Program areas at Angel Charity for Children
Youth On Their Own received $768,161 to fund the renovation of its recently purchased headquarters facility in midtown Tucson near the intersection of Country Club and Grant Roads.
Boys to Men Tucson was awarded $77,900 to support a Healthy Intergenerational Masculinity initiative to provide weekly group mentorship circles, led by adult male mentors, to allow at risk boys to genuinely express themselves and share their hopes and struggles. It will serve 700 boys at 25 middle and high schools and community centers, improving their chances to succeed, and making our community safer.
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southern Arizona received $388,000 to fund programming to offer mental health presentations to middle and high school students in Pima County.
El Rio Health Center Foundation was awarded $50,000 to help launch a new Youth Mental Health Pilot Program at El Rio Health, Tucson's largest provider of health services. The pandemic has escalated the need for behavioral mental health services for youth suffering from anxiety, depression, and behavior problems. The program will serve 200-300 youth ages 12-18 who lack resources to obtain treatment elsewhere.Junior Achievement of Arizona was awarded $50,000 to expand the JA Anywhere program to reach 1,400 low income, diverse students in kindergarten-12th grade, and prepare them to succeed in work and life. The program will equip them with the knowledge and skills they need to manage their money, plan for their future, and make smart academic, career and economic choices.Nourish was awarded $25,000 to provide therapy and dietician services to young children with feeding challenges caused by medical problems such as prematurity, heart issues, autism, gastrointestinal difficulties, or cleft lip or palate. Seventy-five families that cannot afford the needed services or specialized therapy equipment will be helped.TMC Foundation was awarded $50,300 to purchase a state-of-the-art incubator and radiant warmer bed for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Tucson Medical Center. The Giraffe Omnibed Care station has advanced technology to provide care and mimic the mother's womb while premature newborn babies grow and develop. The existing incubator bed has been used for years and needs to be replaced.Tucson Girls Chorus was awarded $10,000 to provide scholarships to allow low-income girls in kindergarten-12th grade to participate in choral education that fosters leadership, personal growth, and a sense of belonging regardless of abilities or socio-economic background. Through music participation in one of eleven choirs and many performances, singers boost confidence, cultivate compassion, and gain a sense of belonging that affirms their voice matters.YWCA of Southern Arizona was awarded $25,000 to support the Teen Court Program by modernizing technology and supporting programming. Teen Court is a peer-led juvenile court diversion program where teen volunteers are trained to conduct hearings and sentence youth ages 12-17 that were arrested for minor crimes to restorative justice. The arrested youth avoid incarceration, and the youth volunteers receive education on the legal process.$4,012 of expenses related to the administration of grants.