United Way and Partners Bring Project Connect to Buckeye
United Way and Partners Bring Project Connect to BuckeyeVeterans Services Among Help Offered at Monthly EventsAs we approach Veteran’s Day, Valley of the Sun United Way is partnering with the Buckeye...
View ArticleProject Connect Allows Volunteers to ‘Make a Difference’
Project Connect Allows Volunteers to ‘Make a Difference’Many Volunteers Also Gain Experience, NetworkingWhat: In this economy, volunteerism can not only give back to the community – but can also...
View ArticleUnited Way WeekEnd Hunger Backpacks Help Fill Young Stomachs
United Way WeekEnd Hunger Backpacks Help Fill Young StomachsEvent Highlights Solutions to HungerWhat: Backpacks filled with food are in many cases the primary meal source to last students through the...
View ArticleUnited Way and Partners Bring Project Connect to Gilbert
United Way and Partners Bring Project Connect to GilbertInnovative one-day outreach Tackles HomelessnessWhat: Valley of the Sun United Way partners with the Gilbert community and more than 30 human...
View ArticleLiteracy Fair Promotes Reading by Third Grade
Literacy Fair Promotes Reading by Third GradeRead on Greater Phoenix Reaches out with Books, Resources to Improve LiteracyValley of the Sun United Way invites the media to join us for the first Read On...
View ArticleFree Tax Service Helps Increase Financial Stability
Free Tax Service Helps Increase Financial StabilityMany Hardworking Taxpayers May Qualify for Earned Income Tax CreditHard-working West Valley residents and families can begin the New Year with a fresh...
View ArticleHelpers Sought for Valentine’s Day Project Connect Event
Volunteer Opportunity Spreads Love to End HomelessnessHelpers Sought for Valentine’s Day Project Connect EventWhat better way to show your love for our community than joining Valley of the Sun United...
View ArticleThe City of Phoenix Celebrates Opening of Encanto Pointe with Valley of the...
News Release courtesy of the city of PhoenixCITY OF PHOENIX CELEBRATES THE GRAND OPENING OF ENCANTO POINTE APARTMENTSNEWS Contact: Alejandro Montiel 602-534-3443 The city of Phoenix Housing and...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Event Spreads Love to End Homelessness
Valentine’s Day Event Spreads Love to End Homelessness Project Connect brings hope to many in needHundreds of Valley volunteers will converge at North Hills Church in Phoenix on Valentine’s Day to...
View ArticleVolunteers Needed for Annual Veteran's StandDown
Volunteers can support hundreds of veterans who have suffered chronic homelessness at the 12th Annual Arizona StandDown. The event will provide vital support to former members of the U.S. Armed Forces...
View ArticleWeekEND Backpack Program Helps Youth Tackle Hunger
WeekEnd Backpack Program Helps Youth Tackle HungerSoup, oatmeal, tuna and more: With each item of food that more than 70 volunteers pack into 1,300 Weekend Hunger Backpack bags prepared once a month on...
View ArticleBMO Harris Bank Prepares Homes For Chronically Homeless
BMO Harris Bank Prepares Homes For Chronically HomelessDuring the month of January, more than 100 local volunteers with BMO Harris Bank readied 54 new apartment homes for individuals to move into – a...
View ArticleVolunteers help others feel home for the holidays
By Kerry Fehr-Snyder The Republic | azcentral.com Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:11 PM Volunteers gathered in Tempe last week at the monthly Project Connect to help people and families who are homeless or at risk...
View ArticleSanta for a Day: Families Help Others this Holiday
Families can help needy families this holidayUnited Way pairs up families to get them needed supplies - Watch Video
View ArticleFun with family volunteering
Fun with family volunteeringBy Lynn Trimble | November 2012Marco Meraz with his son, Gage Martin (5), planting basil at the Mesa Urban Garden.A few years ago, Chandler mother Ophelia Bachini watched...
View ArticleValley United Way seeks tax volunteers
Valley United Way seeks tax volunteersTuesday, January 22, 2013 9:15 pmValley of the Sun United Way is seeking number-savvy volunteers to help West Valley residents with taxes.No tax preparation...
View ArticleMonthly Event Connects Homeless, Resources
Monthly Event Connects Homeless, ResourcesPHOTO: Volunteers cut the hair of homeless people at a Project Connect event on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 in Tempe, Ariz. (Bob McClay/KTAR)TEMPE, Ariz. --...
View ArticleHomeless Army veteran turns life around, helps others .
Homeless Army veteran turns life around, helps othersby Christine LaCroixBio | Email| Follow: @CLaCroix3TVPHOENIX -- At the United Way’s Project Connect at the Sun Valley Community Church in Tempe on...
View ArticleFirst Project Connect Held in El Mirage
First Project Connect Held in El MirageOn Jan. 10, the City of El Mirage partnered with the Valley of the Sun United Way to volunteer at the first Project Connect held in El Mirage at the Dysart...
View ArticleVolunteers Tackle Hunger (See page 19)
WeekEnd Backpack Program Helps Youth Tackle Hunger Soup, oatmeal, tuna and more: With each item of food that more than 70 volunteers pack into 1,300 Weekend Hunger Backpack bags prepared once a month...
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