Some kids just need a place to go during the day. Some just need a meal, or an internet connection. COVID-19 hasn’t changed that fact — but it’s made it harder for some Arizona families to find those services, partly due to school closures. Many state and education leaders do not want to reopen in-person classes yet in the face of the pandemic.
Amazon has donated $110,000 in combined funding to Arizona nonprofit organizations to support vital community needs during the unprecedented COVID-19 economic and health crisis. The donations include: $15,000 to Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona to support food insecurity programs and equal access to healthy food in rural communities
Governor Doug Ducey and Boys & Girls Clubs Arizona Alliance today announced emergency operational funding to support youth impacted by COVID-19 school closures. The partnership will enable state funding to compensate Boys & Girls Clubs to provide expanded services to Arizona families, while encouraging and leveraging private donations from individuals, corporations and foundations.
Washington High School senior Kayla Phan recently was named one of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix’s Youths of the Year, representing the Harry & Sandy Rosenzweig Branch. Kayla, 17, joined the Boys & Girls Club four years ago. A shy, introverted teenager who has blossomed into a confident leader, she was among 12 teens who attended the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix who received the honor at the annual Celebrating Youth Event last month in Scottsdale.
The Boys & Girls Clubs’ Warner & Shirley Gabel Branch recently celebrated the completion of a newly built teen bathroom and upgraded teen room at the Warner & Shirley Gabel Branch in South Phoenix.
The boards of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley have voted unanimously to merge, which means the combined organization will serve more than 16,000 members and another 40,000 youth in 15 cities across the Valley.
