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There is a big changing of the guard in the works at Valley of the Sun United Way, one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit organizations, as longtime board chair John Graham steps down.

In April 2024, Valley of the Sun United Way hosted its annual We Are United Breakfast. This event brought together more than 700 community members for an UNSTOPPABLE morning.

Valley of the Sun United Way is forming a new Fair Chance Collaborative to help address the multi-dimensional needs of individuals in the Phoenix metropolitan area who have been involved with the justice system. The collaborative was catalyzed by a $500,000 investment from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation.

The new Collaborative will build off existing efforts and explore comprehensive and interconnected Fair Chance approaches.

VSUW is bringing together key stakeholders, including more than 100 nonprofit organizations. One of those nonprofit partners is UMOM New Day Centers who supported Felicia and her daughter, Sapphira.

Valley of the Sun United Way announced three of its women leadership team members are finalists for local business awards in their respective industries.

We all lost a friend last week. Even if you didn’t know Robin Reed personally, I promise he was pulling for you as he poured every ounce of his wisdom, positivity and selflessness into our community.

While chronic absenteeism has always been an issue, it has reached a more alarming rate than ever before, with one in three students absent from the classroom on a regular basis. Without substantial changes to help mitigate this alarming trend, there will be a subsequent impact on Arizona’s business health and economy.

An effective employee engagement program is a vital component of any company’s corporate social responsibility strategy.

Aligning ‘giving back’ with company values also benefits in engaged employees