Valley of the Sun United Way announced its new MacKenzie Scott Drop Spot, which will provide nonprofit partners with shared, leasable co-working spaces beginning July 1. The collaborative workspace, located inside Valley of the Sun United Way’s corporate offices, features 19 individual stand-or-sit workstations that include access to conference rooms, Wi-Fi, private lockers for personal […]
John & Kathleen Graham and Phil & Nita Francis have each committed $1 million to the Mighty Change 2026 Community Plan Valley of the Sun United Way announced a $2 million challenge to incentivize additional philanthropic gifts in support of the Mighty Change 2026 initiative. The match was made possible by two new $1 million […]
Carla Vargas Jasa reflects on the difficult, critical and fun decisions that led her to lead Valley of the Sun United Way You can tell she’s well-traveled, smart and serious. You will learn that she likes to cook and loves her Boston Terrier puppy, Ellie. And yet, if you found yourself in conversation with Carla […]
Arizona Helping Hands, the largest provider of essential needs to children in foster care statewide, has named its current Interim President and CEO, Jodie M. Sprayberry, as its permanent President and CEO. “Jodie is the right leader at the right time and will work with the Board to take our organization to new heights,” said […]
The Arizona Community Foundation, Republic Media, and Morrison Institute for Public Policy have announced the winner in the Housing Security Challenge, the fourth philanthropic prize competition offered under the New Arizona Prize banner. The East Valley Senior Home Sharing (SHS) Program will receive $250,000 to develop their proposal using home sharing and wraparound services to […]
During an online event celebrating its 95th anniversary, Valley of the Sun United Way announced its Mighty Change plan, a five-year strategy that shines a spotlight on key needs in Maricopa County with strategic focus on health, housing and homelessness, education and workforce development. The plan, named MC2026, was created following an unprecedented effort over the past year […]
Valley of the Sun United Way announced the election of 13 new members to its Board of Directors, effective at the beginning of its fiscal year, which began July 1. Additionally, Jenny Holsman Tetreault was elected to serve a second one-year term as Chair of the 40-member board, and John Graham was elected Vice Chair […]
Valley of the Sun United Way has released a “COVID-19 Response Report” covering the organization’s first seven weeks of local response from March 20-May 8. The report is available at www.vsuw.org/covidreport. The United for the Valley COVID-19 Fund launched to support nonprofit partners in the health and human services and education sectors, as well as […]
Valley of the Sun United Way is working with local foundations, businesses, media organizations and others to create the new ‘United for the Valley COVID-19 Fund’, which its local health and human services and education nonprofits, and school partners, will be able to utilize to address the county’s most pressing needs. “This is an accelerated approach to how […]
U.S. soccer star Carli Lloyd will serve as keynote speaker for the 5th Annual We are United Luncheon, hosted by the Valley of the Sun United Way’s Women United, on April 22 at The Phoenician in Scottsdale. The Valley of the Sun United Way’s annual We Are United Luncheon paves the way for more than […]
