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The Ben & Catherine Ivy Foundation is an organization dedicated to supporting patient-focused research on gliomas, a type of brain tumor usually found in the brain or spine. The Ivy Foundation strives towards working on a cure, but immediate goals involve doing research to find new ways of improving the diagnostics and various treatments that patients must endure. The founders, Ben and Catherine Ivy, created a foundation together that became focused on brain cancer when Ben was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and passed away shortly thereafter. The Ivy...

Aaron Blocher-Rubin’s relationship with autism hits close to home and is the inspiration behind his study and therapy for children with autism. He has now created AZA United, a nonprofit solely providing help for children and families with effective autism treatment. We are empowered by our Q & A with Blocher-Rubin—and hope that you will be too.

Arizona Childproofers is a locally family owned and operated company based out of Phoenix that focuses on helping families create a safer environment for babies in their homes and around their pools. The owners, Dustin and Nancy Dastrup, not only encourage parents to be proactive about safety in their home, but they also sponsor several parenting groups where they hold safety classes for free, while also working with women shelters in the valley. Their dedication to childhood safety shines through with their kind actions. Here, Nancy tells AFM more about the work they do to help others around Arizona.

The 19th Annual Arizona Highway Patrol Christmas Bear Program for hospitalized Arizona children kicked off this week in the Pediatric Emergency Center, Mendy’s Place, and the inpatient pediatric unit, KidsZone, at John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital, 19829 N. 27^th Ave., Phoenix.