The Republic's annual Season for Sharing kicks off its 2022 holiday fundraising appeal to help struggling Arizonans, families, refugees and students.
After his brother died during the World Trade Center attack, Phil Manning and Carolyn Campbell were looking for ways to honor his memory. Then they read about an Afghan mom and kids relocating to Arizona as refugees. The children were similar in age to the then-couple's."She’s not different from me, other than she’s left her home and can’t go back,” Campbell said.
On Nov. 13, The Republic launches this year's Season for Sharing fundraising and grant-making effort. Fundraising continues through Jan. 31; grants will be awarded in early 2023. More than 250 nonprofits have applied.Since 1993, Season for Sharing has raised and given away almost $72 million.
Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona's"Aging in Place" program helps seniors with home repairs and modifications and community resources. The goal is to help them maintain their independence.A Habitat inspection determined that fire alarms and window screens needed replacing and a front security door should be installed. Flooring and bathroom modifications for safety would also help.
Within a month, mom Sandra and dad Jose said she was reading more books and thriving in school. Joseline also puts more effort into spelling out words and even coloring, they say.Read Better Be Better is an afterschool literacy program that pairs middle school students and third-graders to read together two days a week. The goal? Promote and improve reading comprehension and to give students an opportunity to become leaders.
“Reading comprehension for me is absolutely … not a luxury," Allen-Etchart said."Unless you fundamentally understand what you’re reading, you’re not going to continue onto that trajectory of self-actualization.”“Teachers are doing incredible work, but they can’t do everything,” Allen-Etchart said.The Welcome to America Project was key to Aziz Safi getting settled in Arizona after fleeing Afghanistan in August 2021, leaving his children, wife and parents behind.
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