January 2009

We are pleased to announce the appointment of our new President and Chief Executive Officer, Noah Schwartz. CSA conducted a nationwide search, and our Board of Directors identified Noah as an exceptional candidate with the ideal leadership background to guide our organization. In a letter sent to us in September, Noah stated his intent to relocate to Arizona to join CSA. During his transition, he will work closely with Interim CEO Kate Blackstock. His position will be effective on January 5, 2009.

Noah will bring 12 years of industry experience to our organization. He has an expansive area of knowledge on organizational development, fundraising, and management. For the last three years, he worked as the Executive Director for Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority in Virginia. He and his management team successfully increased the organization’s performance rating under Section 8 HCV standards. Noah also managed new work plans to address the agency’s underperforming physical asset management practices. Prior to joining CRHA, Noah was Executive Director at Monticello Area Community Action Agency, were he led the organization through significant changes in analysis, development, and implementation of administrative and programmatic systems.

He has worked in a number of other leadership roles, including:

- Director, Middlesex Services, Community Renewal Team (Middletown, CT)

- Director of Housing Services, Community Renewal Team (Hartford, CT)

- Director of Utility Services, Community Renewal Team (Hartford, CT)

Noah holds a BA in anthropology and a MA in history from the University of Connecticut.

Under his direction, we are confident that CSA will continue to deliver outstanding value to Arizona families each year. Please join us in welcoming Noah to CSA.

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August 2008

Community Services of Arizona's accomplishments in the year ended 2007/08 that directly benefited the people we serve include:

1.           Developed 124 new rental housing units, increasing our statewide portfolio of affordable housing to 2,360;

2.           Outreach, counseling, foreclosure prevention and homebuyer education for 569 households;

3.           Implementation new Resident Services at CSA's multi-family rental housing complexes including ESL, summer school and after school programs, and back-to-school supplies and VITA tax preparation;

4.           Establishment of tenant-based Resident Advisory Councils at multi-family complexes;

5.           Emergency financial assistance, case management and other assistance to 3,805 needy households;

6.           Emergency home repairs to 268 low-income and elderly families;

7.           Support services and programs for 1,983 senior and frail individuals;

8.           The completion of a 16,500 square foot newly constructed Gilbert Senior Center:

9.           The delivery of weekend meals (4,943 meals) and services for the homebound and elderly;

10.         32,688 nutritious congregate meals for seniors at CSA's two senior centers;

11.         39,649 nutritious meals delivered to the homes of 369 frail and elderly;

12.         Holiday assistance brought to 370 families or 1,731 individuals; and

13.         Public Housing provided in the form of 70 public housing units, 80 housing choice vouchers and roughly 150 portables.