In 1998, when Ana Colombo’s daughter was in 2nd grade, she brought home a flyer from school about joining Girl Scouts.
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At the end of 2019, the Dorrance Family Foundation of Scottsdale issued a $300,000 matching funds grant to Rancho Feliz Charitable Foundation, inc., a Scottsdale-based nonprofit that builds homes and provides food to the needy in Mexico. The grant will be used to build a new volunteer dormitory in Agua Prieta, Sonora, on the U.S./Mexico border because Rancho Feliz has outgrown its current facility. The new dormitory, “La Hacienda Feliz,” will house U.S. and Mexican volunteers together while they build homes, distribute food and care for children and seniors in the area’s slums, fostering cross-cultural service experiences.
CultureArizona Nonprofits: Childhelp
Marilyn HawkesJanuary 9, 2019
After Carol and Jim Hebets moved to Phoenix in 1985 from San Diego, Carol served on the board of Arizona Foundation for Women. During her board service, Carol met Sara O’Meara, who, along with Yvonne Fedderson, founded Childhelp, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping abused, neglected and at-risk children. Once Carol and Jim learned more about the organization, they quickly jumped on board as volunteers.
When Morgan Travis graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, she wanted to gain work experience in the field.
CultureArizona Nonprofits: Children’s Cancer Network
PMInternOctober 21, 2018
Steve and Patti Luttrell started the Children’s Cancer Network in 2004 after their 5-year-old son, Jeff, was diagnosed with cancer. Read on to find out what they have accomplished since then and how they help other Arizona families faced with pediatric cancer.