Arizona Daily Star
Involta: Involta, a hybrid IT, cloud computing, and data center services company, has raised over $45,000 for the Southern Arizona Sexual Assault Prevention Center. The funds were raised during the company’s second annual Cinco de Mayo Golf Tournament, co-hosted with Lambda Lambda, his IT networking group in Tucson.
The Southern Arizona Sexual Assault Control Center provides crisis response services, advocacy, support, treatment, and education to individuals and families affected by sexual trauma. The organization provides a safe place for survivors to heal, gain strength, learn coping skills, and build relationships of trust and compassion.
United Way in Tucson and Southern Arizona: United Way in Tucson and Southern Arizona Supports Efforts within the United Way-Based Arizona End of Life Care Partnership to Promote Equitable Access to End-of-Life Resources and Education in Southern Arizona announced two investments to
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A $24,750 investment will be donated to the Accredited Community Health Specialist Foundation to conduct an end-of-life care needs assessment for people experiencing homelessness in Tucson. This needs assessment will be conducted by his CCHS at Z Mansion, a local organization that provides meals and basic medical needs to homeless individuals and families.
The results of this assessment will be used to guide the future work of the Arizona End-of-Life Care Partnership, focused on helping individuals complete their advance directives.
An additional $25,000 will be donated to Step Up to Justice to fund community education projects focused on improving end-of-life care knowledge, such as writing wills and planning guardianships.
CCHS is a network of accredited people, including doctors, nurses, paramedics, and paramedics, who serve the medical needs of people who are homeless.
Step Up to Justice is a free, full-service civil law center serving low-income individuals and their families in Pima County, harnessing the talent of volunteer attorneys.
Rotary Club of Green Valley Valle Verde: The Rotary Club of Valle Verde awarded $6,000 scholarships to seniors graduating from Sahuarita High School and Walden Grove High School.
Walden Grove’s Lorelai Barrett and Raquel Rodriguez each received $2,000. A third recipient requested anonymity.
Dove Mountain Rotary Club: As part of its focus on youth, education, and vocational service, the Rotary Club of Dove Mountain awarded $8,000 scholarships to seniors at Marana and Mountain View High Schools.
Students awarded $2,000 each are Rachel Pixley of Mountain View High School of Service, Mia Perch of Marana High School of Academics, Angelina Santiago of Mountain View High School of Academics, and Professional Training in a Trade or Technical Profession. Luis Gonzalez from Mountain View High School.
They were selected based on their academic performance, service activities, extracurricular activities, and essays.
Volunteer shortages are affecting charities across the country. In Phoenix, Arizona, volunteer slots at Ronald McDonald Houses such as Dinnertime Heroes are only 50 percent full. Chief Executive Kelly Shulman said no one knows exactly why, but suspects the high number of people working from home is having an effect. Due to the labor shortage, we have had to postpone improvements such as increasing the number of employees. A recent U.S. Census Bureau/Americops study found that formal volunteering declined by 7% between 2019 and 2021. This is the largest decline the survey has recorded since it began in 2002. The shortage of volunteers has reached a level that puts a burden on volunteers. A safety net that nonprofits provide for many of society’s most vulnerable people. Colorado had the largest decline of any state from 2019 to 2021, at 16.1%. Hawaii. Wisconsin and Ohio also posted double-digit declines. Utah also dropped 8.8%, but still has the highest volunteer rate in the nation.
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