CASA volunteers improve outcomes for children in Foster Care
phoenix – May is National Foster Care Awareness Month and it’s time CASA Arizona continues to raise awareness of the important role CASA volunteers provide to children and adolescents in Arizona’s foster care system. In 1977, a Seattle judge created a volunteer position called a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) to represent the best interests […]
Yuma community volunteers for Feed My Starving Children
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma community came together on Saturday for a “Feed the Hungry Children” event. The goal was to end world hunger by packing and sending meals around the world for those in need. The full-day event was held at Christ Lutheran Church. The church obtained food ingredients through fundraising. When […]
YRMC honored their volunteers at Children’s Museum
YUMA, AZ (KYMA, KECY) – Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) honored volunteers with a unique experience and an award ceremony. The ceremony thanked those who gave their lives to help hospitals in needy areas. The ceremony was held at the Children’s Museum on Sunday, April 30, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. YRMC says volunteers […]
Volunteers mark 10 years, look forward to more | Local News Stories
Volunteers at Historic Kanoa Ranch in Green Valley have been around for 10 years, and there’s no shortage of history and changes since the site’s inauguration. Volunteers interact with the public and facilities, such as leading bird walks, greeting guests at the visitor center, helping with landscaping, and visiting groups around the community to provide […]
Volunteers step up to donate 50,000 books to Tucson-area schools
Arizona Daily Star’s Bill Finley Special On a quiet sidewalk in a quiet neighborhood of Green Valley, you’ll find The Little Free Library, full of handcrafted, hand-painted books. lots of books. All kinds of books, from Dean Koontz and Robert Ludlum to Lisa Jenova and John Gray. Next to the bookcase is a simple yellow […]
Pima Animal Care Center Needs Foster Volunteers
open audio article player To staff | | upon April 4, 2023 Pima Animal Care Center Audio of the article was made possible by the CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. Production of Talking Glass Media. Pima Animal Care Center After accepting 288 dogs into shelters in the past seven days, there is an urgent need to […]
SEACUS seeking volunteers for Meals on Wheels
Posted By: David Bell March 22, 2023 SAFFORD — Southeast Arizona Community Unique Service is asking for volunteer help. Demand is growing for the Meals on Wheels program offered by SEACUS. This means there is a growing need for additional volunteer drivers in Graham and Greenlee counties. SEACUS Executive Director Stephanie Nabor said: “We provide […]
Copper Area News Publishers providing news coverage for Eastern Pinal and Southern Gila Counties | CASA of Gila County needs volunteers for local youth in foster care; more than 20 volunteers are needed!
To (Gila County, Arizona –) CASA in Gila County recruits volunteers from the community to participate in the program as court-appointed special advocates. For young people in foster care. “Our local children in foster care are kept out of their homes because of abuse and neglect.It is not their fault. In the meantime, they deserve […]
Arizona foster care review boards rely on volunteers to place children in safe homes
of Foster Care Review Boardis a volunteer program established in 1978 under the Arizona Supreme Court to recruit volunteers. Volunteers are responsible for analyzing foster child cases involving addictive behavior or out-of-home placement and discussing them at monthly board meetings via Zoom until permanentization is achieved. “Somebody needs to make sure these children become permanent […]
Volunteers help walk dogs at Maricopa County shelter
Phoenix (3TV/CBS 5) – Walks are important for a dog’s physical and mental exercise, but what about puppies in shelters? Luckily for hundreds of dogs, Maricopa County Animal Care and Managementthere are volunteers doing something good. Happy dogs get a break from their shelters thanks to volunteers taking them for walks. With fewer foster homes […]