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2016 Recipient Agencies The 2016 Recipient Agencies’ award amounts are not decided, but the list of recipients is. We’re proud to share with the community our 2016 list of recipient agencies: • Dylan Earven Foundation • Boys & Girls Club of Globe-Miami • Friends of the Globe Public Library • Grand Canyon Council - Boy Scouts of America • Gila House • Gila County Historical Society • Cobre Valley Center for the Arts • Gila Community Food Bank • Bullion Plaza Museum

By Maryn Belling, Board Treasurer

United Fund of Globe-Miami is in its 51st year of serving local organizations. Come join us in making a huge impact in our community with a donation as small as $2/month – less than 7¢ per day. As an added bonus, your donation – up to $200 per individual or $400 for a joint return – is deductible on your Arizona tax return under the Working Poor Tax Credit. Don’t forget to ask your tax professional for this option; it allows you to give your money to local organizations instead of the Department of Revenue.

Making an Impact To maximize our impact to local groups, United Fund’s goal is to keep its administrative percentage to less than 10 %. Over the past 2 years, the administrative costs have been 4% or less of our annual budget. This amount is far below the national average of 15%.

2016 Goals

• Horizon Human Services Domestic Violence

Our Board of Directors

• Gila County Reading Council • Miami Genesis • Habitat for Humanity

• Horizon Human Services Residential

• Treasurer: Maryn Belling

• Pinal Mountain Foundation for Higher Education

• Rula Colvin • Linda Gross

• Salvation Army Daycare

• Jeff Hessenius • Ellen Kretsch • Cami Lucero • Anna Petty

Each year, our campaign includes the Fair Share program. The notation is on the front of our donation slips. A Fair Share donation is the equivalent of 1 hour of pay per month. For an employee earning $15/hour, that would be 50¢ per day. Where else can you make a HUGE difference in the community for 50¢ per day and know that 48¢ of that 50¢ is going straight to the agencies we serve?

• Copper Cities Youth Sports

• Old Dominion Mine Park Playground

• Secretary: Robin Horta

Fair Share Program

• Gila County 4-H Leaders' Council

• High Desert Humane Society

• Acting VP: MaryAnne Moreno

• Gloria Rico

• Globe-Miami Community Concert Association

• Lead Guitar

• President: Linda Oddonetto

We are very thankful to our local donors whose consistent support ensures our ongoing ability to serve the community’s not-for-profit organizations. Our 2016 campaign is Paying It Forward. In addition to supporting the organizations that our community sees as most important, we also serve those organizations most in need.

Habitat For Humanity

• St. Vincent's of Holy Angels As you can see from this list, we are serving the needs of our community through a variety of resources. If you’re not familiar with each of these agencies, we’re pleased to bring you this insert to share the wonderful work that each agency is doing. Some of these projects serve the every-day needs of folks whose needs aren’t otherwise met.

Some of these projects create big splashes in the local community. Each is important in its own way and our budget committee diligently worked to ensure that we were meeting the best intentions of EVERY DONOR. If you ever have a concern about how your donations are invested in the community, please don’t hesitate to contact us UnitedFund@ cableone.net or pull up our annual Form 990 on the GuideStar website.

For more than 50 years, the United Fund of Globe-Miami has raised money locally to give to our community’s various charities. The organization was launched by a group of local businessman in 1964, and it continues to help support the livelihood of numerous community nonprofits today. Every dollar raised by the United Fund of Globe-Miami helps local organizations do good things for those in our community. Within the following pages, GMT features the 25 agencies that were selected as 2016 recipients of the United Fund’s most recent campaign, which raised nearly $800,000. Read on to learn about the local organizations receiving those funds and how their work is truly a gift to this community.

If each Globe-Miami household (estimated at about 8,000), contributed $5 to the United Fund each month, the organization would raise an additional $40,000 per month - that is an additional $40,000 that could be used by these local organizations which provide so much to our community. Help us help our community. Make a contribution to the United Fund of Globe-Miami.

Strategic Planning Throughout our history, we’ve seen many changes in the local economy. Because of that, we are well prepared for any potential down-turn in the copper market which would adversely affect the local community. This preparation is the result of 3 years of careful strategic planning and organizational oversight.

• Gila Aging Services

Our board of directors has been through the Arizona State University Lodestar training for oversight & administration of not-for-profit organizations.

Together with trainers from the ASU Lodestar center, this summer we strengthened our mission statement and put our community’s collective vision for the future into words and action.

Our current board of directors consists of:

Copper Cities Youth Sports (CCYS)

– Linda Gross, GlobeMiamiTimes

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4-H Leadership Council 4-H has a long history of helping youth “learn by doing” and the 4-H Leaders Council is a group of volunteer leaders who work with local 4-H youth and their leaders to help them stay on track with program requirements and opportunities.

Locally there are twenty clubs in the Southern Gila County 4-H program and each has one or two volunteer leaders to help run the club.

According to Melva DalMolin, treasurer for the Gila County 4-H Leaders Council, their members will go into the community to find service projects for their kids to participate in, like helping with the Annual Globe Home Tour and the Health Fair, participating in Relay for Life and March of Dimes, mailing cards to military members or helping with the USPS canned food drive.

“United Fund has really helped out in several ways,” says DalMolin, “from helping with the purchase of supplies to under-writing the cost of our newsletter which goes out to 120 members and over 20 volunteers.”

Funding also enables us to send our kids to JOLT, the teen leadership camp, and the James 4-H camp which is located in the cool pine country of Mingus Mountain near Prescott, where campers ages 9-19 learn swimming, canoeing, arts and crafts, archer, nature hikes and more.

Last year the organization was able to purchase a much needed storage trailer for their many supplies, says DalMolin. Everything from community club supplies like folders, paper and pens, to games for events, sewing machines, gardening supplies and cooking supplies is now housed in the unit.

“It is nice to be able to hook on to the trailer and drag it to the fairground for our events," says DalMolin. “And we are proud to show our thanks to United Fund!”

Boy Scouts – Grand Canyon Chapter Joe Bronson, who has been a scout leader for more than thirty five years, says he began with the program when his kids were just 6 and 8 years old.

“Most parents move on once their kids grow out of the program, so I don’t know what’s wrong with me,” he laughs.

“I guess it’s the sense that scouting makes a difference,” he says.

United Fund of Globe Miami has supported the Boy Scouts from the beginning starting in 1965 and today that funding helps them pay for a district executive who is in charge of training local leaders – parents who sign on when they enroll their son in the program, and serving as a liaison between the Grand Canyon Council Boy Scouts and the local district to keep the local troop leaders informed of the latest requirements and programming issues. Bronson says because the Globe-Miami area represents one of the smaller districts they share the services of a district executive with the Safford area.

Currently there are four Boy Scout Troops and four Cub Scout Packs in the Globe-Miami Scout Troop 101 at Bullion Plaza Museum and Cultural Center where they have put in many hours of community service area, according to Bronson. Although there was including repainting the bleachers in front of the Haul Truck on the front lawn. a time when churches and schools had scout bleachers at Bullion Plaza, relocated and painted the crusher in the mining troops, that is no longer the case. “It’s hard to find the leadership,” says Bronson. hallway, repaired broken banisters, built trails at Round Mountain Park, repaired Scouting can be an all consuming according to Bronson who says he can easily put and painted dug-outs at the Globe Community Center, installed basketball hoops at in two to three hours a day. the Boy’s and Girl’s Club and others.

According to Bronson, the scout troop has repaired and painted the

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Bullion Plaza Museum and Cultural Center Bullion Plaza Museum and Cultural Center stands today as a beacon of cultural pride and a testament to the efforts of many who stepped forward over ten years ago to save the old school from the ravages of neglect. Since a fundraiser kicked off a decade-long effort to preserve the school as a museum and cultural center, there have been many improvements which have served to ensure the building’s viability to the town of Miami and it’s status as a destination for visitors in the area.

The work has been done through generous donations by the mines, local individuals, federal and state grants, and the United Fund of Globe-Miami which has supported various grant requests over the years that have gone towards restoration and preservation projects.

“We are so grateful for the support of the community and the help that United Fund has given us over the years,” says Tom Foster, Executive Director.

Foster overseeing the renovation of a 2nd floor room which contains a stage.

Last year the museum received a grant He is exploring several possible uses for this room once it is completed. from United Fund which enabled them to renovate one of the largest rooms on the first floor. It will house the new Mexican Cultural Hall - showcasing the contribution of Mexicans to the social and economic fabric of the Globe-Miami area. The new gallery is just one of several large scale displays the museum has added over the years in addition to the Slavic Center, Native American Room, a minerals and mining hallway, the ranching exhibit and the Rose Mofford room.

Bullion Plaza is run largely by volunteers who keep the doors open to the public Thursday through Sunday and a small overhead budget which includes a full time Executive Director, and a part time research assistant who also serves as the museum’s social media director.

Admission to the museum is free to the public.

Recently Foster was working on the second floor where they are renovating yet another space - this one with a stage - and Foster points out the new skylights which were uncovered after being painted over for they had just uncovered two skylights which had been hidden from view for decades. The room, filled with light, ladders, painting decades. The newest renovation project on the tarps and potential seems poised to become yet another addition to the growing assets of Bullion Plaza.

2nd floor is a large room with a stage.

He himself learned how to engineer stage props, set up lighting and perform Since the old county courthouse was rescued by a determined group on stage as well as direct productions, of artists in 1984, the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts (CVCA) has stood as while growing up with theater. He says home for the arts in the Globe-Miami community, an anchor for social and by the time he graduated high school he economic activity in downtown Globe and a source of community pride. was able to secure his first several jobs as The building reached a milestone this last spring when a new elevator a direct result of the confidence and skills was installed - the culmination of a ten year effort led by the CVCA’s he gained through theater. indefatigable Director, Kip Culver, who saw the project to its completion “I forget who said a stand up comedian just three months before he passed away in July. becomes a comedian to be able to control Paul Tunis, who serves as the program director for Summer Youth the reason people laugh at them, but Theater, recently took over the reins as director for the Center, and says theater is like that,” Tunis says. “Kids start the elevator would not have gotten done when it did this spring had it not to feel liberated in a character where they been for an emergency Special Grant of $35,000 after it was discovered control how people see them. They build the sprinkler system had been left out of the original architectural Stewart Kim (left) and Everett Chen (right) leap in the air a sort of confidence and understanding bidding process and was required before the final phase of the elevator as monkies in the summer Seussical musical. of themselves.” could be completed.

The CVCA outreach program will begin with K- 4 and work with Copper Rim Linda Oddenetto, United Fund board president explains, “We all saw the work students where every single kid would be exposed to some sort of theater art tied into and fundraising which Kip and the many volunteers with the Center did on behalf of whatever they are learning. They will have one-on-one interaction with CVCA staff the elevator project over ten years and we felt they had come so far and were so close members. From there they would like to move into the middle school and then the that it was something we could help them complete. It was a great project which we high school. The United Fund will help to underwrite the initial launch of the program were proud to be a part of, and it took real vision and determination to accomplish. “ which will include 2 staffed instructor positions. Tunis hopes to bring programs to The latest project being undertaken by the Center and its new director, Tunis, is High Desert Middle School and the High School within the next three years and the no less ambitious and far reaching and was something Tunis said Kip had come to program has the support of GUSD Superintendent Jerry Jennex. him to discuss an arts outreach program while he was in the middle of directing the Tunis laughs and says,”…theater is really an amazing thing. Every single problem Summer Youth Theater. has to be solved in some way. You never sit on your laurels or expectations because Tunis, who has been involved with the Summer Youth Musical Theater Program things are always in flux.” for eighteen years, says through that program they have figured out ways to present And that, it turns out, is great for learning and turning on the imagination. all the various disciplines to children in a way that is both effective and fosters a While SYMTP has been limited to about forty kids, which is the maximum number creative spark. of kids they can fit on stage, Tunis says with the outreach program they expect to “Over the years, as more arts programs have been cut, programs like SYMTP have impact 700 kids in the first year alone. played a vital role in giving the kids the opportunity to express themselves in creative If successful, the plan is to take it into more schools and partner with others, ways,” says Tunis. helping to ensure local kids have the gift of arts in their lives.

CVCA Arts Outreach Program

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Copper Cities Youth Sports (CCYS) When the Town of Miami was going to drop their youth basketball program, a group of concerned parents got together, formed a 501-C3 and created the Copper Cities Youth Basketball League (CYBL) to save it. That was in 2012 and they had just under 250 kids that season who participated in the program.

After that first year, Joseph Barajas, who now heads up the organization says the board members all felt they could do more, so they looked into other programs and today the program serves over seven hundred local kids, boys and girls, from ages three to eighteen. Their current roster of sports programs includes basketball, softball, baseball, flag football and trap shooting (Wad Squad). Their travel teams include baseball, softball and trap shooting and recently added pre-t-ball for 3-5 year olds and took on the Piranhas’ swim team.

“You know in the Valley, it’s very competitive so kids have to pick a sport they want to compete in, and often only the best get chosen to play on teams,” says Barajas.

“Here in Globe-Miami, San Carlos, Kearny - we’re fortunate because our kids get to experience all the sports. And they don’t have to be a top athlete to play.”

“When we were doing this we knew we couldn’t compete with the Valley. They have more income, more kids and so those who can afford to play do and those who can’t (afford it) don’t.” As parents and board members, Barajas explained that the Board was aware many families couldn’t afford to have them play sports so they wanted to do something about that.

“First we knew we had to keep our registration fees low,” he says and added they also wanted to do something more. At the time they took over, the Town of Miami was providing kids with t-shirts if they played in the league, but when CYBL (now CCYS) took over, Barajas said his group found a way to provide insurance and real uniforms for kids who participated - all the while keeping registration affordable.

Everyone involved with CCYS is passionate about providing opportunities for area youth to get involved with sports. Since launching in 2012, the organization has continued to add programs, most recently the Piranhas’ Swim Team.

“They had been struggling with their program for a few years and … one of our Board members was instrumental in working with them to bring them under the CCYS umbrella. Although they have a long standing in the community and a lot of

support already, they need help with equipment expenses and fundraising…and that’s where our partnership will benefit both organizations,” says Barajas.

“Funding is always a challenge for youth programs like ours and we have discovered that if we approach this as a whole organization instead of the individual sports we can be more successful in underwriting our programs. We try to make each program sustainable (through registration) and some of our programs have seen that kind of success, while others are still in the building stage.”

The organization doesn’t want to find themselves going to the well too many times Barajas explains, adding that while some teams may have car washes and bake sales to raise some additional funds, most of the fundraising for the programs comes through the organization.

“We’ve been very fortunate to receive grant monies from United Fund which has been spent on repairing/replacing equipment, purchasing new equipment as well as to help offset registration fees for those who show a need for assistance,” he says, adding “This funding is vital to our sustainability and growth.”

Dylan Earven Foundation The Dylan Earven Foundation was established in 2012 by Don and Angela Earven to help provide financial support to the children and families of this community who are dealing with childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

As parents, they lost their son Dylan in 2010 to cancer after a four-year battle.

The toll on parents and families is both emotional and financial as the Earven’s know all too well. Angela says the outpouring from the community when Dylan got sick was huge and so many people came forward to help them. “We just wanted to give back to the community, “ says Angela. It was also important to her to keep Dylan’s memory alive and she feels the Foundation does that by helping other local families get through very difficult times.

“We’ve paid electricity bills, replaced an old washer and dryer, paid gas bills, covered mortgage payments and bought groceries,” says Angela. “Whatever they need, we listen and try to help.”

“Last year we put a little over $17,000 out and this year we expect to do more than that.”

“Four years ago, we started out raising money with the Pumpkin Roll at Fall Festival,” she says, and adds they will be out on Oak Street again this year during Halloween night from 5 - 8:30 pm and invite everyone to come out. Since then they have added many fundraising events including the Annual Dylan Walk/Run which took place at Lee Kornegay school this year.

“People have been so supportive,” says Angela, “but the funds we’ve received from United Fund have really helped us build up our bank account and put us in a position to help more families.”

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Friends of the Globe Public Library The Friends of the Globe Public Library was organized in 1999 as a way to support and encourage use of The Globe Public Library. The organization, currently led by Susan Guerrero, Friends President, works closely with the staff of the library, Adrea Ricke, Library Manager and Mary Helen Avalos, Deputy Librarian. They all work together to fill in voids left by tight budgets. “I feel that everyone who appreciates and enjoys the library should be a Friends member,” Guerrero states. “It shows you support the library and you may choose how active you wish to be with the group.”

The Friends, who are a 501-C3, can and do apply for grants, which are used to help them help the library. This last year the library received twelve new computers for public and staff use, a high speed printer and a digital camera all thanks to the Friends of the Globe Public Library, who were able to purchase these through a United Fund grant. Patrons who come in to use the computers at the library have shorter wait times and faster service thanks to this technology. “We are so pleased to offer the newest technology available,” Guerrero expressed. “This Library is something the entire community can take pride in.”

When The Friends are not busy applying for grants, the group raises funds through its semi-annual book sale, various fundraisers, and membership roster, but does rely on grants such as those they receive from United Fund for many significant projects they wish to undertake.

The Friends also step in to support the library by helping with many different programs. One program is the six-week Summer Reading Program, which served over sixty kids this year. Guerrero says they were able to purchase t-shirts for everyone participating in the program because of United Fund grant money. While that may not seem like a big deal, it is “huge for the kids and helped to unify the group,” according to Ricke.

“We would like to help the library by bringing in more programming,” says Guerrero. The Friends have brought in special performers like Mr. Nature’s Music Garden to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday, but would like to look into more adult programming as well. One idea contributed by Friends member Rick Uhl, is to bring in traveling exhibits from different museums.

Gila Aging Services Sometimes a little help is all you need and that is never more true than when talking about helping our senior citizens maintain their independence and stay in their own homes for as long as possible.

For an elderly person, everyday tasks we take for granted can be daunting, whether it is dusting shelves, mopping floors, cleaning out a refrigerator or cutting the grass. It can also be things more vital to their health like taking a shower or shaving, shopping for groceries or getting to and from the doctor’s office.

“We have people who can’t take care of their house, dust, can’t stand up long enough to cook - or forget they left the burner on,” says Jenny Caster, the Payson/ Globe program Director. “And transportation is often a concern for seniors who no longer drive.”

Guerrero recently lined up J.A. Jance, New York Times best-selling mystery author to speak in Globe on her latest book ‘Dance of the Bones.’ The successful event, held on September 27th at the Center for the Arts, was hosted by the Friends.

Guerrero hopes these public events serve as an opportunity to engage more community members in supporting the local library by joining The Friends of the Globe Public Library.

Your annual membership is tax deductible. Stop by the Globe Public Library to become a member of The Friends today. Also, to get your library updates, “Like” “Friends of the Globe Public Library” and “Globe Pubic Library” on Facebook.

That is where Gila Aging Services steps in to help.

The agency, under Catholic Social Service in Tucson, AZ and contracted with Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens, was established to assist individuals in this region to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency with dignity and to offer choices of appropriate care by providing a wide range of community and home based services.

Gila Aging Services serves both the Payson and Globe-Miami area with an average of 255 clients in Payson and 70 in Globe-Miami. Dr. Linda Shmyr, the new Executive Director of Catholic Social Service, says they have the capacity to serve more clients in the local area.

Although based in Tucson, Dr. Shmyr says she would like to get more involved with the local community here to not only understand the needs of the community better in regards to client services, but be a part of groups working on solutions.

If an individual, family member or caregiver would like assistance with housekeeping, personal care, attendant care, respite, and home delivered meals they should contact the Referral Line and a case manager from Gila Aging Services will meet with them to assess needs.

“We do not base our qualifications on income," says Caster, and goes on to explain that, “eligibility is based on any senior over the age of 65 or an adult with disabilities over the age of 18.”

The agency, which has been providing case management services for over 27 years in Globe-Miami, subcontracts with other agencies in providing a host of services including light housekeeping, personal care, attendant care, respite, and home delivered meals.

Even caregivers can get some respite hours through the program and get some much needed hours for themselves to go to a movie or visit with friends as long as the person they are caring for is a client of Gila Aging Services.

Gila Aging Services is funded in part by the AZ Division of Aging and Adult Services and others and administered by Catholic Social Service who have the contract to manage the program for Gila County. To get qualified for services an individual, or their caregiver can simply call the Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens Referral Line at 1-800-293-9393 or Gila Aging Services directly at 928-473-2100 and a case manager will call and/or come to the house to assess the needs of the individual.

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Gila Community Food Bank The Gila Community Food Bank provides emergency food to about 700 families each month and also contributes to the Back Pack program which the Episcopal Church started last year, serving “homeless and food-insecure teenagers” by providing backpacks filled with enough food to get them through the weekend.

The Back Pack program, which was launched last year, began with just thirteen students a week.

Today the program serves over twenty students and costs per week have jumped from $300 to $500 per week.

Dr. Rula Colvin, a Methodist minister and board member of the Food Bank since 2012 explains that anyone can get food from the Food Bank.

“There are no requirements or qualifications,” she says. The Food Bank maintains two locations which are open Monday through Friday: one in Globe which is open from 9 a.m. through 1 p.m. and one in Miami which is open from 9 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. The food bank is closed on some holidays which are always posted in advance.

Donations of food come in from the Postal Food Drive, the Boy and Girl Scouts and local fraternal organizations. Individuals may also make donations by dropping off food at either location during their hours of operation or by simply making a monetary donations to Gila Community Food Bank, PO Box 1410, Globe, Az. 85502.

While the food bank does get private donations and donations from local grocery stores, these can fluctuate greatly like when the Safeway store in Claypool closed, where the food bank lost over one hundred pounds of food per month.

The food bank has received funding from United Fund for staples which go into their emergency boxes such as cereal, peanut butter, tuna fish, pasta and sauce, on an annual basis and special one-time grants to meet specific needs. The special grants have been used to establish a community garden behind their facility in order to begin growing fresh produce for their families, purchase a new van to pick up and deliver food, and repair the entry steps to the Globe location, making them safe and now - ADA compliant.

Recently, the Food Bank undertook a $10,000 warehouse expansion funded by Capstone and United Fund of Globe Miami which will allow them to store fresh produce they are now harvesting from their community garden and offer more storage for the foods they receive during food drives and donations. ”We couldnಬt do it without United Fund,” explains Dr. Colvin.

“We really depend on contributions from individuals…and the support we get from United Fund to reach out to those in our community - especially those that are hungry,” Dr. Rula Colvin, Food Bank Director and Linda Oddonetto, Board President of United Fund, in front of the new delivery van for the Food Bank which she says. was purchased through a 2014 Special Grant from United Fund.

Gila County Historical Society

The museum proudly displays its collection of artifacts and memorabilia from Governors’ Hunt and Mofford who were both from Globe.

The museum has archived and catalogued over 4000 historic photographs like this one in 1913 showing a portrait of mine engineers’ wives and babies.

The Gila County Historical Society established a museum and research facility nearly sixty years ago in the old Mine Rescue Station located just behind the Chamber of Commerce. In a community where families trace their family roots back several generations, the museum serves an important role in both preserving and promoting Gila County’s rich history.

“We are probably used as much as a research library as a museum,” says Dee Hunt, docent and board member. The library, which has catalogued over 4000 old photographs, and houses telephone books and city directories dating back to the early 1900s, is utilized by people looking for family history in the area, new home buyers looking for old records on a property, and individuals who simply want to stand in the spot where their grandfather once stood, according to Vernon Perry, another board member who has worked with the museum since 2011.

"People come to us for all sorts of reasons," he says, "and if we can, we help them find the needle in the haystack. Many of the people who volunteer at the museum grew up in the area and can add something to the story."

“But we also learn a lot from the people who visit,” says Hunt. People looking for information will often bring with them their own archive of family photos and stories which add to what is known about a family, a building or a time period in Gila County.

Last year the museum fielded over one thousand requests for information and hosted over two thousand visitors who toured the many standing displays which feature the people, culture and industries which helped to build the region.

The Gila County Historical Museum is one of five entities which receives a portion of Globe’s city bed tax which Board President, Gary Andress, says allows the museum to get by with the basics.

The museum, which is free of charge, raises additional money through monthly hamburger frys and the annual antique show. However the ability to enhance or expand displays, fix a roof, remove asbestos, upgrade a security system or purchase better technology and software for the museum must come from grants, and that is where the United Fund of Globe-Miami has been instrumental in the museum’s continued success.

The museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and on Saturday from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. and welcomes inquiries, visitors and volunteers who are interested in Gila County history.

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Gila House If you don’t have a safety net, a bit of bad luck can be all it takes to lose your home: a parent losing their job, a medical emergency which drains a familys’ budget or a house fire. The fall-out can be devastating to families and especially hard on the children.

Before a group of community leaders stepped in to help these families, their options included a few nights lodging at a hotel, help from a local church, moving in with family members or relocating to another community. That changed in 2010 when the Gila House was established for the purpose of providing interim housing for low income families in crisis.

They started with one rental house and today have two homes: one purchased

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for “cheap to nothing” and one donated by a local couple. They were able to put in $30,000 worth of repairs to the one home thanks to a special grant through United Fund of Globe Miami, and that home, a 4-bedroom, 2-bath home has been used to house up to two families at one time, according to Malissa Buzan, Board President.

Buzan says ‘burn-outs’ are an issue here in Globe-Miami where there were twelve house fires last year. “Much of the housing stock in our area is old and wiring can be bad. Families living at or below the poverty level simply don’t have the money for repairs, upgrades or insurance,” Buzan explains.

The group also helps families who are in crisis and need housing. They are referred to Gila House by other agencies and must meet certain criteria to be accepted into the program.

“We do background checks and drug screenings on families who apply to our program, explains Claudia DalMolin, Executive Director. “If we find something (in the background checks), it won’t necessarily knock them out of the program,“ she says, “but the Board wants to know what the issues are because we are here to help them and we have to know they have the ability to succeed with our help.” If accepted, the family gets more than a place to stay until they are back on their feet; they are also provided counseling on finances and assistance with job placement.

In addition to catastrophic events like a house fire, Gila House also runs a program called “Shelter in Place,” says Buzan. This program provides assistance to those in danger of losing their homes and often involves families living in mobile home parks where they own their mobile home, but not the lot, she says.

“They get in trouble where they can’t pay the lot fee and can’t afford to move the trailer.”

These families go through the same screening as families we put into our homes.

And as long as they are working towards getting back on their feet and following the program, we pay the lot fee each month and continue to help them,” says Claudia Dalmolin, Executive Director.

Last year Gila House assisted seven families to stay in their homes, and have helped 21 families with interim housing since the program began in 2010.

Support by United Fund of Globe Miami has been instrumental in providing the organization with the funds to manage the program and maintain their properties.

Gila Reading Council The Gila Reading Council seeks to empower readers of all ages and promote literacy throughout the community. One of the most popular events they sponsor each year is the annual Dr. Seuss’s book give-away held at FRYs grocery in Globe.

The event is in honor of the popular children’s author, Dr. Seuss, and brings in hundreds of children.

“You wouldn’t believe how many people line up for this event,” says LaVerna Andress, Council treasurer and special projects coordinator. “Each child gets to select a book of their choice and the looks on their faces are priceless.”

Each year, Andress, who retired from GHS where she had been the librarian for 29 years, says she orders books which she feels will appeal to various age groups and reading levels. She says that before they received the grant, the group’s purchases averaged about $1.00-$2.00 per book. Last year they gave away over four hundred books. She estimates that this year with the additional grant monies from United Fund, they will be able to purchase a wider selection of books and greatly increase the number of books given away.

Other efforts by the group to improve literacy in the area include their Baby Book Bag program in which they, with the cooperation of the Cobre Valley OB department, provide totes to new mothers. The “I Read to My Baby” bags include a baby book, information about the value of reading to babies, and play and conversation strategies to use during daily activities. They also host weekend workshops presented by reading specialists. Most recently they brought in a reading curriculum specialist who coached teachers on the “Close” method, which helps students focus on in-depth reading of passages or books.

According to national statistics on literacy, two thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of the 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare and, in this country, one child in four grows up not knowing how to read.

Andress encourages anyone who would like to advocate for literacy – teachers, librarians, parents, grandparents – anyone who believes that every child should become a life-long reader consider joining their organization and help them in their mission to improve literacy in Gila County. Gila Reading Council is an affiliate of the Arizona Reading Association. You can find out more about the group by visiting www.facebook.com/Gila Reading Council.

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Globe-Miami Community Concert Association The GMCCA just picked up three new ticket holders this season.

Debbie Yerkovich, who has two young sons ages two and four, believes her boys are old enough now to sit through a performance. “I want them to learn the association between the music they hear and the instruments and people who make the music,” she told Sue Jones, Board President when she called to purchase a season ticket.

The chance to see live performances and experience a range of musical performances from classical to folk music and steel guitars is a music education which kids rarely get these days -and parents can rarely afford - were it not for the Globe Miami Community Concert Association.

Keeping the cost of a concert season affordable for individuals, families and students has always been a hallmark of the concert association, according to Jones, and the local association has not raised their prices in over five years. Season tickets range from $35 for an adult, to $80 for a family or $45 for a single parent family, making the cost of the average concert less than that of a Big Mac.

Limeliters: An American Folk music group has been entertaining standing-room only crowds with their incredible talent and zany humor. Performing October 15th.

See ad for 2015-2016 season, page 13.

The concert season, which typically runs from October thru March, includes five or six performances - one each month - which showcases a diverse range of musical performances. When a group agrees to perform as part of the community concert series, it is based on a flat fee and not the usual ticket price the performers command in larger markets.

The Globe-Miami Community Concert Association was formed, like so many others of its’ kind, to bring live concerts from local and national artists who normally would not book performances in small rural communities like ours. Initially, concert associations across the country were supported through a federal program and local associations were responsible for selling tickets and arranging the venue. After the program was cut in the ‘80s, the Globe Miami Community Concert Association was kept alive thanks to a small group of determined board members including Joyce and Ed Lowe, Jean Sipe and Joyce Grant.

Today there are only four remaining concert associations in Arizona and the Globe Miami Concert Association is among the survivors. This year will mark the beginning of their 61st season.

The group raises money through season tickets and donations from patrons.

The performances are held in the auditorium of Miami High School and it is board members who help line up performers for each season by recommending a performance they may have seen while traveling, or on television - and through suggestions by others.

They often get groups like the Phoenix Chorale who has come back more than once to perform here. They are Grammy winners, having performed on the national stage and still command top dollar; yet they find Globe charming and the local support appealing.

According to Jones, it is one of the things that makes the local concert association work: a board which is passionate about bringing a diverse selection of musical performances to Globe, and a local audience who is appreciative and supports their efforts each year.

This year they received a grant from United Fund which will help them book performers for next year and go after a wider selection of performers while also increasing their outreach to the community-at-large, specifically kids of all ages.

Habitat for Humanity On a beautiful Saturday morning in September, board members and volunteers were hard at work clearing an empty lot of weeds and debris in preparation for their next project: building a 3-bedroom, 2-bath home for a local family.

“We do what we can to keep the costs down so we keep the payments low for the family who takes over once the home is built,“ explains Nicole Gregory, Executive Director. She goes on to explain that even if a house appraises for more than it may cost to build, Habitat for Humanity is set up to offer a family who qualifies for the program a zero interest loan on the cost.

“So we get donated materials and do as much of the work as we can with our board members and community volunteers, from clearing the land, landscaping, doing drywall and painting the home,” says Gregory.

They will hire contractors for such things as electrical and plumbing, but the volunteer efforts and donated materials add up; Gregory says a home which may appraise for $120,000 might actually only cost $60,000 and that is the amount passed on to the family in the form of a zero interest loan.

Applicants are put through an extensive background check including character references, employer interviews and an audit of finances to ensure Habitat’s risk is reasonable when selling a home and the prospective family is in It was work day on the new site and board members and family members turned out to cut down weeds and clear the lot. a financial position to take on the responsibility of a mortgage.

We look for ways we can give a hand up, not a hand out to someone in need,” A hallmark of the program is a requirement that anyone accepted into the Gregory says. program must also pitch in and put approximately 500 hours of “sweat equity” into Jimmy Carter, one of Habitat’s more famous spokespersons, has said of the the project which is seen as their down payment. program: On this morning, that means helping to pull weeds.

“Habitat has successfully removed the stigma of charity by substituting it with a Habitat is an international non-profit, ecumenical Christian ministry founded in sense of partnership. The people who will live in the homes work side by side with the 1976 and is devoted to building “simple, decent, and affordable” housing. volunteers, so they feel very much that they are on an equal level.”

Here in Globe a local chapter of Habitat was started in 1997 and since then has “United Fund has been a continual partner to the Globe Miami Habitat for built and/or repaired five homes in the Globe-Miami area. The work doesn’t always Humanity Chapter,” explains Susan Hanson, Habitat Board member. “The families involve building a home, says Gregory, who explains they also offer a program called that have been served and the future families’ homes to be built have a direct link to “A Brush with Kindness,” which helps someone in need fix a leaky roof or repair a the donated funds that are received and we’re grateful for their support." rotting floor.

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High Desert Humane Society

The kids of the SchoolHouse Cooperative visited the humane society and brought food.

Horizon Human Services Horizon Human Services has had offices in the area since 1997 providing an array of inpatient, outpatient and residential services to all populations.

The program is federally funded and provides for the cost of staffing and services, but as Sandi Wills, Program Coordinator explains, it doesn’t cover the myriad of needs which come up when serving this population.

The addition of grant funding from United Fund of Globe-Miami has enabled her to purchase garden tools and tents for residents, replace clothing and household items for those who are starting over once they get stable. It even helps with such things as tuberculosis test, Picture ID, ect. “We get a lot of clients who have no money, “says Wills. “They can’t even pay the five dollars required for a TB test to be admitted to our program.” In the past she and others would often pay for these things to ensure the person could be admitted.

Clients who may become unstable while living in an apartment may burn their bridge there, according to Wills. They often end up in the hospital and when they come out they have lost everything they had in that apartment. Many come out with just their hospital clothes. She explains the funding also helps replace the basic clothing and housing needs for residents who must then start over. “It’s like having a house fire.”

“We provide as much support as we can so they (our clients) can be as independent as possible,”

“We just try to make the lives of animals in this community better,” says Cheryl Brazell, President of the High Desert Humane Society.

“The generosity and caring has really impressed me,” says Brazell. She explains that “even people that can’t adopt will bring us food or make a monthly donation. They appreciate the effort that we’re putting out.” She’s also grateful for the many volunteers who make the Humane Society’s thrift store run smoothly. “It takes a lot of wonderful volunteers to keep this going.

The community has stepped up to help us with that.”

Brazell explains that there are often unexpected expenses that go along with running a no-kill shelter. In the last month, for example, according to Brazell, they spent $6,000 on spay and neutering and other medical bills. Most months, it’s closer to $2,000 to $3,000.

“It’s just amazing how much the United Fund has helped us,” says Brazell.

In addition to helping offset these sort of spay and neutering costs, support from the United Fund has helped them provide additional shade for the animals and buy heating pads for the winter so the dogs have warm places to sleep.

“We wouldn’t have all that we have right now without the United Fund,” says Brazell.

says Sandy Wills, Program Coordinator. It is a matter of teaching skills many of us may take for granted, explains Elaine Grant, a Counselor at Horizon who has coached life skills.

One client complained to Grant that she had no food even though she had just been taken to the Food Bank to get a week’s supply. When Grant inquired about the problem after determining the shelves were stocked with canned goods, she figured out the person had no can opener.

“We are here to teach them how to live independently,” says Grant. “And sometimes it is the little things - like a can opener - that make living on one’s own workable…or not.”

The local office gets people from Yuma and Casa Grande, as well as Globe-Miami according to Wills.

“They may be really sick when they come in and we help them get better. Because we have a small community and can get them settled in the area where we can keep an eye on how they are doing, they don’t get lost in the system like they might in Yuma. “We get people who come here voluntarily to get stable before going back to their home in Casa Grande or other area ” says Wills. “We’ve been told our program is the best,” she adds, and credits her staff - many of whom have been with her for more than ten years.

The support from United Fund of Globe Miami has enabled her to purchase things for her clients beyond mental health services - which make life better - normal, from the necessities like a can opener to wrapped boxes with ribbon and bows under a Christmas tree

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Lead Guitar It’s week three in the classical guitar class at High Desert Middle School, and Jonathan Crissman, a faculty associate at Arizona State University who drove up from Tucson for the morning, begins to lead a class of 5th through 8th graders into a warm up of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.” The class picks up the tune easily, even if their technique has a ways to go.

By this December, Crissman says they will be performing the more complicated “Greensleeves” for a holiday program.

Crissman is an instructor for Lead Guitar, a successful education program entering its seventh year, which is focused on classical guitar. Within the last two years, with funding from United Fund of Globe Miami, Lead Guitar programs were established at Globe High School last year, and this year a program was added at the middle school.

Brad Richter, a notable classical guitarist who performs around the country, was in Page, AZ when he was asked to visit the local high school and give a guitar workshop. There he discovered a small group of students who were both talented and at-risk for drug use, dropping out and suicidal. Inspired by them, he went home and wrote a curriculum to help the school’s band teacher guide them through the basics of note reading and technique.

He went back each year and expanded the curriculum, and its reputation grew. In 2005, Marc Sandroff, an investor and venture capitalist who credited much of his career success to his lifelong study of guitar, joined Brad and established Lead Guitar as a 501c3.

Today, the program is in over 40 schools in three states, and it offers a field tested curriculum design that teaches students to play and trains teachers to teach classical guitar.

Crissman agrees that one of the draws to the program is the guitar itself.

“It has history in our culture,” he explains, “so it’s cool to pick up a guitar.”

And the program attracts many kids who may not gravitate to band or orchestra.

“We didn’t know how many kids would sign up for the class,” says High Desert Middle School Principal Lori Rodriguez. “But it’s been so popular."

And, most likely, the program’s popularity will only continue to grow.

Miami Genesis Miami Genesis Economic Development Board was launched in 2012 as a 501-(c)3 due to the need of economic development, historic preservation and restoration. It has been instrumental in spearheading neighborhood clean-ups, beautification projects - most recent the Highway 60 Beautification that to date has refurbished the facades of Schwartz Lumber Company, Silver Front Caf« and the Dome - establishing way finding signage, assisting with the refurbishing and management of Bullion Plaza Gymnasium, hosting the Pride in Miami program, and spearheading both the future Miami Amphitheater and Bloody Tanks Riverwalk projects.

Miami does not have a Main Street Program like Globe, according to Chairwoman Susan Hanson, referring to the Globe program which has resulted in many significant preservation efforts, community events and economic development projects over the years. Hanson said she and community members saw a need to establish a non-profit economic development corporation focused on supporting not only the downtown historic district but also the local neighborhoods and community events.

Currently, Genesis is developing a program to make facade improvements to selected residences - with the intention of creating a more appealing impression of the town to visitors and potential residents, and most of all pride in ownership for the existing owner.

Several years ago when the town eliminated a Parks and Recreation position, it was Genesis and their volunteer board members who stepped in to help with local events including: Music in the Park Summer series, the Miami Fiesta and the annual Christmas Lighting contest.

“All of us are all reminded daily of the shortage of money, jobs, etc.,” says Hanson, “so providing a few simple community events which bring people together is a good investment of time Miami Fiesta and the funds that goes into hosting these.”

“Towns are not structured to make money,” she says. “They serve as best they can their citizens, so the non-profits are needed more than ever now to assist where government can no longer do and help preserve our community’s values and history. United Fund’s support has been a main stay to our organization in the continuation of all events and the planning and seeding of future projects that will Part of the Hwy 60 Beautification included refurbishing the facades of Schwartz Lumber Company. benefit the entire community.”

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Old Dominion Mine “There would be no Globe without the Old Dominion Mine. It is the pivotal reason our town was built here,” states Bruce Binkley, member of the Old Dominion Mine Park (ODMP) committee. Many in the community agree and have helped develop the ODMP as a community resource that promotes our rich mining heritage, draws visitors to our region, educates about geology and history, and offers a safe and interesting place for personal fitness.

Linda Gustafson uses the park regularly and reports, “I love exercising here because you can choose a variety of trails and they are wide enough for groups to walk and talk easily.” Other park visitors run, ride bikes, play disc golf, fly kites, hold community events, geo-cache, photograph, paint, and host large family gatherings.

The park is also drawing tourists. Ellen Kretsch, Director of Tourism at the Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce, reports, “The number one request we get from visitors is for a mine tour. While we can’t offer any underground tours, we can direct them to the Old Dominion.”

The ODMP committee is thrilled to be chosen as a United Fund recipient to support its most expensive project to date: building a mining-themed playground.

If all the funds are raised, the playground will include a mine tunnel, 100-foot zip line, mule climber, ore car benches, and many other features. It will be the first accessible public playground in Gila County that allows children of all abilities to play together. Dr. Thea Wilshire, child psychologist, states, “Play fosters creativity and promotes physical and mental health. It prepares kids for school as they learn social skills and creativity, their brains develop through spinning and swinging activities, and their muscles – like the small muscles necessary for writing – are strengthened on playgrounds.”

The ODMP is open from dawn to dusk 365 days a year. Admission is free. The park is located off Murphy Street, up from DeMarco’s Italian Restaurant.

Scholarship recipients from Fall 2015, totaling $9,000

Nursing class pictured with their new Advanced ALS Simulator

Pinal Mountain Foundation for Higher Education “Our mission is pretty simple,” says Bryan Seppala, Board President of the Pinal Mountain Foundation for Higher Education (PMFHE), “we encourage the idea of higher education through the support of Gila County Community College’s (GCC) Gila Pueblo and San Carlos Campuses.”

Depending on the time of year, this support can look vastly different. According to Seppala, PMFHE is an active partner with the college for events like meet the teacher night and graduation. However, regardless of the time of year, PMFHE is always fundraising.

“100% of what we raise goes to scholarships,” says Seppala. “It’s all about helping

those local students achieve higher education,” he adds. He’s especially happy with their track record helping single parents and adult learners – “that’s who we take pride in helping.”

In addition to funding scholarships, Seppala notes that support from the United Fund helped the college purchase a state-of-the-art mannequin for the nursing program called an “advanced ALS simulator.” It helps teach cardiac monitoring in real-time and GCC is one of the few community colleges in the state that has one. “That was huge for the foundation and the college,” says Seppala.

“Without United Fund we wouldn’t be where we are today,” he says.

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The Rock Salvation Army Day Care and Preschool “I’ve had half of Globe down here with me at one time,” says Yvette Angulo, Day Care and Service Center Director at The Rock Salvation Army Day Care and Preschool, located in downtown Globe. Angulo has been at The Rock for 15 years.

“We do a little bit of everything,” says Angulo of a typical day at The Rock, including, “being moms to our kids all day long.” The Rock provides preschool from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and daycare from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. “We really don’t have a lot of days off,” says Angulo with a smile.

“United Fund has been a big help to us,” notes Angulo. The Rock was able to purchase playground equipment thanks to support from the United Fund.

“There was a whole lot of nothing but wood chips and dirt,” on the playground before the new equipment arrived, says Angulo. She was also able to purchase necessary classroom supplies, cubbies, bookshelves and carpet with money from the United Fund. “All my parents notice the improvements,"says Angulo.

“We don’t have a lot of donations,” she explains.

“It [United Fund] allowed us to get more than we would have.”

Preschool teacher Anna Angel agrees. “All the kids can color at the same time,” now says Angel. "The supplies also help when kids need to use different colored markers for their spelling homework, for example," Angel explains.

“I look around and see the difference,” says Angulo.

Horizon Domestic Violence Safe Home Carolyn Gillis, the Program Supervisor for the Domestic Violence Safe Home tells a story about being at the Veteran’s Stand Down last year when she was approached by an older gentleman who took her hand and thanked her. He went on to explain that he was the product of a shelter in Miami where his mother had taken him as a boy when she needed to flee the violence in their home, and that experience, he says had changed his life. Gillis says he was very emotional talking about it and said it changed the way he looked at others who would step up to help those in need.

He went on to ask if we help men and we do. We can’t take men into the shelter but we will meet with them and provide counseling and refer them to another shelter that provides shelter for men, she says. “Our mission is to serve all people who experience domestic violence in their lives including women, men and children.” adds Gillis.

The numbers for domestic violence are staggering and have more than tripled in the last ten years in the local area where Gillis says she and her staff assisted families living in abusive homes. In the year of 2014/2015 the shelter provided shelter for 5 women and 46 children and provided 2,391 bed nights. A family stayed an average of 25 nights at the safe home. The staff provided over 8,569 one-way miles of transportation for clients during this year. Many of these miles are also for our non-residential clients after they leave the safe home. During the year they provided 206 Hotline & Information and Referral calls, 45 of them being for homeless families. Horizon Health and Wellness provides for many client needs while they live in a safe home.

The local Safe Home offers the following services for those seeking help, including a temporary emergency safe shelter (up to 120 days) , a 24 hour crisis line, crisis intervention, advocacy, support groups, transportation and referrals.

United Fund has enabled the Horizon Domestic Violence Safe Home to make many needed improvements to the home, purchase toys and games for the children and upgrade safety features like a new security system.

“We have been able to provide so much more for our residents, because of the funding we get from United Fund, that it has really made a difference in terms of providing many extra ways of making their children feel more at home. The safe home has always provided the necessary safe haven for families and now with the United Funds we are able to provide the little extras that will make a family feel at home while they are with us,” says Carolyn Gillis.

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Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services (TOPS) The rate of teen pregnancy in Gila County is one of the highest in the state of Arizona and Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services, is a local organization which is part of the First Things First program.

The Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services objective is to help young mothers and fathers become successful parents.

“Our Program provides services to expectant mothers from the teen years to twenty four years of age,” explains Charlene Becker, the case manager/ Child Birth Educator for the Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services based in Globe. “Our goal is to get them to stay in school and continue with their education.

I encourage them and tell them that education is empowerment and will be a major sustaining factor to their success as functional parents. We also strive to have healthier pregnancies which results in overall healthier families. Our participants are counseled to remain in school, take care of themselves, eat right, exercise, attend the prenatal appointments. We are here to support them and mentor them through the transition into parenthood. Our motto is: Healthy Pregnancy ... healthy baby.

We teach free classes in everything from healthy pregnancy to childbirth education and parenting,” continues Becker who is most excited about the success she has been having in getting more young fathers to go through the program.

“They just get labeled ‘Baby Daddy’ and we’re turning that around to ‘you are the father of this child. You’re going to make a difference in their life," says Becker.

Currently TOPS has 59 clients in the program although Becker says that can fluctuate quite a bit throughout the year. She offers 8 week classes in Childbirth Education which cover everything from breathing techniques, breastfeeding and infant nutrition to postpartum care for mother and baby.

There is also a 16 week parenting class which teaches young parents the importance of reading to their baby, proper nutrition, parenting styles and healthy habits for the whole family.

“This is the first year we’ve applied for funding to United Fund and I’m hoping to be able to purchase items for the parents to be able to use on a need-toneed basis such as clothing, diapers, and other items such as Pack-N-Plays which provide incentives for new parents to stick with the program all the way through, or help out with gas vouchers to get to work or even money for testing such as GED, or certification tests,“ she says. The tests, which Becker says can run upwards of $200 each often prevent someone from being able to get an education and job, which ensures stability for the challenge of raising a baby.

Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services also provides Support Groups for young parents. It is a resource hub for every program that could help them.

“TOPS offered support from being a scared pregnant 16 year old to the confident mother I am today,” says one client.

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SAY YES, to United Fund of Globe Miami!

Fundraising Campaign kicks off October 14th!

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A charitable ministry of Holy Angels Catholic Church since 1917 – Serving the Globe Miami area.

Open 12:30-2:30pm Fridays Only

We provide vouchers for Utility Bill Assistance: APS, SW Gas, City of Globe and Arizona Water (Must be disconnected) Rent (Requires letter from landlord) Emergency lodging and Prescriptions

In 2014, St Vincent's received $34,455.38 in donations.

From these donations we were able to serve 199 households.

(Vouchers: Utility - 141, Rent - 29, Lodging - 28, RX - 4) 527 individuals comprised these households / 309 adults and 218 children St. Vincent’s also provides food from our Emergency Food Pantry.

We assisted 127 families with food boxes and provided 1764 sack lunches.