Friends of PACC among more than 1,000 non-profits registered for Arizona Gives Day Tuesday, April 6 is the Arizona Gives Day for 2021. (Source: Arizona Gives Day) By KOLD News 13 Staff | April 5, 2021 at 2:27 PM MST - Updated April 5 at 4:57 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Friends of PACC is one of more than 1,000 non-profits registered for Arizona Gives Day, which is Tuesday, April 6.
Arizona Gives Day is an annual drive to help organizations across the state.
The groups need help this year more than ever. According to the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits,
The mission of Friends of PACC is to support the work of Pima Animal Care Center and enhance its efforts to save the lives of pets in need. It is their vision that every pet who comes to PACC is supported with the resources needed to find a loving home.
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Tucson has a large nonprofit community that helps our community in crucial and diverse ways. In the spirit of giving that we embrace during the holiday season, Tucson Local Media shines a spotlight on many of our townâs charity organizations in the hopes that youâll find one that deserves your supportâespecially since with many of them, you can get a dollar-for-dollar return on your contribution on your state taxes.
In this yearâs edition, managing editor Austin Counts looks at how you help the Community Food Bank, which has seen skyrocketing demand as COVID has wracked the workforce; staff reporter Nicole Ludden fills you in on whatâs happening with the Amphi Foundation, which supports teachers and students in the Amphi School District; Kristen Merrifield, CEO of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, talks about the dire circumstances many nonprofits are facing and how you can get a tax break from the state with your contributions; and we have a long list of worthy nonprofits that could use your help as the year comes to an end.
The holiday season of giving is upon us. So this week, we're highlighting the challenges facing Tucson's large nonprofit community, which helps Southern Arizonans in crucial and diverse ways. We hope you'll find one that deserves your support—especially since with many of them, you can get a dollar-for-dollar return on your contribution on your state taxes.
Managing editor Austin Counts looks at how you can help the Community Food Bank, which has seen skyrocketing demand as COVID has wracked the workforce; staff reporter Nicole Ludden fills you in on what's happening with the Amphi Foundation, which supports teachers and students in the Amphi School District; J. Clinton Mabie of the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona tells you about the various tax breaks that are available if you make nonprofit contributions; Kristen Merrifield, CEO of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, talks about the dire circumstances many nonprofits are facing; and we have a long list of worthy nonprofits that could use your help as the year comes to an end.
For nearly 40 years, the nonprofit organization known as the Amphi Foundation has raised funds to help students in need throughout the Amphitheater Public School District.
Every year, the foundation invests around $250,000 in the district where nearly half of the student population qualifies for free and reduced benefits, creating programs providing resources for student preparedness, sponsoring innovative learning opportunities and ensuring every student has equal access to success, according to the Amphi Foundation’s Executive Director Leah Noreng.
As Amphi’s students attend class in hybrid or remote models as the coronavirus pandemic surges, the nonprofit has focused its efforts on the digital divide among students this year.