Here are the 158 Season for Sharing grantees for 2022-23
The 2022-23 Season for Sharing Campaign raised $1.6 million to be shared between 158 nonprofit organizations across Arizona. Because The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com cover all promotional and administrative costs, 100% of donations go to community organizations.
The grants assist at-risk children and families, support students and teachers, and aid older adults. Season for Sharing is an annual fundraising and grant-making initiative founded in 1993. Since then, more than $72 million has been raised and given to Arizona charities.
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1N10, Phoenix, $7,500
To support the Promise of a New Day workforce program, which helps LGBTQ+ and allied youth, ages 16 to 24, build skills and gain confidence to join the workforce and maintain employment. Participants work with advisers to identify goals and careers.
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A New Leaf, Mesa, $25,000
To provide crisis intervention, safe shelter, basic needs and support for nearly 8,000 survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence across the Valley. Since 1971, A New Leaf has helped children and adults transition to a healthier future.
A Stepping Stone Foundation, Phoenix, $10,000
To provide nearly 800 hours of preschool and adult education, home visiting and care for younger sibling children for 40 families. Children are prepared for kindergarten success while parents attend English or GED class.
ACCEL, Phoenix, $10,000
To support the Literacy Elevates Arizona Families (LEAF) program, which provides educational, behavioral, therapeutic and vocational programs for nearly 250 K-12 students to give them skills to learn, work and live successfully.
Act One, Phoenix, $7,500
To provide in-person and virtual art field trips and the Culture Pass Program in libraries for nearly 37,900 pre-K-12 students. The goal is to use creative arts to advance education and well-being.
Agua Fria Food and Clothing Bank, Avondale, $7,500
To provide food and clothing for nearly 1,000 families in crisis. Showers and daily lunch packs are given to individuals in the West Valley that experience homelessness. Agua Fria began in 1981 and expanded in 1996 to serve Avondale and Tonopah.
Aid to Adoption of Special Kids, Phoenix, $10,000
To provide resources for youth in foster care and their caretakers. A mentoring program is held for volunteers to support children living in group homes. AASK has been connecting adults and children in foster care since 1988.
Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels, Phoenix, $7,500
To provide emergency financial assistance and emotional support for more than 130 families fighting childhood cancer and other critical illnesses. Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels was founded in 2012 after Amanda Hope lost her battle to leukemia.
American Red Cross, Phoenix, $10,000
To support services provided during more than 1,000 local disasters that helped almost 2,000 families and more than 4,000 individuals. In all, the group provided nearly $1 million in financial assistance to meet immediate needs.
Arizona Burn Foundation, Phoenix, $7,500
To provide lodging, transportation, meals and financial support for family members of out-of-town burn victims being treated for injuries at the Arizona Burn Center, located at Phoenix's Valleywise Health Medical Center, and Tucson Medical Center.
Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children, Scottsdale, $7,500
To support nearly 250 children with cancer and their families by providing food, clothing, shelter and healthcare. Social and emotional support are given to families to help them cope while their child gets treatment or end-of-life support.
Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Phoenix, $7,500
To support older adults who are blind or visually impaired with a month of meals, groceries and peer support groups. Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired has been helping individuals achieve independence since 1947.
Arizona Educational Foundation, Phoenix, $7,500
To provide Arizona public school students, teachers, and administrators with resources for academic success. Also, to support programs that foster excellence and cultivate equity in education, including the Teacher of the Year recognition.
Arizona Food Bank Network, Phoenix, $25,000
To help support a coalition of five regional food banks and nearly 1,000 food pantries and agencies. Each month this network helps feed more than 450,000 food-insecure people in all 15 counties in Arizona.
Arizona Helping Hands, Phoenix, $10,000
To provide 50 Arizona children in foster care essential items and a new bed of their own while they are transitioning into foster care. Arizona Helping Hands has been helping foster children be safe and healthy since 1998.
Arizona Housing, Phoenix, $10,000
To support the Aging in a Stable, Affordable Place program that helps nearly 350 older Arizonans have a safe and affordable home. Additionally, the program provides wrap-around services to help ensure they remain housed.
Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, $10,000
To support the STEM Discovery program which provides nearly 1,000 students with essential STEM education. The program also supports the Science on Wheels program that brings programming to students who can't visit the Center's downtown Phoenix campus.
ASU Foundation, Tempe, $30,000
To support an investigative reporting fellowship at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in honor of Arizona Republic journalist Don Bolles, who was assassinated while on a reporting assignment more than 40 years ago.
Arizona Theatre Company, Phoenix, $7,500
To provide reading workshops for nearly 1,500 students that also integrate arts education. The theater also offers in-person field trips in Tucson and Phoenix for select performances. And an on-demand program allows the viewing of shows remotely.
Arizonans For Children, Tempe, $7,500
To help support visitation centers for supervised visits of foster children and their biological parents. Children are able to attend events such as laser tag and bowling, in addition to being provided clothes and essential need items.
Assistance League of East Valley, $7,500
In support of Operation School Bell, which ensures children are able to meet their school's dress code by providing two uniforms for more than 400 students. Assistance League of East Valley has helped children and teenagers for more than 25 years.
Assistance League of Phoenix, $10,000
In support of Operation School Bell, which provides more than 200 Phoenix Metro Area students and children living in extreme poverty new wardrobes to aid them in succeeding in school. Assistance League of Phoenix has been making clothes accessible to underserved youth since 1961.
Aster Aging, Mesa, $10,000
To deliver more than 4,500 nutritious Meals on Wheels that provide daily wellness checks for vulnerable, older and disabled adults in Mesa that are usually not checked on.
AZCEND, Chandler, $10,000
To provide 10,000 food boxes to hungry children, adults, and families in Chandler who with food insecurity. AZCEND has been serving Chandler residents since 1966.
Ballet Arizona, Phoenix, $7,500
To engage more than 20 adults who have Parkinson’s disease in a unique dance class that encourages movement and exercise. Ballet Arizona holds these classes at no cost twice a week.
Banner Alzheimer's Foundation, Phoenix, $10,000
To provide culturally sensitive dementia education outreach and support for 3,000 diverse and marginalized people throughout Arizona.
Banner Health Foundation, Phoenix, $7,500
To help more than 100 out-of-state families of patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center with emergency housing while visiting with their ill family member.
Be A Leader Foundation, Phoenix, $10,000
To help 14,000 underserved Arizona students pursue a higher education at educational institutions nationwide. Be a Leader was founded in 2002.
Benevilla, Surprise, $10,000
To provide grocery shopping, rides to medical appointments and small home repairs for 300 West Valley older adults and adults with disabilities so they can sustain health and independence.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona, Phoenix, $7,500
To help provide 400 children ages 6-18 with one-on-one mentorship and support in their pursuit of high school and post-secondary education.
Black Theatre Troupe, Phoenix, $7,500
To bolster aptitudes of children of color through educational offerings integrating the arts and specifically addressing Arizona's low literacy rates.
BLOOM365, Phoenix, $7,500
To increase the safety and healing of more than 500 Maricopa County teen victims of abuse and violence through community-based advocacy and peer support services.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale, $12,000
To provide more than 800 members in the Scottsdale area access to year-round educational support programs. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale has helped community members since 1954.
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley, Phoenix, $20,000
To support more than 13,500 low-income youth ages 5-18 achieve academic success and prepare for the future. Development programs supplement classroom learning.
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona, Phoenix, $7,500
To provide tutoring, mentoring, and supplies for nearly 90 first-generation scholars so they achieve a post-secondary education and break the cycle of poverty.
Brighter Way Institute, Phoenix, $7,500
To provide X-ray and oral health diagnostics for more than 5,000 low-income children. The Brighter Way Institute provides dental care for working families; uninsured and foster children; veterans; and those experiencing homelessness.
Catholic Charities Community Services, Phoenix, $7,500
To address Arizona’s affordable housing crisis by promoting housing and financial stability for more than 700 residents of seven affordable housing communities in Maricopa County.
Catholic Charities, Holbrook, $7,500
To provide emergency rent and utility assistance for up to 250 Navajo County, Arizona, residents who are at risk of losing their homes. Navajo County includes portions of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Indian Reservation and Fort Apache Indian Reservation.
Central Arizona Shelter Services, Phoenix, $35,000
To help more than 450 family members and children who experience homelessness with shelter and case management services. CASS has helped Phoenix-area residents dealing with housing insecurity for more than 30 years.
Chicanos Por La Causa, Phoenix, $25,000
To provide more than 80 families living in De Colores, Chicanos Por La Causa's domestic violence shelter, with shelter and support so they can heal from the effects of domestic violence.
Child Crisis Arizona, Mesa, $35,000
To help provide 380 homeless children and youth in the child welfare system with more than 52,000 nights of care. Also to support training and services for approximately 300 foster and adoptive parents.
Children's Museum of Phoenix, $7,500
To help boost literacy of more than 6,000 Maricopa County children up to age 10 with activities and supplies, including approximately 1,000 books for families to keep at home.
Children's Action Alliance, Phoenix, $20,000
To help support children and families who are transitioning from foster care with. CAA also publishes the annual Kids Count Data Book measuring the economic, social and physical well-being of Arizona children.
Childsplay, Tempe, $7,500
To ensure students experience professional theater performances in the classroom. Current shows from the 43-year-old Childsplay include Tomas and the Library Lady and Eric and Elliot.
Christian Life Outreach, Phoenix, $7,500
To operate Mom's Pantry community food bank, which serves almost 300 families in 10 neighborhoods in the area of North Cave Creek Road.
Chrysalis Shelter, Phoenix, $25,000
To provide more than 1,000 nights of safety and support for moms and kids fleeing abuse. For 40 years, Chrysalis has helped more than 1,600 people work to rebuild themselves.
Circle the City, Phoenix, $20,000
To provide medical care for more than 570 homeless adults who need recovery time and care after hospital discharge. Other services: outpatient care, medical respite care, mobile medical care and street medicine.
Colorado River Regional Crisis Services, Parker, $7,500
To provide shelter for nearly 90 survivors of domestic abuse and their children in La Paz County. Survivors and their children are able to receive traditional housing, safety planning, community and mobile advocacy services, a 24-hour crisis hotline and legal help.
Creighton Community Foundation, Phoenix, $7,500
To provide nearly 78,000 meals to 3,500 low-income families in Central Phoenix that could be hungry. In addition to meals, community members participate in monthly service and community events, school social work and youth leadership programs, and after-school programs.
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, $7,500
To help connect thousands of youths with nature through educational experiences at the Cactus Clubhouse. The Garden also helped fundraise for Season for Sharing during the holiday Luminarias exhibit.
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Arizona, Phoenix, $7,500
To support the HOPE for Devereux Kids program, which helps provide care packages, among other things, to children in the foster care system to ease their transition into a new foster home.
Dress for Success Phoenix, Phoenix, $7,500
To ensure 100 single mothers complete a certification or a college program that leads to employment. Also provides career resources, personal styling and networking opportunities.
Duet: Partners In Health and Aging, Chandler, $10,000
To improve the health and safety of nearly 150 seniors by providing groceries, shopping, transportation, visits and other free services.
East Valley Jewish Community Center, Chandler, $7,500
To battle food insecurity by providing low-income children, homebound seniors and disabled adults with 20,000 snacks twice a day and 5,000 meals.
Educare Arizona, Phoenix, $10,000
To help close the achievement gap for 157 low-income children by providing them with full-day, high-quality early childhood education at Educare's campus.
Elevate Phoenix, Phoenix, $7,500
To help 300 low-income, at-risk youth pursue a post-secondary education option, teach them workforce preparedness skills, link them with business and other mentors, and support them in achieving a job.
Esperanca, Phoenix, $7,500
To provide 200 culturally based hot meals every week to nearly 200 under-resourced Latino seniors who reside in Cesar Chavez Foundation affordable housing communities in Phoenix and Glendale.
Ezras Cholim of Arizona, Phoenix, $7,500
To provide nearly 700 kosher meals to individuals located in downtown Phoenix's homeless camp for 10 weeks. Meals and emergency support services are also available.
Flagstaff Family Food Center, $7,500
To support the distribution of 8 million pounds of food, a 100% increase since the pandemic. Seniors age 60 and up and children 18 and under are 43% of recipients.
Flagstaff Shelter Services, $7,500
To provide nearly 300 families and medically vulnerable and/or elderly individuals experiencing homelessness with supportive housing and services needed to obtain housing stability.
Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona, Phoenix, $10,000
To provide 100 at-risk girls a safe and nurturing residence to promote their growth into self-sufficient, confident and healthy young women. Since its creation in 1896, Florence Crittenton has provided education, healthcare, counseling and social support to young women.
Foster Arizona, Mesa, $7,500
To provide 50 former homeless or about to become homeless foster youth with a safe place to live and basic provisions, along with life skills and resources to become active contributors to the community.
Foundation for Senior Living, Phoenix, $11,250
To help provide 700 low-income seniors in Wickenburg and Peoria with hot meals. Food pantries in those locations and in FSL affordable housing will distribute 500,000 pounds of food.
Free Arts, Phoenix, $7,500
To help bring resilience-building arts programs to more than 6,000 children in Maricopa County to help them heal from traumatic situations such as abuse or neglect.
Fresh Start, Phoenix, $20,000
To provide comprehensive services to nearly 1,500 women who are domestic violence survivors to support their economic self-sufficiency and personal empowerment.
Friendly House, Phoenix, $10,000
To provide food, transportation and utility assistance for low-income and minority households, plus legal services for domestic and sexual abuse survivors who live in central and south Phoenix.
Friends of Public Radio Arizona, Phoenix, $7,500
To provide funds for the SPOT 127 Youth Media Center, which provides in-school digital media workshops for nearly 150 students at three high schools in greater Phoenix.
Future for KIDS, Tempe, $10,000
To support after-school programs designed to boost social-emotional skills and academic success for nearly 480 underserved third- through sixth graders in Phoenix and Tucson.
Girl Scouts, Phoenix, $10,000
To help nearly 11,000 K-12 girls in Maricopa County prepare for a lifetime of leadership, adventure and success by supporting their academic outcomes and mental well-being.
Habitat For Humanity Central Arizona, Phoenix, $7,500
To help disadvantaged older adults living in rural communities stay in their homes longer by providing home repairs that boost safety and functionality in their homes.
Habitat for Humanity of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, $7,500
To support innovative housing solutions in Coconino County. The group began a program to build starter homes vs. "forever homes," providing an investment opportunity for homeowners.
HandsOn Greater Phoenix, Mesa, $7,500
Volunteers tutor more than 1,000 first through eighth graders and help nearly 30 teachers ensure academic success for Title I students located in the Phoenix area.
Harvest Compassion Center, Phoenix, $7,500
To provide food and clothing to more than 3,700 Maryvale-area children ages 2-12. Additionally, hygiene items and baby supplies are available.
Heard Museum, Phoenix $10,000
To support the K-12 free school tours program, which provides school-aged youth and their educator's exposure and instruction on the art of Native people, especially those from the Southwest.
Helping Hands for Single Moms, Phoenix, $10,000
To provide supportive services for single mom college student families through a shared housing program so they can work toward building financial independence and a family legacy.
Homeless Youth Connection, Phoenix, $7,500
To help eliminate barriers to education for 600 homeless youth, ages 13 to 21 in high schools in Maricopa County and assist these youth with creating solutions for a successful future.
Homeward Bound, Phoenix, $10,000
To provide more than 100 homeless people and 230 children with food, clothing and support to break cycle of generational poverty. Families are provided with rental assistance, financial support, a teen center, child care and family library.
HonorHealth Desert Mission, Phoenix, $7,500
To help seniors with physical and cognitive challenges experience social and recreational activities at the HonorHealth Desert Mission Adult Day. The goal: promote the well-being of seniors and their caregivers.
Hope for Addiction, Gilbert, $7,500
To provide long-term shelter for at-risk single moms and their children and help them be independent and safe. Counseling for life skills and parenting, mentoring, financial and job support.
Hope Women's Center, Phoenix, $10,000
To help provide shelter, mental health intervention, parenting and job skills training for moms and children at risk for homelessness. Services include support groups, individual mentoring and utility assistance.
Hospice of the Valley, Phoenix, $10,000
To support the Dementia Care and Education Campus, which provides "Live Well with Dementia" activities to enhance quality of life for 325 persons living with dementia in Maricopa County.
ICAN: Positive Programs for Youth, Chandler, $7,500
To provide 600 underserved youth with free afterschool programming, educational support, STEAM enrichment, and sports/ fitness activities to promote positive youth development.
Jewish Family and Children's Service, Phoenix, $10,000
To help 150 foster care youth with GED preparation, college readiness, workforce development and experience, emergency assistance, and psychological support.
Jobs for Arizona Graduates, Phoenix, $7,500
To help 1,200 Arizona students and recent graduates improve their academic performance, increase their likelihood of graduating on time and prepare for success in college and careers.
Junior Achievement of Arizona, Tempe, $7,500
To provide nearly 4,000 hours of money management and workforce education to more than 150 low-income students to build skills needed to succeed in work and life.
Kitchen on the Street, Phoenix, $7,500
To provide more than 15,000 meals to food insecure children, providing nutrition necessary to be a success inside and outside the classroom.
Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County, Phoenix, $10,000
To increase literacy in our community, which helps adults pursue better employment, job training and post-secondary education opportunities.
Live & Learn, Phoenix, $7,500
To support the Live & Learn Economic Empowerment for Women Program, which helps 200 women regain housing stability, pursue their education and begin a career.
Maggie's Place, Phoenix, $7,500
To help provide recovery and sober living services and critical supplies for more than 350 women and children struggling with homelessness in Maricopa County.
Maricopa Community College District Foundation, Tempe, $15,000
To provide emergency assistance to over 2,000 students in crisis yearly. The goal: Keep students on their higher education track, even if they're struggling.
Matthew's Crossing Food Bank, Chandler, $7,500
To support the Meals to Grow student hunger relief programs, which serve 3,500 children ages 4-21 each week of the school year. The goal: have kids show up to class ready to learn, not hungry.
Meals of Joy, Litchfield Park, $7,500
To support the preparation and delivery of more than 1,600 hot meals to West Valley seniors living on $1,100 or less monthly or facing medical challenges.
Mentor Kids USA, Scottsdale, $7,500
To help provide more than 200 underserved children with homework help, math and reading practice, STEM activities, leadership development, and spiritual and arts enrichment in a safe, nurturing environment.
Midwest Food Bank, Gilbert, $7,500
To give more than 12,500 snack packs or hope packs to low-income students who experience food insecurity to ensure they have enough food to last the weekend.
Native American Connections, Phoenix, $10,000
To help more than 360 low-income and former homeless families improve and maintain housing stability. That includes approximately 400 children.
Neighborhood Ministries, Phoenix, $7,500
To support a child abuse/neglect prevention program that equipped 250 young, inner-city Phoenix parents with the skills and resources needed to provide safe, stable homes for their children.
Neighbors Who Care, Sun Lakes, $7,500
To give nearly 700 home-bound seniors in Chandler and Sun Lakes transportation to medical appointments and access to healthy meals to allow them to live independently longer.
New Life Center, Goodyear, $20,000
To provide more than 350 beds and 250 meals for families affected by homelessness and domestic violence. Families and children can attend counseling, get job-training assistance and education, transportation and children's programming.
New Pathways for Youth, Phoenix, $10,000
To help 380 low-income, high-risk Phoenix youth with workforce development/college and career planning sessions designed to build pathways to employment and education.
Northland Hospice, Flagstaff, $7,500
To help provide hospice care and thousands of meals to low-income older adult patients, and counseling to more than 300 grieving family members in Flagstaff and rural Coconino County.
Nourish Phoenix, Phoenix, $7,500
To help provide 14,000 working poor families with more than 35,500 food boxes that feed more than 37,000 unduplicated individuals in the Phoenix area.
Oakwood Creative Care, Mesa, $7,500
To help provide 1,250 meals a year to 200 low-income and Medicaid senior members living with cognitive and physical challenges in Mesa and surrounding communities.
OCJ Kids, Phoenix, $7,500
To help provide basic needs, health and other items to improve the well-being of up to 500 youth immediately after being removed from abusive homes and/or while they are in foster group homes.
Paz de Cristo, Mesa, $10,000
To help serve more than 50,000 hot, nutritious meals and distribute more than 3,500 food boxes to those in need from the Paz de Cristo Community Center.
Peer Solutions, Phoenix, $7,500
To help provide weekly, peer-led and developed, intergenerational programming for more than 20,000 youth a year that provides sustainable solutions to childhood harms.
Persevere, Phoenix, $7,500
To support 30-day emergency reentry needs for previously incarcerated men and women, including housing, transportation and personal hygiene supplies.
Phoenix Public Library Foundation, $7,500
To support free and accessible in-person and virtual summer reading programs for more than 17,000 children.
Phoenix Rescue Mission, $10,000
To provide nearly 250 women and children with emergency shelter and case management to encourage stable housing, sobriety and to provide food security.
Phoenix Symphony Association, $7,500
To help fund the Mind Over Music educational program that uses music to assist in teaching STEM lessons to 2,800 Title 1 students.
Prevent Child Abuse Arizona, Prescott Valley, $10,000
To recruit and convene nearly 700 professionals that serve more than 100,000 families with evidence-based strategies that promote resiliency and stability.
PV Community Food Bank, Phoenix, $7,500
To help pay for food that fills the weekend food void for 650 Title 1 students. Funding helps turn 1,430 "hungry weekends" into "happy weekends."
Read Better Be Better, Phoenix, $7,500
To help connect more young readers with youth leaders to inspire a love of literacy and learning and create a society in which all children master the foundational skills necessary to be successful.
Ronald McDonald House, Phoenix, $10,000
To support 1,000 families caring for a critically ill or injured child by providing them with temporary housing close to Valley hospitals where their children are being treated.
Salvation Army, Phoenix, $20,000
To provide holiday meals and seasonal assistance to more than 50,000 community members in need, including children, seniors and those experiencing homelessness.
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute, Phoenix, $7,500
To help educate 1,000 middle school and high school students about civics through O'Connor Ambassadors Civics and Debate Clubs and the Civics Challenge.
Save the Family Foundation of Arizona, Mesa, $10,000
To help provide more than 700 families experiencing homelessness and poverty in Maricopa County with critical housing, case management and supportive services to help them stabilize, heal, and thrive.
Scottsdale Arts, $7,500
To support the Memory Lounge program, which provides virtual learning in visual art, dance, theater and music for 250-plus adults with mild to moderate dementia-related illnesses and their care partners.
Scottsdale Training and Rehabilitation Services, Scottsdale, $7,500
To assist those with developmental disabilities to discover their dream job, secure employment in an inclusive community job setting and move closer to economic self-sufficiency.
Shoebox Ministry, Phoenix, $7,500
To provide hygiene kits for those experiencing homelessness and others in need to boost their health and help them back to self-sufficiency. Kits are made for men, women, families and youth to last up to 30 days.
Si Se Puede Foundation, Chandler, $7,500
To provide more than 50 students access to the STEM Center and 10 other robotics programs across Phoenix. The program's purpose is to help underserved communities close the gap in the STEM divide.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Phoenix, $20,000
To provide rental assistance and prevent homelessness for nearly 2,200 Valley families with income levels are below the poverty line who are suffering a financial setback.
Sojourner Center, Phoenix, $10,000
To help provide safety, healing, and self-sufficiency through crisis shelter and individualized trauma-informed services to 350 domestic violence survivors in Maricopa County.
Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS, Phoenix, $7,500
To support affordable healthcare and wellness visits for nearly 2,200 queer, LGBTQIA2S+, or people of color age 50-plus and affected by HIV.
Southwest Human Development, Phoenix, $10,000
To support the Birth to Five Helpline that provides service for more than 1,700 Arizona parents, caregivers and early childhood professionals calling with questions about the children in their care.
Special Olympics Arizona, Goodyear, $7,500
To provide support and resources for inclusive sports, enabling 2,000 individuals with and without intellectual disabilities to engage in competitive sports practices and competitions in Maricopa County.
St. Joseph the Worker, Phoenix, $7,500
To help people transition successfully into the workforce by providing them with clothes, training and other support to help them get hired.
St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance, Phoenix, $25,000
To help procure food for, and provide, 245,000 meals to benefit the health and well-being of low-income, food-insecure hungry children and adults.
STEP: Student Expedition Program, Phoenix, $7,500
To educate and empower more than 200 low-income first-generation Arizona high school students to enroll in and graduate from college.
Summer Youth Program Fund, Phoenix, $15,000
To help provide summer camps and other activities for at-risk and Title I students in Maricopa County. Season for Sharing is part of a coalition of local funders that support the effort.
Sun Health Foundation, Surprise, $7,500
To support more than 2,000 families struggling to care for a loved one with dementia with personalized patient care plans, caregiver support groups and support services.
Teach for America, Phoenix, $7,500
To recruit corps members to join a cohort of almost 90 teachers who receive training and support and who impact 9,000 students in low-income communities in the Valley.
Tempe Community Action Agency, Tempe, $10,000
To reduce food insecurity among 750 vulnerable older adults by providing 70,000 nutritious meals at senior centers and delivering them to the homes of program participants.
Tempe Community Council, $7,500
To help provide personal hygiene items, school supplies and clothing to 1,800 Tempe middle and high school students in need of a helping hand.
The Opportunity Tree, Phoenix, $7,500
To help provide 150 youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities workforce development programming to successfully transition from high school to employment, independence, and adulthood.
The Welcome to America Project, Tempe, $7,500
To help provide approximately 1,660 refugees including 403 families with children, with critical essentials to address emergency needs and enhance well-being.
Thrive AZ, Peoria, $10,000
To provide beds, sheets, pillows, and blankets for more than 300 at-risk children in the Valley to boost stability for families. Household, cleaning, and hygiene items are also provided.
Time Out, Payson, $10,000
To improve the safety and well-being of 318 survivors of domestic violence and their accompanying children, providing the support, guidance and resources to restore hope and create new beginnings.
Treasures 4 Teachers, Tempe, $7,500
To help provide free school supplies to students in need, ensuring they have the necessary materials to learn successfully and improving their opportunities to thrive in the classroom.
U.S. VETS-Phoenix, $7,500
To help more than 200 homeless and at-risk veterans participate in community events and activities to decrease stress and promote positive well-being.
U.S. VETS-Prescott, $7,500
To provide meals to ill, disabled and/or special needs veterans over age 62.
UMOM New Day Centers, Phoenix, $35,000
To provide nearly 600 families and 2,200 family members safe and secure emergency shelter needs. Three goals: ensure a safe place to stay, build hope for the future, find a home within reach.
United Food Bank, Mesa, $10,000
To help purchase nutritious, kid-friendly meals for the KIDS L.I.F.E. program, which will benefit 16,460 food-insecure children and youth in the East Valley and Eastern Arizona.
United National Indian Tribal Youth, Mesa, $7,500
To help Arizona's Native American youth rebound from the pandemic through healing circle trainings that allow youth to share stories, and address community challenges in four Arizona regions.
Unlimited Potential, Phoenix, $10,000
To help provide 50,000 pounds of organic produce to vulnerable children. Families that struggle with elevated blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol levels will participate in healthy cooking demonstrations.
Valle del Sol, Phoenix, $10,000
To help support school-based programs that boost physical and behavioral health through therapy, case management, preventative care and even an opioid treatment program.
Valley of the Sun United Way, Phoenix, $10,000
To assist almost 190 families, with school-age children experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, to obtain permanent or improved housing.
Valley of the Sun YMCA, Phoenix, $20,000
To help provide meals and snacks for more than 6,000 children in Y-provided childcare and preschool suffering from food insecurity.
Valley View Community Food Assistance, Sun City, $10,000
To help provide 120 individuals with monthly food boxes. Clients would have paid at least $150 per box if they had purchased the food in grocery stores.
Valley Youth Theatre, Phoenix, $7,500
To improve the reading and critical thinking skills of 400 elementary students from Title I schools through its literacy and the arts program.
ValleyLife, Phoenix, $7,500
To support programs that help more than 200 individuals with developmental disabilities get jobs and maintain them with proper work clothes. Individuals also get haircuts, hygiene supplies and transportation.
Valleywise Health Foundation, Phoenix, $10,000
To support the Family Resource Center, which provides family literacy and educational programs to 700 caregivers and children to improve childhood development and promote school readiness.
Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition, Sedona, $10,000
To continue serving the disabled and aging residents of Verde Valley with free transportation and supportive care programs, enabling independence, well-being and a community of support.
Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity, Cottonwood, $7,500
To build affordable homes and make home repairs for low-income families, older adults and veterans in central Arizona.
VMLC Charities, Fountain Hills, $7,500
Veterans Medical Leadership Council works to ensure 300 veterans have homes, job training and stability by providing emergency financial assistance and other support.
Voices for CASA Children, Scottsdale, $7,500
To support volunteer court-appointed special advocates who help foster children navigate the system by serving as their advocate in court, school and in other areas of life.
Waste Not, Scottsdale, $10,000
To serve more than 75,000 meals to nearly 460 Maricopa County children and youth who are exposed to food insecurity.
Xico Arte y Cultura, Phoenix, $7,500
To support programs that allow nearly 1,000 individuals to experience Latinx artists and traditional art forms from exhibitions and youth programs in interactive digital spaces at Xico's gallery in downtown Phoenix.
YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix, Glendale, $15,000
To support programs that provide nearly 120,000 meals, companionship activities, safety checks and health care referrals to nearly 1,000 seniors and disabled adults in the Glendale area.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Season for Sharing grants: See which 158 nonprofits share $1.6 million
