7 nonprofits seeking Apache Junction health and human services funding

Seven nonprofit organizations are seeking a portion of $80,000 in health and human services funding from the city of Apache Junction.

They are:

• Superstition Community Food Bank, seeking $50,000 in food and $25,000 for a student backpack food program;
• Boys and Girls Club of the East Valley, seeking an unknown amount of money to promote academic success, healthy lifestyles, good character/leadership, and career pathways and workforce readiness;
• Community Alliance Against Family Abuse, which in 2021 became A New Leaf, $7,000 for the continuation of emergency hotel nights, to purchase cell phones for survivors and provide transportation;
• Horizon Health & Wellness, $3,228 for food including fresh fruit and vegetables to be grown at the adjacent Earth Heart Park;
• Apache Junction Community Development Corp., $11,460 to assist volunteers in using landscaping equipment to clean properties that have excessive trash, weeds, debris, etc.;
• Bigger Than Us, seeking an unknown amount of money to bring a nationally known speaker to local schools to combat issues of bullying and youth suicide and provide training to first-responders; and
• Begin Again Homes, $12,550 for temporary housing for individuals who are homeless by acquiring a permanent structure.