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Phoenix Family Housing - A Real Award Winner!

The second part of a three part series focused on Support Kansas City's 2011 Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership Awards, profiles the agency winner with a budget of $1,000,000 or more. Ten years ago, Cliff & Jonathan Cohen had a vision to provide services for people living in low-income housing communities that would be unique because the services would be on-site and residents would be able to access them immediately from where they live. They founded Phoenix Family Housing. Phoenix Family Housing is unique in that they serve multiple populations – seniors, families, and youth at all ages and stages of their lives. They tailor specific programs and services to meet residents’ needs, directly on-site, at the housing community where their clients live. Currently, Phoenix Family serves more than 4,400 residents at 30 housing communities in 12 cities across Missouri and Kansas. Phoenix Family Housing has been identified as a best practices agency by U.S. Housing & U...