Feeding Our Children

Feeding Our Children

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...
Kind Defined: on a Mission for Kindness

Kind Defined: on a Mission for Kindness

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...
‘Hope, Health, and Healing’

‘Hope, Health, and Healing’

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...
Freedom from Abuse – Beyond the Crisis

Freedom from Abuse – Beyond the Crisis

Stepping Stones offers educational support groups to provide supportive fellowship—and an important step toward freedom from victimization By Alexis Miller Leaving an abusive or violent relationship is only one step in the journey to find freedom. Many who come to...
‘An Invaluable Learning Experience’

‘An Invaluable Learning Experience’

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Arizona’s Multimedia Program empowers the future careers of local youth Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Arizona’s (BGCCAZ) collaboration with Prescott High School’s Multimedia program has continued to grow and now serves more than...
Seen, Safe, and Equipped to Move Into a Better Place

Seen, Safe, and Equipped to Move Into a Better Place

The Coalition for Compassion and Justice’s Team of Problem Solvers Takes an Agile, Personalized Approach to Helping the Most Vulnerable Members of Society Thrive By Hilary Dartt • Photo by Trisha Shaffer T he Coalition for Compassion and Justice (CCJ) has a simple...