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Military mom turns personal loss into mission to help Arizona service members

Allison Kotzbauer/Cronkite News May 15, 2025 PHOENIX – Margy Bons doesn’t wait to help struggling military families – she just helps them. As founder of Military Assistance Mission, the Marine…

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Phoenix organizations prepare to offer heat relief for the homeless ahead of summer heat

With over 600 heat-related deaths in Maricopa County last year, St. Vincent de Paul and The Bridge are working to provide water, meals and cool spaces for the homeless population…

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Anti-trans bills and executive orders are reshaping campus life

Cheyla Daverman/Cronkite News April 30, 2025 PHOENIX – Lawmakers across the country are introducing anti-trans bills at increasing rates, with the number spiking more than 28 times higher, from 30…

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Skoden Coffee & Tea combines traditional Native American cuisine with activism

Anna Ehrick/Cronkite News April 22, 2025 PHOENIX – For Indigenous small business owner Natasha John, the road to owning a coffee shop has been long. About 300 miles, in fact.…

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ASU organizations and students offer support as the number of international students losing visas increases

Brendon Pricco/Cronkite News April 21, 2025 TEMPE – Arizona State University has touted itself as the “No. 1 public university chosen by international students.” Over 17,000 international students are enrolled…

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Mesa park rangers allegedly targeted homeless, used racial slurs, shared a ‘Goon Squad’ patch

The ABC15 Investigators obtained the police report that details at least three City of Mesa rangers accused of sharing a “Goon Squad” patch By: Nicole Grigg Posted 6:27 PM, Apr 28, 2025…

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Now-fired Arizona produce inspector accused of human smuggling

Arrest could further stall nomination of Arizona Department of Agriculture director By: Manuelita Beck Posted 8:43 PM, Apr 28, 2025 PHOENIX — Governor Katie Hobbs on Monday said her administration is taking…

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New Phoenix affordable housing community welcomes tenants

La Esperanza Terrace offers nearly 100 housing units By: abc15.com staff Posted 7:14 PM, Apr 29, 2025 To watch video report, Click Here. PHOENIX — La Esperanza Terrace, a new affordable housing…

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Making their mark: How Homeland prints Indigenous identity into youth spaces

Brandelyn Clark April 15, 2025 PHOENIX – In a crowded auditorium, a group of Indigenous students stood shoulder to shoulder, eagerly waiting their turn to have their clothes screen printed…

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ASU Powwow bridges generations amid threats of Indigenous cultural erasure

Brandelyn Clark April 9, 2025 TEMPE – The 36th annual Arizona State University Powwow was more than a celebration of song and dance, it was a space where generations of…

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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