One hundred community leaders and Boys & Girls Club board members paired with 80 Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix kids to go back-to-school shopping at Paradise Valley Mall. The Club kids who were selected by Club leaders based on outstanding behavior and financial need had the opportunity to get new gear for class, helping to boost their confidence for the upcoming school year.
The ZAC Foundation will join with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix to host a four-day water safety camp July 23-26 for Phoenix area children and families. Founded in 2008 by Karen and Brian Cohn, the ZAC Foundation joins with local organizations each year to sponsor ZAC Camps in cities all across the nation.
What a better way to start the week in sunny Phoenix than with a dip in the pool? Or in this case, a splash. Valley of the Sun United Way’s partnership with The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix has fostered the environment to provide academic success programs for children that keep their minds growing.
Bank of America gives grants to 27 nonprofits serving Arizona children in poverty Jun 30, 2018, 12:49pm MST Bank of America again dipped into nonprofit giving this year, offering up $750,000 in grants to 27 local nonprofits, many of which deal with shelter, food and children’s services.
Coming up on his first anniversary as regional banking president for Wells Fargo’s Desert Mountain Region, Don Pearson said he and his family have settled in rather quickly. “It feels good,” Pearson said. “It feels like home.” Pearson said he remembers when he first got the offer from Wells Fargo to move to Arizona. He had three days to think about it.
Arizona ranks among the least affordable states in the nation in terms of summer child care costs, according to a recent report. It comes from the left-leaning Center for American Progress, listing Arizona as the third least-affordable state. According to the report, which uses data from the Afterschool Alliances “After 3 PM” survey, a typical Arizona family of four spends $4,382 on summer child care. That’s 33 percent of the income earned during the summer by average Arizona families of four.
