Award-Winning Journalist Lisa Ling to Keynote United Way Luncheon

By Ashley Ford and Jillian Rivera Award-winning journalist Lisa Ling will be visiting the Valley soon for Valley of the Sun United Way’s “We Are United” Luncheon taking place on May 8 at Camelback Inn. The event will help fund United Way’s efforts to battle hunger in the classroom, including its WeekEnd Hunger Backpack and […]

Valley United Way Advocate Named to Global Women’s Council

Valley of the Sun United Way board member and advocate Jenny Holsman Tetreault has been selected to serve on the organization’s prestigious Women United Global Leadership Council. In addition to serving on the organization’s board, Tetreault is the co-chair of the Women United Steering Committee and has been volunteering with United Way for over a […]

Programs in the Classroom Provide New Way of Fighting Hunger

By Latasha Causey, Co-Chairwoman Jenny Holsman Tetreault, Co-Chairwoman Valley of the Sun United Way’s Women United Hunger is a symptom of poverty — and perhaps the most distressing one. Its effects on the children and families that experience it can be devastating and demoralizing. A hungry child has a harder time learning, growing and developing. […]