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VIDEO: Peoria-based Hope Effect bringing foster care …

5/15/2023
It’s not uncommon to hear the echoes of an overburdened foster care system in the United States. But some might not know that many developing countries do not even offer a foster care option at all, mired in a system of institutional orphanages that often cause more harm than help.

Change a child's life for free

4/12/2023
Becoming a foster or adoptive parent is a huge commitment that isn’t right for everyone, but there is one way to make a life changing difference in the lives of children in foster care from your own home.

What to do in Scottsdale this holiday season

12/5/2022
This holiday season, Scottsdale residents can look forward to enjoying an array of holiday programming throughout the city and Valley.

Arizona Helping Hands receives 1,400 backpacks for …

8/12/2022
Plexus Worldwide, one of the largest direct selling health and wellness companies in the world, supported local nonprofit Arizona Helping Hands (AHH) in its effort to provide back-to-school supplies …

Tempe company gives free swim lessons to foster care …

7/24/2022
Tempe-based Pivot Solar-Breeze, maker of the solar-powered pool skimming robot Ariel, is pleased to announce that it will donate up to $10,000 to Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation in support of swim lessons for Arizona children in foster care. 

AFFCF launches back-to-school drive to support foster …

7/20/2022
The Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation, located at 360 E. Coronado Road, #190, announced the launch of its new Back-to-School Donation Drive. The initiative helps fund the purchase of …

Seniors playing prominent role for foster children

7/15/2022
With nearly 14,000 kids in Arizona’s child welfare system in Arizona, there are many roles individuals can take on, and lately some of those roles have been falling on seniors.

Seniors playing prominent role for foster children

7/15/2022
With nearly 14,000 kids in Arizona’s child welfare system in Arizona, there are many roles individuals can take on, and lately some of those roles have been falling on seniors.

Sibling relationships can be lifeline for foster …

4/14/2022
When a knock comes to the door and you are taken from your birth home to be placed in someone else’s care, the emotional toll can be substantial. For some, the solace of having a familiar …

Ending institutional orphanages from Peoria

4/7/2022
Moises Natera and Hansel Martz, a married couple from Hermosillo in the Mexican state of Sonora, had always talked about the possibility of adopting a child, and learned that fostering had become a new option in their country only recently.

Goodyear prosecutor wants to clean up County …

3/29/2022
Goodyear city prosecutor Gina Godbehere wants to clean up the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. The veteran prosecutor, who worked at the County Attorney’s Office for 25 years before …

‘They never grow up’: Phoenix foster kids age out

2/5/2022
Tysheria Harrell has been through a lot in her 20 years of life. She and her siblings were removed from her mom’s custody when she was 15 due to abuse. They were separated in foster care, eradicating the family unit. Harrell lived in a group home and an independent living facility throughout her time in the system.