2026-04-13T11:09:37-07:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 812629388 Phoenix Communities Incorporated PHOE 5087233873 53 Acton ST Hartford CT 06120 Bakari Stepherson Owner 5087233873 2026-04-13 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450000 0 450000 0 0 450000 450000 0 0 450000 450000 0 0 450000 450000 The organization was established to address housing insecurity and housing instability within Hartford's low- and moderate-income communities. In alignment with the City of Hartford Consolidated Plan and HUD priorities under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, we support programs that serve homeless individuals, those at risk of homelessness, and income-eligible households seeking affordable rental housing or pathways to homeownership. Our work advances community development goals by increasing housing access, strengthening neighborhood stability, and supporting vulnerable residents in achieving safe, permanent housing in the best interest of the City of Hartford. Our organization has extensive experience working with individuals and families experiencing homelessness and those at imminent risk of housing loss, with a particular focus on Veterans. As a Veteran who has personally experienced temporary homelessness and successfully transitioned to stable housing, our leadership brings both lived experience and professional expertise to program design and service delivery. This perspective informs a trauma-informed, housing-first approach that prioritizes rapid stabilization, dignity, and long-term self-sufficiency. Over the past 15 years, organizational leadership has operated and managed residential properties, including transitional housing environments serving vulnerable populations. Through these operations, we have coordinated closely with community providers, landlords, workforce partners, and local housing systems to quickly identify safe housing placements and remove barriers to tenancy. Our established landlord network significantly increases access to units for Veterans with prior evictions, poor credit, or justice involvement. We have experience assisting Veterans in accessing entitlement benefits, employment services, transportation, and community-based behavioral health supports. We coordinate directly with VA medical center staff, including homeless program personnel, to facilitate continuity of care and ensure rapid linkage to medical and mental health services. Our approach incorporates housing stability planning, income maximization, and structured case management with measurable outcomes tied to permanent housing retention. 0 0 0 Bakari Stepherson CEO 20 0 0 0 Tahira Stepherson Chief Operations Officer 10 0 0 0 Harold Stepherson Chief Legal Officer 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CT Bakari Stepherson 53 Acton ST Hartford CT 06120 5087233873 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X Schedule A, Part I, Line 1 CEoP,BAKARI STEPHERSON,was incarcerated and minimal activities within the business