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Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be printed or reproduced without the publication’s permission. North Tatum Times assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material. FEATURED CHARITY OF THE MONTH: LIVE AND LEARN

24.4 percent of children in Arizona live in extreme partners, Live and Learn brings together our commupoverty. An additional 2 percent live in low- nity’s diverse programs and resources to address the income families, families earning less than 200 complex needs of at-risk women. percent of the federal poverty line. This means that about half of the children in our state struggle to have LONG-TERM SUPPORT their basic needs met. Many organizations start a woman on the road to sucLive and Learn is working to end this epidemic of that road, helping them as they set goals, begin school, poverty. The Phoenix-based nonprofi t empowers wom- reach milestones, and encounter new obstacles. en to achieve fi nancial self-suffi ciency, enabling them Live and Learn’s program is unlike any other in the Phoenix-metro area

HOLISTIC APPROACH

Live and Learn serves the whole-person. Other organizations in our community address one factor necessary to a woman’s success, such as housing, fi nancial literacy, or job placement, but Live and Learn address the myriad factors necessary to a woman’s success.

COLLABORATIVE

orking with over 40 community cess, but Live and Learn supports them as they travel to lift themselves out of poverty and create a brighter IT TAKES A VILLAGE future for their children. ince 2012, the organization Clients of other organizations may meet and form has served adult women from the Phoenix-metro area bonds, but Live and Learn recognizes that meaningwhose lives have been affected by poverty, violence, ful relationships are essential to a woman’s long-term and homelessness. success. Each woman that enters the program joins a strong community of women who support each other, encourage each other, and celebrate each other. Live and Learn gave To learn more, and read some inspiring stories of local me the chance to write a new women, visit www.liveandlearnaz.org. page of my life. FOSTER HOPE: BECOME A MENTOR - Maria G. Each of us faces pressures and risks in life professionally and personally. However, many of the women Live and Learn serves face these issues alone. The orBased on research by the Bill and Melinda Gates as one-on-one mentors to provide hope and support to oundation, the orld Health Organization, and the a Live and Learn woman. A mentor helps a woman recAnnie E. Casey oundation, Live and Learn focuses ognize her own strengths, models positive life choices, on the fi ve critical aspects needed to lift an individual offers her encouragement throughout her journey, and out of poverty education, career planning, social sup- assists her with developing skills along the way. Menport, life-skills development, and fi nancial literacy. tors come from all walks of life and all economic and ith Live and Learn’s help, the women in the pro- educational backgrounds to create a lasting impact for gram are the fi rst in their families to earn a high school women, their children, and our community. To learn diploma, the fi rst to attain a secondary degree, and the more or attend a mentor training, please contact ristin fi rst to pursue a professional career. Chatsworth at Chatsworth liveandlearnaz.org.

ganization is seeking community members to volunteer