National Volunteer Month

On April 10, 2023   /   Community Champions, News & Events  

What is National Volunteer Month? April is National Volunteer Month, and as a small non-profit organization, we thrive off of the support of our volunteers! President Nixon first declared the importance of volunteers in 1974 by calling upon communities to “honor those who have given countless hours for the betterment of our communities and the American way of life.” In 1990, the global community finally acknowledged April as Global Volunteer Month. Live & Learn Volunteers We are so grateful for our dedicated volunteers that use their skills to creatively support our mission at Live & Learn. How To Volunteer Being

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Funding from Nourishing Neighbors to Fight Hunger in Maricopa County

On August 22, 2022   /   Community Champions, Live and Learn Arizona  

Imagine not knowing what you can feed your children for dinner. Unfortunately, that is the reality many Maricopa County women face every day. At Live & Learn, we help women facing food insecurity find immediate solutions for themselves and their families. Then, we help women pursue education and a career so they can continue to provide for their families themselves. We are excited to be the recipients of a $55,000 grant from Albertsons and Safeway Foundation Nourishing Neighbors to help women and their children in our community receive the benefits of existing federal meals programs such as SNAP, WIC, P-EBT,

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Empowered Women Become Empowered Leaders

On May 10, 2022   /   Community Champions, Live and Learn Arizona, Success Stories  

Iris Ortega is the inspirational Community Engagement Manager at Live & Learn. She is also a thriving alumna of the Live & Learn program who is paving a path for women of color in leadership. Ortega is 1 of 2 Arizona inductees into the 2022 Bank of America Emerging Leader Program. During her time in the program, she will spend 6-months enhancing her leadership skills with Bank of America. The Bank of America Emerging Leader Program is designed for potential candidates with 3-6 years of leadership experience.The Program “will offer access to a wealth of leadership development content, practical tools

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Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation Invests in Women

On January 20, 2022   /   Community Champions, Live and Learn Arizona  

The Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation (deltadentalaz.com) works to promote good oral health practices and increase access to dental care for underserved Arizonans. For 2022, Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation has made a generous grant of $12,000 to support Live & Learn’s unique Healthy Women, Healthy Families initiative. I’ve never gone to a dentist. I’m going to go to Mexico and get them all pulled I think.” Ana was 32 years old, a domestic violence survivor and mother of three, when she explained this to her Live & Learn Client Coordinator. Live & Learn coached Ana through seeing a local dentist

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Bank of America Names Live & Learn a Recipient of 2021 Neighborhood Builders®

On December 6, 2021   /   Community Champions, Live and Learn Arizona, News & Events  

Program Provides $200,000 in Flexible Funding and Leadership Development Training to Advance Economic Mobility in Phoenix  PHOENIX – Live & Learn and Fresh Start Women’s Foundation have been named as the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders® awardees for their work in the Phoenix community addressing local issues around women’s personal and financial empowerment. Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3ddI7Ke “As communities continue to recover and navigate a changing landscape, nonprofits are still experiencing significant demands and need resources to help meet critical local needs like supporting women experiencing poverty as they claim and create greater self-sufficiency,” said Benito Almanza, president,

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Success Story: Meet Jamie

On September 9, 2021   /   Community Champions, Success Stories  

Salad and Go will take you in, they’ll welcome you as part of their family In summer 2021, Jamie celebrated her one-year anniversary at Salad and Go, an employment partner of Live & Learn. With the support of Live & Learn and the opportunity at Salad and Go, Jamie is building a new life for herself and her children. Jamie is a mother of six and a domestic violence survivor. She was married to her abuser for many years before fleeing in late 2019. The decision to leave was financially devastating for Jamie, as it is for many survivors of

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Thunderbirds Charities Invests in Live & Learn Women Thriving

On August 6, 2021   /   Community Champions, Covid-19, News & Events  

Thunderbirds Charities has generously granted $10,000 of Covid-19 relief funding to Live & Learn’s Women Thriving program. The Women Thriving program offers Maricopa County women a pathway back to stability and employment in the wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic. “Thunderbirds Charities is investing in Maricopa County’s recovery through their support of our Women Thriving program,” says Kristin Chatsworth, Executive Director of Live & Learn. “We must make sure women and their children are not left behind by the economic recovery.” Women in poverty have been devastated by the economic impact of the pandemic. Women in low-wage and service-sector positions lost

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Arizona Women’s Partnership Invests in Women

On June 2, 2021   /   Community Champions, Live and Learn Arizona  

Arizona Women’s Partnership Invests in Women The Arizona Women’s Partnership, Inc. is an all-volunteer philanthropic non-profit based in Phoenix that formed in 2002. With a commitment to providing grants to grassroots nonprofits that assist women and children in AZ, the Arizona Women’s Partnership has given over half a million dollars in grant funding in less than 20 years. Live & Learn is grateful to be among the grant recipients. “This is a huge milestone”, notes Paula Cullison, Arizona Women’s Partnership founder and President. “We continue to do as much as we can – for as many as we can –

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Diversifying Maricopa County’s Healthcare Workforce

On May 4, 2021   /   Community Champions, Discussing the Issues, Live and Learn Arizona  

In keeping with its commitment to improving the local healthcare workforce, BHHS Legacy Foundation has awarded Live & Learn a generous grant of $55,000. This funding will be used to expand Live & Learn’s Healthcare Workforce Development Program in 2021, and it will help to improve health equity throughout Maricopa County. In 2012, Live & Learn launched the Healthcare Workforce Development Program for women whose lives have been shaped by poverty, homelessness, and domestic violence. The Program provides these women an effective pathway to a healthcare career. Over two years, women receive one-on-one coaching and support to help them stabilize,

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Nourishing Neighbors Gives Hope to Women During Covid-19

On March 21, 2021   /   Community Champions, Covid-19  

The Albertsons’ Company Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors program provided critical food assistance to Live & Learn women. This assistance helps women who are working hard to regain employment during the Covid-19 pandemic and economic recession. 33% of Arizona women live in poverty. Most of these women are the heads of their household, and they have children who depend on them. They live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to make ends meet. When Covid-19 hit Arizona in March 2020, many women lost their jobs. Schools and childcare facilities closed. Households that were barely surviving were suddenly plunged into crisis. Covid-19 has not

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