Some of the Women of Yavapai Exceptional Industries Share What Makes it ‘The Happiest Place on Earth’ By Hilary Dartt Yavapai Exceptional Industries (YEI!) is truly an exceptional organization. Founded in 1974, this nonprofit agency provides job training, employment,...
Finding rest for a family in unexpected ways By Katie Chatham As I sat down on the couch across from Ralene Challinor, the warmth, loving-kindness, and acceptance this woman carries around with her spilled out into space between us. Little did I know that I would end...
Volunteers touching lives and lifting spirits By Fritzi Mevis, Executive Director, People Who Care They sit comfortably together, he in the darkness that is his world now, and she slowly rocking and knitting. Proud and independent, they come from a time when you did...
The Hungry Kids Project Provides Food to Families Who Need it, So Students Come to School Ready to Learn Carm Staker built Humboldt Unified School District’s Hungry Kids Project on the foundation of her vision to ensure children were getting enough to eat. Through the...
Prescott-based non-profit organization strives to teach emotional intelligence to children—and bring positivity to the entire community By Katie Chatham Kara Peterson has made it her personal mission to combat some of the negativity in today’s world. As the visionary...
West Yavapai Guidance Clinic and Foundation Offer Varied Services to Meet Various Mental Health Needs By Cindy Brown For more than half a century, the West Yavapai Guidance Clinic (WYGC) has offered “Hope, Health, and Healing” to about 7,000 people in Yavapai County...
