Mesa residents can make a better community by helping people in need during the holiday season and year-round. Mesa’s ABC: A Better Community utility donation program provides shelter, meals and other essential services to Mesa children, families, and seniors facing economic challenges.

For the 2022-23 fiscal year, the city has allocated ABC grant money to two nonprofit agencies:

• Paz de Cristo, 424 W. Broadway Road, which helps provide meals, food, clothing, showers, and other services to Mesa community members struggling with hunger, poverty, and homelessness. 
• United Food Bank, 245 S. Nina Drive, which helps people in our community with food bags and puts nutritious meals on the tables for hungry children, seniors, and families.

During the past year, ABC donations helped Mesa nonprofit organizations provide the following services: 

• Feed: More than 50,000 meals are provided each month at Paz de Cristo
• Clothe: Clean clothes, a hot shower, and a haircut give a fresh start.
• Empower: help people find jobs and remove barriers to get ahead.

Donating to ABC is easy. You can donate in multiple ways: City utility customers can contribute by automatically donating money with their monthly utility bill payments. You can also round up the dollar on your utility bill or contribute a one-time amount.

If you are not a Mesa utility customer, you can donate online by going to mesaaz.gov/abc and using the “Donate Now” button. Payment types accepted are credit/debit cards. You can also donate via telephone by calling 480-644-2221 (7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday) or mailing a check to City of Mesa Customer Service, PO box 1466 Mesa, AZ 85211-1466 and write “ABC: A Better Community” in the memo area.