Need help paying rent in the Valley? These 10 programs can help

Keeping up with rent isn't easy. Here are some programs that can help with bills. (Unsplash Photo/Tierra Mallorca)

Thanks to inflation, price gouging, budget cuts, and more, the majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

Fortunately, there are programs that can help, whether your financial challenge is short-term or long-term.

Here are 10 resources to help you with rent, mortgage, and other bills in the Phoenix area:

• 211Arizona
• Maricopa County Rental Assistance Community Resilience Division 
• Arizona Department of Economic Security short-term crisis services 
• A New Leaf Rental Subsidy Program
• St. Vincent De Paul one-time assistance
• Family Promise
• Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest
• Keys to Change
• Section 8
• Arizona is Home

Know someone who could benefit from one of these programs? Forward this info their way—I'm sure they'd appreciate it.