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Along 51st Avenue in the Maryvale area, there is a plot of land that just a year ago would have seemed like just a dirt patch. With strong partnerships, it became a beautiful community garden.

Cooking classes in Guadalupe teach community members about healthy eating habits (and you can join!)

It’s impossible to end homelessness without identification. The Homeless ID Project helps individuals get those much-needed documents.

Tailor Made for Success is St. Joseph the Worker’s newest Valley service location with an especially unique twist: a top of the line men’s boutique geared solely towards empowerment and confidence building.

At the Inter-Stake Center in Mesa last Thursday, June 21, nearly 40 partners and 300+ volunteers came together to address the causes of poverty and homelessness at Project Connect.

SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is the nation’s largest anti-hunger program. The program provides timely, targeted and temporary support to low-income households for the purchase of food.

A guest blog post by Rick Mitchell of Homeless ID Project

Learn how to prevent the “summer slide” at home and how to be involved in Valley of the Sun United Way’s Summer Learning Collaborative.

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

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