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Tempe organization receives funding from Scottsdale

Posted 7/25/22

The Tempe Community Action Agency will receive $146,000 this year from Scottsdale as part of the city’s contribution to nonprofit agencies that provide programs and services to assist thousands …

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Tempe organization receives funding from Scottsdale

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The Tempe Community Action Agency will receive $146,000 this year from Scottsdale as part of the city’s contribution to nonprofit agencies that provide programs and services to assist thousands of people who are at risk and in need.

 The Scottsdale City Council last month approved more than $1.9 million for such nonprofits.

TCAA’s goal is to improve the quality of life in the community by “helping alleviate crisis and transition to greater economic independence,” according to the organization’s website.

“For more than 55 years, we have capably addressed the causes and effects of poverty in Tempe and surrounding communities. We support people and families to overcome adversity and live their best lives.”

In Scottsdale, for example, TCAA offers congregate lunches at the Granite Reef Senior Center.

 Other groups funded from Scottsdale’s general fund are: A New Leaf ($28,000), Area Agency on Aging ($13,560), Duet: Partners in Aging and Health ($8,440) and Fresh Start Women’s Center ($2,522).

In addition to general funds, the Endowment Program gave $8,600 to two nonprofits - the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy for Expedition Days STEM program and the Arizona Burn Foundation for early childhood burn prevention and education programs.

Scottsdale’s Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community grant funding provided $125,000 to nine agencies that provide food and shelter services including Catholic Charities ($28,000), Central Arizona Shelter Services, Inc. ($13,580), Chrysalis Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence ($3,396), Duet Partners in Aging and Health ($9,060) and Family Promise ($21,279) among others.

Another source of human services funding comes from Scottsdale Cares, a voluntary donation program that allows residents to add an extra $1 or more to their monthly city utility bill.

The money supports programs that provide meals, emergency rent and mortgage assistance, drug intervention and prevention, youth mentoring and self-sufficiency.

The Scottsdale Cares-funded agencies that received a piece of the $150,000 are:

  • Area Agency on Aging - $10,500: Home-delivered meals.
  • Best Buddies - $2,500: Scottsdale Inclusion Project.
  • Bloom 365 - $ 4,811: Lead peer advocates to help reduce teen dating violence.
  • Community Bridges - $16,875: Mobile community outreach.
  • Community Legal Services - $16,800: Legal advocacy for low-income residents.
  • Cortney’s Place - $15,679: Day program for adults with intellectual disabilities.
  • Fresh Start Women’s Center - $685: Women’s self-sufficiency program.
  • Homeless Youth Connection - $4,811: Help homeless youth graduate.
  • Phoenix Rescue Mission - $7,216: Day labor opportunities for homeless.
  • Raising Special Kids - $ $4,811: Help families with disabled children navigate the education and healthcare system.
  • Scottsdale Community Partners - $16,875: Emergency rent and mortgage assistance.
  • Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center - $7,217: Activities at Paiute campus.
  • Teen Lifeline - $16,875: Peer crisis hotline.
  • Valley of the Sun YMCA - $16,875: South Scottsdale home-delivered meals.
  • Waste Not Arizona - $1,064: Meal programs for low-income children.