Advocacy

Arizona REALTORS® encourages home buyers to be aware of pool barrier laws prior to purchasing a home with a pool, removing barriers, altering, repairing or replacing pool barriers and building a pool.

The Arizona Housing Fund provides grants to other non-profits statewide to support much-needed Permanent Supportive Housing.

As climate change and drought cause severe wildfires and degrade forest health, researchers at Northern Arizona University’s Ecological Restoration Institute are working on sustainable solutions.

The Human Rights Campaign Municipal Equality Index (MEI), which examines how inclusive municipal laws, policies and services are for LGBTQ people who live and work locally, has awarded the city of Phoenix a perfect score for the seventh consecutive year.

Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels meets needs of childhood cancer patients, siblings and parents.

Spina bifida occurs in utero when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly.

Over 3.6 million referrals, involving approximately 6.6 million children, are made to child protection agencies annually.

Approximately 17% of Arizona children have special health care needs, ranging from severe infections, cancer and congenital heart defects to life-threatening accidents, such as car accidents or near drownings.

Many of the women served by the Fresh Start Women’s Foundation have children living in unstable situations.

According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, of the nearly 21 million veterans across the United States, more than 520,000 live in Arizona.