Holiday Helpers

Valley Businesses Support Arizona Helping Hands

U.S. Egg, the Valley’s ultimate breakfast and lunch spot, teamed up with Arizona Helping Hands for its annual toy and pajama drive benefiting boys and girls in foster care. Arizona Helping Hands is the largest provider of essential needs to the 14,000-plus children in foster care in Arizona. Throughout the entire month of November 2022, all six of U.S. Egg’s Valley locations collected new toys and pajamas that were donated to Arizona Helping Hands. With the help of the local community, U.S. Egg collected 3,000 toys and pajamas for children in foster care.

The Brokery held a Stuff the Sleigh toy drive for Arizona Helping Hands on December 2 at its Arcadia office. The event was designed to collect holiday gifts for teens in foster care who are often overlooked when it comes to holiday gift giving. Guests enjoyed a festive holiday market with local vendors; complimentary hot chocolate, milk, and cookies; live music; and photos with Santa. The event resulted in the donation of 265 gifts and $835 in gift cards for Arizona Helping Hands. Arizona Housing Fund Announces Grant Recipients

The Arizona Housing Fund (AZHF), a private philanthropic effort to address Arizona’s homelessness epidemic, announced its first four grants totaling $850,000, which will help fund affordable housing projects that will support the delivery of 200 additional housing units. Arizona Housing Inc. was awarded $300,000 for new housing at 2900 E. Van Buren Street in Phoenix; St. Vincent de Paul received $250,000 for new housing at Ozanam Manor in Phoenix; The Coalition for Compassion and Justice received $200,000 for new housing at Paloma Village in Chino Valley; and Family Promise of Greater Phoenix was awarded $100,000 for housing at Container Village in Glendale. TruWest Credit Union Supports Students at Mesa Community College

TruWest Credit Union held its annual holiday food drive to support the Mesa Market at Mesa Community College from November 1 – 30. The market supplies students with needed clothing, food, and hygiene items. TruWest members and staff proudly donated nearly 700 canned and dried goods which will serve both Mesa Community College campuses.