In recent years, there has been a perceived increase of homelessness in Apache Junction. The 2017 Point in Time (PIT) count tallied 43 sheltered or unsheltered homeless individuals in the city on a single night in January. Apache Junction’s services for such individuals are limited and divided by county lines that bisect the city. Further, when the Genesis Project—a nonprofit that provides free food—moved to Apache Junction’s downtown, some nearby businesses were worried the presence of homeless people would deter customers.