Emergency Eviction Legal Services

Food

• To find a food pantry near you: text FOOD or COMIDA to 877877 or visit the Community Food Bank’s website.
• Meals for children under 18: call AZ Hunger Hotline (602) 528-3434 or (800) 445-1914

Employment

• The Pima County One-Stop Career Center, a division of the Department of Community & Workforce Development, boosts the local economy by delivering a wide range of career advancement opportunities to individuals, while offering extensive services to the business community.
• Information on job leads, job training or help navigating unemployment benefits: call the Pima County One Stop at (520) 724-7700.
• Arizona Department of Economic Security: Apply for unemployment insurance

Housing

• Pima County Housing Search: View listings of apartments, condos, homes for rent, and more.
• Understanding the eviction process
• Southwest Fair Housing Council: If you feel you’ve been a victim of housing discrimination, are not sure, or have a question, fill out this form or contact the SFHC at 1-888-624-4611 for further assistance.

Office Depot, OfficeMax and Staples are offering free services if you need to copy, scan or fax documents.

Other Resources

More information can be found at the following websites:

Arizona Eviction Help 
Ending Poverty Now

About Us

Pima County’s Emergency Eviction Legal Services program was created to ensure that justice is done in eviction cases and to keep as many worthy tenants as possible in their residences. The program's mission is to implement the Pima County Board of Supervisor’s March 16, 2021, directive to allocate federal COVID-19 relief funds toward providing eligible tenants with access to legal advice and representation in eviction proceedings.

Through the cooperation of the Pima County Justice Court, Pima County joins a small but growing number of jurisdictions providing free counsel to qualifying tenants in eviction cases.

The EELS program is part of the Pima County Department of Community & Workforce Development under the direction of Deputy Director Andrew Flagg.

Emergency Eviction Legal Services, Year 1 Report

How Community Benefits

The are several benefits to having the Emergency Eviction Legal Services program:

• More tenants are able to remain in their homes, not only sparing families from the trauma of an eviction but avoiding the significant downstream costs of lost housing to the community.
• Landlords are made whole through rental assistance.
• The program allows the County to connect tenants with additional resources that may avert future evictions. Those resources include job assistance, child-care scholarships, financial counseling and health services.
• The program provides the County with critical information about who is facing evictions so that it can create more effective preventative programs.