Qualified Charitable Organizations Foster Arizona Housing Project

Established in 2018, Foster Arizona Housing Project, a sister organization to Foster Arizona, was created to bridge the gap between kids in foster care and those aging out of the foster care system. With more than 800 youth transitioning out of Arizona’s foster care system annually, Arizona has a dire need for a safe place to reside and the Housing Project steps in.

The Housing Projects' mission is to educate, empower, and engage foster and at-risk youth and the community to offer hope through connections. Our vision is that every young adult transitioning out of foster care will be empowered, supported, and have the opportunity to enrich their lives through intentional community connections.

What started in March 2018 as a pilot of four young adults has expanded to serve approximately 50 young adults, ages 18-to-24, annually. The Housing Project is a six-unit, 26-bed transitional housing program that provides a safe place to reside, basic provisions, and supportive services for young adults. The program is designed to meet our participants' basic necessities (housing and basic provisions). Once participants are in stable housing, our program is then able to focus on supportive services (life skills, leadership and empowerment opportunities, employment, education/trade, counseling support, and more). Participants in the program set financial, vocational, educational, personal, and housing goals that they work on while involved in the program. Participants engage weekly in mentoring to achieve the goals they have set for themselves.

Foster Arizona Housing Project creates a partnership between the program and the young adult participants in order to help increase self-sustainability and community connections by offering transitional housing, life skill classes, career exploration, education support, an individualized plan for self-sufficiency development, mentorship, and community normalization outings.

Your Arizona Charitable Tax Credit to Foster Arizona Housing Project helps make this program a reality. Website: fosterarizonahousingproject.org

Gabriel’s Angels

Our work is driven by a passionate belief that the unconditional love of a pet can heal a child. With Arizona ranking 44th in the nation in child welfare, we know that our pet therapy visits to vulnerable children in places like Title I schools, crisis nurseries, homeless shelters, and group homes have a positive impact and enhance the social and emotional development of children. This year we expect to serve 2,300 children with 125 pet therapy teams at 75 partner agencies throughout Arizona.

Gabriel’s Angels serves vulnerable children in Arizona through the application of innovative pet therapy. The program’s goal is to increase the overall sense of well-being and happiness for children in a safe environment and to build critical core behaviors, such as empathy, respect, tolerance, and confidence.

Through the life-changing power of pet therapy, we enhance the social and emotional development of vulnerable children. “Gabriel’s Angels provides a non-threatening venue to learn self-control and sensitivity,” says one local school staff member.

In addition to donations, we rely heavily on dedicated volunteers. Do you have an amazing pet who is social and likes children? You and your pet can make an impact in your community by providing unconditional love to vulnerable children through the power of pet therapy. Volunteers receive personalized training, activities for pet therapy visits, and on-going support from Gabriel’s Angels staff.

You can support your love for animals with your Arizona Tax Credit. Gabriel’s Angels is one of the only animal-related charities that offers you a chance to donate and get it all back with the Arizona Tax Credit. With your gift, we can reach more vulnerable children who are hurting and in need of the unconditional love and support of a therapy dog.

Website: gabrielsangels.org

• 7 locations across the Valley supporting over 1,600 women and teen girls per year

•Programs include free life skills education, mentoring, support groups, and community resource referrals. Clients can use earned program points for material resources

•Helping break cycles of poverty and abuse, helping mothers create a better future for children

• All donations are tax deductible and qualify for the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit (QCO 20256)