Life Lessons Learned from a Wise Business Mentor A long time ago, early in my professional career, I learned a life lesson that has stuck with me these many years. As a new manager in the Phoenix CPA firm then known as Miller

Donate Responsibly by Knowing Where Your Money Goes! There are so many challenges to running Arizona Helping Hands. We are a growing nonprofit organization - the largest provider of basic needs to the 14,000 children in our State’s foster care system. Moving into our new building last fall, installing a

A Fathers' Love Provides Comfort to Kids in Need! Foster parents are constantly coming to the doors of Arizona Helping Hands seeking assistance for boys and girls who are placed in their care. I love it when I have a few minutes to talk to them and to hear their

Helping Hands for One Little Boy! The little boy entered the door of Arizona Helping Hands with his foster mom. Like most boys and girls we meet, he seemed a bit reserved. He stood at the front door taking it all in - the mobile that hangs from our lobby

Giving Babies a Safe Place to Sleep The DCS Safe Sleep Campaign is an initiative sponsored by the Arizona Department of Child Safety promoting safe sleep for infants.  The program seeks to educate families about the importance of observing practices which will allow children to sleep safely. The ABCs of

420,000 kids in need of a MOM! The month of May brings the start of the summer season – new growth and life is all around; kids are finishing up the school year and everyone is looking forward to a summer filled with fun.  Mother’s Day, quite appropriately, is in

Feeling Reinvigorated After 24 Hours of Gratitude! “I have the best job!” That was the title of one of my first blogposts after becoming President of Arizona Helping Hands in 2014. I still fervently believe in the huge importance of the work we do, providing basic needs to Arizona’s kids