Youth Succeed

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Partner Agency Programs Supporting

Valley of the Sun United Way’s Youth Strategies

Agency Name Program Name Program Description

1n10, Inc. 1n10 1n10 provides a safe environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth to develop positive self-acceptance through life enhancing programs.

A New Leaf, Inc. Juvenile Alternative Centers

A New Leaf's Alternative Youth Centers provide intake, assessment and referral for juvenile status offenders such as runaways and curfew violators, as well as crisis intervention, support groups and referrals for other youth and families.

Aid to Adoption of Special Kids (AASK-AZ)

Building and Strengthening Families for Children

Caring for Arizona’s most vulnerable kids through: Todos Los Ninos in the Hispanic Community; Specialized Medical Foster Care for medically fragile kids 0-3; System’s Navigator to support and guide families to resources and support for their kids.

Aid to Adoption of Special Kids (AASK-AZ)

Special Friends Program

In 2006 AASK became the first foster care and adoption services agency to run the Special Friends, to recruit, train and support mentors for Arizona’s older foster children. Today, over 200 Special Friends are matched with over 200 special kids.

Arizona Quest for Kids

Arizona Quest for Kids

AQFK addresses the hopes and dreams of youth who may otherwise not be able to attend college by providing them with mentoring services, enrichment opportunities, family support services, and financial support for college.

Arizona's Children Association (AzCA)

Strong Youth, Strong Communities

The SYSC program provides sports, education, and cultural/arts activities to help low-income Hispanic youth ages 7-17 learn sportsmanship, independent living skills, enhance self-esteem, and develop responsibility toward self, family, and community.

Association for Supportive Child Care

Phone Friend Program

Phone Friend provides safe resources for school age children, including a free, bilingual, non-crisis phone line for children who are home alone; an interactive website; a youth volunteer program; and safety trainings at local elementary schools.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona

Mentoring The program helps youth realize their potential through professionally supported one-to-one relationships with volunteer mentors. Youth and their mentors participate in activities 2 to 4 times per month in Community-based or Site-based settings.

Boy Scouts of America, Grand

Traditional Scouting and Learning for Life

The Traditional Scouting and Learning for Life programs serve young men and women by providing citizenship, leadership,

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Canyon Council physical fitness training, and vocational services.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale

Maximum Potential: Opening Doors to Positive Youth Development

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale provide programs and guidance to further the development of youth ages 6-18 into responsible members and future leaders of our community.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix (BGCMP)

Dave Pratt Dental Clinic

The Dave Pratt Dental Clinic, located at the I.G. Homes Branch of BGCMP, provides comprehensive oral health services to uninsured, low-income youth aged 5 to 18. Fees are structured on a sliding scale and bilingual services are available.


Education & Career Development

The Education and Career Development Program provides opportunities for youth aged 6 to 18 years to become proficient in basic education disciplines and the use of technology. Youth increase their knowledge of careers and commitment to education.


Positive Youth Development

Positive Youth Development offers a wide range of opportunities for youth to build strengths, skills, and hope for the future. The program is available at 12 Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix branches and through community outreach.

Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley

A Positive Place for Kids and Teens Too!

Learning Centers and Tech Labs enhance academic skills and prepare members to succeed in our technology-based society. Proven life skills curricula and leadership development clubs provide resiliency skills to combat negative behaviors.

Camp Fire USA Greater Arizona Council

Camp Fire Camps & Clubs

Since 1913, Camp Fire-Greater Arizona Council has built caring, confident youth and future leaders by providing: Youth and Teen Clubs, Family Clubs, Self-Reliance courses, and camping programs for Valley youth and their families.

Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc.

Youth Service Program

CPLC's Youth Programs are focused on motivating & instilling in at-risk youth a constructive framework of positive values and life-long concepts aimed at building resiliency against negative lifestyles choices/behavior and promote educational success

Child Crisis Center (CCC)

Emergency Shelter Program-VSUW

We are requesting funding for the Emergency Shelter Program for children from birth to age 11 whose families are in crisis. Children are provided with 24-hour care in a safe, nurturing, home-like environment.

Communities In Schools of Arizona

College and Career Readiness - VSUW

College and Career Readiness program provides opportunities for youth to gain a greater understanding of career and college demands, labor market trends, skill sets and qualifications for employment based on AZ Academic Workplace Skills Standards.

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Communities In Schools of Arizona

Learning Academies Learning Academies provide youth who are at-risk of not succeeding, dropping out of dropped out, a chance to complete their education and graduate with a high school diploma. Academies work with school districts and are located in off-campus centers.

Crisis Nursery, Inc. Shelter Program-VSUW

The program provides emergency shelter/day respite & comprehensive support services for children, birth-eleven, which responds to their physical, emotional and behavioral healthcare needs and prepares them for transition to their next home placement.

Dysart Community Center

Comprehensive Youth Development

Dysart Community center offers educational and recreational activities to low income at risk youth of the community for both after school and summer enrichment programs. The Center looks to develop and enhance a child's social skills and self esteem.

EMPACT-SPC Connecting Queer Youth Resources Project

The Connecting Queer Youth Resources Project supports the health and empowerment of queer youth and families County-wide through the QTraining, QNetwork, & QLine programs.

Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona

Crisis Intervention The Crisis Intervention Program helps adolescent girls suffering from abuse, neglect and/or mental health and behavioral problems. Our program provides housing, counseling, medical care and social support to 186 girls annually.


Self-Sufficiency for High-Risk Youth

The Self-Sufficiency for High-Risk Youth Program includes housing, case management, life skills, parenting and financial literacy classes, education and guidance to girls ages 17 ½ to 21 -some parenting who are "aging out" of system-involved care.


Women Involved in Nurturing Girls’ Self-esteem -WINGS Mentoring Program

WINGS -Women Involved in Nurturing Girls’ Self-esteem is a volunteer mentor program that matches at-risk girls ages 12 to 21 with responsible, caring adult women from our community.

Free Arts of Arizona Free Arts of Arizona Programs

Free Arts of Arizona’s programs bring the healing effects of the arts to abused, homeless and at-risk children living in residential treatment centers, group homes and shelters. With qualified staff and volunteers, we transform lives through the arts.

Friendly House After School & Summer Program

The program provides is unique because it is tied to the academic components (reading, writing, and math) coupled with enrichment classes and a strong parent component. This program serves students who are primarily low income/second language learners.

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Gabriel's Angels Pet Therapy Program-VSUW

Gabriel’s Angels uses pet therapy to instill a sense of overall emotional well being, safety, and happiness in abused, neglected and at-risk children, helping them learn social skills that are known to be critical in preventing the cycle of violence.

Girl Scouts - Arizona Cactus-Pine Council

Girl Scout Programs Girl Scouting provides girls troop, group, and individual experiences that develop self-worth, strong values, community responsibility and prepare them to be tomorrow’s women leaders.

Greater Phoenix Urban League

College Prep Program GPUL's College Prep Program is designed to assist students in preparing for success in college and in life. The program improves opportunities for students faced with significant socio-economic barriers by increasing their college readiness.

Greater Phoenix Youth at Risk, Inc.

New Pathways/PALS Mentoring Programs

Both New Pathways and PALS Mentoring Programs offer outcomes-based, individual and group mentoring to at-risk and homeless children and youth. These are the community’s only such programs and are supported by 20 years organizational experience.

Greater Phoenix Youth at Risk, Inc.

School-Based New Pathways Program

Coronado New Pathways is a four-year, in-school, outcomes-based mentoring program designed to improve high school graduation rates for those identified as potential drop-outs. Students are also encouraged to undertake post-secondary education.

ICAN-Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods

ICAN Prevention Programs

ICAN's Prevention Programming includes Too Good for Drugs, a research based program for the prevention of substance abuse. By impacting youth's decision making abilities related to drugs, ICAN youth will become productive members of our community.

Jobs for Arizona's Graduates

Classrooms to Careers

Classrooms to Careers (CTC) is a school-to-career transition program that assists at-risk high school seniors to develop academically, personally & professionally, so they graduate & secure a quality job and/or postsecondary education or training.

Jobs for Arizona's Graduates

Opportunity Awareness Program`

The Opportunity Awareness Program -OAP is a dropout prevention program developed to improve the academic performance, attendance, discipline records and AIMS scores of at-risk freshman, sophomore and/or junior high school students.

Mercy Housing Southwest

Mercy Services Building Futures

Youth who participate in Mercy Service’s Building Futures Program receive homework assistance, mentoring, leadership development skills, health and wellness education, computer training, financial education, and service learning opportunities.

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Phoenix Indian Center (PIC)

Learning Circle and Project Infinity

Learning Circle, grades K-5, and Project Infinity, grades 6-12, is a comprehensive, school based, cultural/academic program that provides substance abuse prevention training designed to increase protective factors in Native-American children.

Tempe Community Council

Communities in Schools of Tempe and Kyrene-VSUW

Communities In Schools of Tempe and Kyrene is a collaborative effort to bring human services to or near the school sites to promote success in school, increase the number of students graduating from school, and prepare young people for adulthood.

The Salvation Army Youth Services Our youth programs strive to provide low-income, at-risk youth with positive activities in a safe and supervised environment while preparing them to become productive members of their community. Services include after-school tutoring and sports.

Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development

Tumbleweed's Learning Center

The Learning Center provides education and job services to drop-out youth. As an accredited Arizona State High School through the Maricopa County Regional School District, TCYD Learning Center is a Performing School based on AIMS testing results.

Valley of the Sun YMCA

i-Learn/Y Achievers The VOSYMCA developed program logic models to develop youth through the i-Learn and Achievers program by creating educational opportunities and assisting with transitions to college/career endeavors.

Valley of the Sun YMCA

Youth and Y Kidz Intervention Programs

Youth Programs are offered throughout the Greater Phoenix area year-around including sports, aquatics, child care, day camp, resident camp, teen/tech centers, City Arts -DowntownY and First Offenders diversion program in Glendale/Peoria.

Wesley Community Center

Youth Services Youth Services provides 46 weeks of structured programs for youth, ages 5-15, that include after-school and a 7 week summer programs. Programs are conducted in a safe environment, enabling learning through homework and tutoring; sports, and arts.

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