
Maricopa County
Pinal County
City Leaders
Arizona Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
If you are unsure who represents you in the U.S. House, click here to learn more.
Rep. Tom O’Halleran, District 1
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, District 2
Rep. Raúl Grijalva, District 3
Rep. Paul Gosar, District 4
Rep. Andy Biggs, District 5
Rep. David Schweikert, District 6
Rep. Ruben Gallego, District 7
Rep. Debbie Lesko, District 8
Rep. Greg Stanton, District 9
Engage
There are many ways to engage with UMOM. You can donate, volunteer, participate in a fundraising event, or host an event of your own. You can eat at Helpings Café, our social enterprise business.
And you can return here often to find out more about emerging issues around homelessness and keep track when UMOM is in the news.