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The Readiness Basket program promotes and strengthens the skills of parents as the first teachers for their children.

If you are looking for a hands-on way to join the fight to end poverty in Maricopa County, join us at any of these volunteer activities this month!

One company hired 27 students on the spot. Now that’s what we call a successful career fair.

School may be ending, but the learning should not stop there.

Volunteers were able to help nearly 230 guests make 14,388+connections to services needed to get back on their feet.

Women United and Vanessa Williams invited leaders in the community to join them for the We Are United Luncheon last Friday at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel where they raised more than $378,000 to end hunger in the classroom.

At Character Playbook last week, Valley kids were able to discuss healthy relationships and life skills with mentors, talk about what they truly mean, then put them into action through drills and games.

If you’ve never been to a Project Connect event to volunteer, you may experience FOMO from seeing all the posts from volunteers that spend the day breaking the cycle of poverty in Maricopa County. We have the cure.

Jim Sharpe of KTAR: "However you perceive the best way out of poverty, explaining to a kid why they live in that poverty is a waste of time - and maybe a little cruel. Because it’s NEVER a kid’s fault that they’re hungry."

Many young people have multiple barriers to their success, and it can be hard to see a way around them. Jobs for Arizona Graduates (JAG) is a program to help identify their strengths, form a career plan, and find a way to contribute back to their community.