Outstanding Phoenix Youth Leader of the Year Program Now Accepting Applications
The City of Phoenix Youth and Education Office is now accepting applications for the 2022 Outstanding Phoenix Youth Leader of the Year awards. The awards recognize and honor the outstanding achievements of young people, enhance the perception of youth, and ...
Theater Works Renews 2022 Youth Education Programs with New Staff and New Program Name
Theater Works is expanding its creative team as it launches new and re-invented programs for young actors in early 2022, Theater Alive Kids (formerly KidsAlive Jr.), for ages 6-11 andTheater Alive Teen (formerly KidsAlive Teen) for ages 12-17. Theater Alive teaches a wide variety of disciplines ...
Southwest Human Development’s Healthy Families Program Provides Support For Arizona Families
The COVID-19 health crisis has had widespread consequences for families and their children and created new obstacles for programs that serve them. Despite these challenges, Southwest Human Development’s Healthy Families program has continued providing support for Arizona families and their ...
Achievable New Year’s Resolutions for Families
Ways to get home life more harmonious in 2022. By Nadine Bubeck Photo by J. Anthony Martinez Photography I’m not the biggest fan of New Year’s resolutions as they often leave me feeling defeated. However, I do believe there’s value ...
Holiday-themed Valley Adventures
Memory Makers Check out these holiday-themed Valley adventures. By Gretchen Pahia Tis the season for making family memories! Heading into holiday break, there are several spots across the Valley to create special holiday memories. Great Wolf Lodge greatwolf.com First, there ...
Girl Scout–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council Announces Grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC) has received a grant totaling $125,000 from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust. “Our council is serving over 11,000 girls in central and northern Arizona and creating outdoor programing that helps bolster girl’s confidence,” Vianca ...
Desert Financial Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers Draft Day presented by SRP Delivers $1 Million to Arizona Teachers
In what has become an annual tradition to honor, support and celebrate Arizona’s teachers, the Fiesta Bowl Organization is proud to award $1 million to teachers through the Desert Financial Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers program. A three-day Virtual ...
Career Day: Santa Claus Brings Joy to Millions
Name: Santa Claus Profession: Bring joy to millions of children around the world Age: Young at heart What do you do for a living? I bring magic into the lives of boys and girls around the world. I spend ...
Career Day: Fred Bueler Helps Construct Buildings from the Ground Up
Name: Fred Bueler Profession: Building and Construction Age: 39 What do you do for a living? I am a project director for a company called CHASSE Building Team. We are a local general contractor, which is more or less the ...
Holiday Spectacular: Celebration of Christmas Production Features the Talents of Three Local Kids
The 42nd annual Celebration of Christmas production presented by Dream City Church is a Broadway-style musical theater performance featuring a full live orchestra and state-of-the-art technology with incredible special effects. A Valley tradition showcasing the wonder of Christmas through music, ...
Dr. Jane Goodall Leads a Zoom Session with Lone Mountain Elementary Third Graders
Third graders at Lone Mountain Elementary in the Cave Creek Unified School District in Scottsdale, Arizona experienced a once in a lifetime opportunity to interact with Dr. Jane Goodall via a Zoom session led by Arizona State University’s Division of ...
Childhelp Annual Holiday Toy and Clothing Drive Brings Joy to Abused & Neglected Children in Need
The Childhelp Holiday Toy & Clothing Drive is providing joy this holiday season to children and families who have been affected by abuse and neglect. New and unused nonviolent toys, clothes and gift cards are accepted now through Dec. 31, ...
Fun Gifts for Kids
Epic Kids Gift Guide Win the gift-giving award this year. The STEM Sports® All-Star Kit is a five-month subscription that helps every third through eighth grader discover a love for STEM and sports at home. $59.80/per month. stemsports.comMake hydration fun ...
Shine Your Light: Three Generations Come Together to Create Inspiring Affirmation Cards for Children
Caroline McLain and her mother Micheline Etkin were inspired to start Shine Your Light Kids by Caroline's children, Madilyn and Lucas. By Sondra Barr When three generations come together with a shared passion for helping children, inspiration strikes. For mother ...
Dance Connection 2 and HopeKids Arizona Collaborate on Dance Workshop and Benefit Show
Dance Connection 2 (DC2), a dance studio serving the East Valley for 35 years, announced it is collaborating with HopeKids Arizona, a local nonprofit that supports families who have children with life-threatening illnesses, on its A Season to Shine program, ...
Phoenix Launches ‘Read in Color’ Initiative to Share Thousands of Diverse Books in Little Free Libraries
The Little Free Library nonprofit, Valley Leadership and Southwest Human Development are teaming up to share little libraries and books that amplify marginalized voices. The national Little Free Library® (LFL) nonprofit organization is introducing its Read in Color diverse-books initiative ...
Career Day: Angela Lang Works to Fight Fires and Save People’s Lives
Name: Angela Lang Profession: Firefighter Age: 40 What do you do for a living? I am a firefighter and EMT for the city of Scottsdale What type of training do you need to do your job? You need to be ...
Rhapsody Music is Set To Inspire North Phoenix Like Never Before
Rhapsody Music might be 12 years into providing music lessons, instrument rentals and more to the Anthem and North Phoenix area, but its next chapter is just beginning. Last month, they were able to finally cut the ribbon with the ...