AZ Giving
AZ Giving Spotlight: Kris Jacober of Arizona Friends of Foster Children
Arizona Friends of Foster Children have been promoting the self-esteem and enriching the lives of Arizona's children in foster care by funding activities and education that provide them with the quality of life they deserve while they experience and live through difficult circumstances. Here, AFM interviews Kris Jacober, the Executive Director of...
AZ Giving Spotlight: Leanna DeKing of A Place to Call Home
A Place to Call Home is an agency that serves foster children and adults with disabilities or special needs. A Place to Call Home works with all aspects of foster care, from screening and training foster families to moving through the adoption process with them. They are dedicated to strong and supportive family relationships by providing safe and loving homes for the people in need. AFM interviews Leanna DeKing, the Executive Director at A Place to Call Home.
AFM: What is the goal of A Place to Call Home?
LD: The need in Arizona for foster...
AZ Giving: Ben & Catherine Ivy Foundation
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...
AZ Giving Spotlight: Aaron Blocher-Rubin of AZA United
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.
AZ Giving Spotlight: The Dastrups of Arizona Childproofers
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.
