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CBP closing immigrant processing facility south of Tucson

Officials say the facility is no longer needed due to decline of undocumented immigrants By: Craig Smith Posted 12:57 AM, Mar 11, 2025 LOS REALES, AZ — For about four years U.S.…

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Goodyear man possibly targeted for pride flag finds dead animals, adult toys on property

Neighbors with rainbow flags have had similar experiences, according to police report By: abc15.com staff Posted 8:51 PM, Mar 11, 2025 GOODYEAR, AZ — A Goodyear homeowner believes he is being targeted…

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Arizona Legislature, organizations look to expand low income housing for older adults as population grows

Katrina Michalak Feb. 26, 2025 PHOENIX – Achee Winnie, 58, is a member of Phoenix’s Justa Center and is on the hunt for a stable job and permanent housing. He’s…

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Tempe teens to address key social challenges, solutions in TEDx-style talks

The Tempe Mayor’s Youth Advisory Commission has been active since the 1980s and meets twice monthly By: Adam Mintzer Posted 6:42 AM, Mar 04, 2025 TEMPE, AZ — Students on the Mayor’s…

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Maryvale YMCA opens first-of-its-kind food pantry

‘I’ve seen the impact it has on the community, and it’s a positive one’ By: Jamie Warren Posted 9:11 AM, Mar 04, 2025 MARYVALE, AZ — It’s a Thursday morning at the…

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Arizona Two Spirit Powwow empowers community amid growing anti-trans legislation

Brandelyn Clark Feb. 24, 2025 PHOENIX – The Arizona Two Spirit Powwow returned to Phoenix on Saturday to spotlight Indigenous LGBTQ+ and two-spirit people for a day of cultural celebration…

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Arizona Attorney General warns of rise in scams targeting immigrants since Trump took office

ABC15 talks exclusively with Kris Mayes about scams promising immigrants safety from deportations and guarantees of citizenship By: abc15.com staff Posted 11:15 PM, Feb 25, 2025 To watch video report, Click Here.…

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Dozens of People Died in Arizona Sober Living Homes as State Officials Fumbled Medicaid Fraud Response

by Mary Hudetz and Hannah Bassett Jan. 27, 2025, 7 a.m. EST Reporting Highlights At least 40 Native American residents of sober living homes and treatment facilities in the Phoenix area died…

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New Deal Meal provides Tempe residents in need with food at Moeur Park, despite continued warnings from Tempe police

Alysa Horton Feb. 5, 2025 TEMPE – New Deal Meal hosted its weekly Sunday event for “housed, unstably housed, and unhoused” people at Moeur Park, which was briefly halted by…

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‘Lifeline’ for Arizonans with disabilities could run out of money in April

The Arizona Division of Developmental Disabilities could soon run out money, putting benefits that families depend on in jeopardy. By: Manuelita Beck Posted 9:45 PM, Feb 07, 2025 To watch video report,…

Local Organizations

Keep Phoenix Beautiful

Every day, Keep Phoenix Beautiful provides tools to empower our diverse communities to improve overall quality of life. Our vision is a vibrant Phoenix where each neighborhood is a healthy, beautiful place to live. To achieve that vision, we aim to inspire individuals and organizations through leadership, active partnerships, and meaningful volunteer experiences.

 

Hope's Crossing

Hope’s Crossing was founded in 2010 to meet the needs of women in transition from prisons, addictions, or homelessness to a life of work, family, and community.  Hope’s Crossing offers job skills training, housing assistance, and, most importantly, a program of emotional support geared toward creating a new belief system that promotes whole and healthy living.  Over the past five years, Hope’s Crossing has assisted hundreds of women of all ages to develop self-worth, personal accountability, and restoration of hope in the family.

 

Harmony Project Phoenix

Harmony Project harnesses the transformative power of music to increase access to higher education for underserved students by removing systemic barriers to achievement through academic and social support.

 

Opemia Empowerment Center

Financial, educational, and societal impacts have continued to expand the economic wealth gap for minorities. Our vision is a world where economic equity and access to opportunities & resources are no longer a barrier for people of color.

 

Casa Cares

Casa has been the Arizona leader for over 40 years in addressing child abuse, relationship violence and bullying. As a result, we are convinced that the integration of SEL and EQ is the solution to decrease bullying, meanness, abuse and violence.

 

YWCA Southern Arizona

The mission of YWCA Southern Arizona is eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. Our vision is a world free of injustice, where all people can thrive.

 

Braver Angels 

Americans on opposite sides of the political spectrum don’t only disagree on issues — they increasingly dislike one another.
This growing partisan animosity is the crisis of our time and threatens our nation.
Braver Angels exists to address this challenge.

Tiger Mountain Foundation

Challenged Communities need help, especially with areas where there is increased incarceration and poor health choices. The TigerMountain Foundation reverses that problem through our community gardens and agri-landscaping initiatives. These initiatives teach practical life skills to youth, adults and seniors, keeping them out of jail, and improving their lives and community. We are a Non-Profit Organization that manages Community Gardens in Phoenix, Arizona.

 

Act One

Act One is actively working with arts organizations across the state exploring digital and virtual platforms to share with schools to ensure that Arizona's children continue to have access to the arts. Exciting things are soon to come and we look forward to being innovative in our ways to continue to connect children with the arts.

 

Kitchen on the Street 

Kitchen on the Street (KOS AZ) began serving the community in 2007 when the Scarpinato family learned about the prevalence of food insecurity in local Arizona children. Hearing that thousands of children that received breakfast and lunch at school, but were going hungry on weekends, compelled Vince, Lisa and Taylor Scarpinato to found Kitchen on the Street as a means of bringing food and hope to children in need.

 

Vision One Women

Our goal is to create a platform through which we are able to reach out and lend a helping hand to any woman in need of aid, but most specifically homeless women and single mothers struggling to make ends meet. We believe that every woman has her own unique gifts, and through uniting in sisterhood and sharing these gifts, we have the power to spread out our resources and make the world a better place for all.

 

Heard Museum

Since its founding in 1929, the Heard Museum has grown in size and stature to become recognized internationally for the quality of its collections, world-class exhibitions, educational programming and its unmatched festivals. Dedicated to the advancement of American Indian art, the Heard successfully presents the stories of American Indian people from a first-person perspective, as well as exhibitions that showcase the beauty and vitality of traditional and contemporary art.

 

IMPACT of Southern Arizona

Our mission is to empower Southern Arizonans with the resources required to pursue a stabilized and enhanced quality of life. Individuals and families have overcome obstacles, gained confidence, and learned the skills to be self-sufficient.

 

Assistance League Tucson 

Assistance League® of Tucson is a nonpolitical, nonsectarian, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit corporation that is managed and staffed by volunteers who are dedicated to working to improve the lives of those in need in the Tucson area. We are committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our DEI Policy promotes a culture of belonging for our more than 330 members who donate over 50,000 hours annually serving our community through our philanthropic programs. Based on the U.S. Department of Labor’s value of volunteer hours, that translates to a contribution of more than a million dollars during our most recent fiscal year.

 

 

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