Program
Best Day Ever reaches out to women in our community that have experienced incredible difficulties in their lives. The women we support are veterans, single moms, pregnant teens, previously sex-trafficked girls, teenagers and adults, homeless women, young ladies (ages 18-25) who have aged out of the foster system, women with substance abuse issues and those that have been abused and who are now taking the necessary steps to improve their lives.
The purpose of MAN-UP is to give men a chance to move from addiction to freedom, from the battlefield to civilian life, from selfishness to selflessness, from homelessness to self-sufficient and to realize that to have true success in life, you must first have character and self-respect. This program inspires men to look beyond the difficulties of their past, so that they can see how much power they have over their own lives, as well as the lives of those around them. We share that to MAN-UP you must be respectful and faithful to yourself, to your commitments, and to your word.
Christmas with a Cause was originally a Christmas dinner for men and women in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. This program paved the way for Arizona Hygiene for Hope. The holidays are the number one time of year for stress and anxiety, eventually leading to relapse and/or possibly suicide. Our first dinner was planned for 306 residents and we ended serving just over 900 meals. Homeless from off the street showed up, and from there, our mission was born.
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
No matter where you live, there is a secret sub-community that most people see, but they try to ignore. It is the community of homeless. It’s a misconception that all homeless are drug and/or addicted to alcohol. The majority of these individuals are actually people living with mental health problems or veterans in need of support. This is the second largest, and fastest growing segment, with 30% of the population being individuals and families who are living in vehicles. Those living in cars are the newly homeless and are hanging on to the last remnants of their housed lives.
“Egg-tra” Ordinary Family
“Egg-tra” Ordinary Family is the opportunity to make new memories. Everyone knows how stressful the holiday’s can be, and if your homeless, in a treatment or rehabilitation center, or maybe you’ve fostered out of the foster system, are a senior living alone, a teenager just trying to survive the streets, or a family living below the poverty level we are here to help.
Rock in the Schoolhouse
Rock in the Schoolhouse is the program to be a part of if you love children.
Our children today have so many forces working against them, with more and more families fighting to put food on the table and trying to keep a roof over their heads it really doesn’t leave much money for basics let alone the EXTRAS.
TAKE IT TO THE STREETS
You can think of Take it to the STREET as writing Pay it forward checks!
Take it to the STREET began by providing individuals in the street with Hygiene and a Bag of Food. As the word got out, Homeless, Teen Shelters, Treatment centers, Sober Living homes and Pregnant Teen facilities also started requesting help. All of the facilities that we serve have no government funding and survive on donations from people just like you. This last year we even had requests for help from the local Police and Fire Departments. We now serve hundreds of people each month.