Arizonans for Children

Spring was in the air last weekend at Arizonans for Children!  We had egg hunts at both Visitation Centers so that the families on site can create happy memories and share the Easter experience. From Visitation Center Coordinator Paige " I wish I was able to record the little boy who cams running outside yelling “EEEGGGGGSSSS” 🥚  Little kids, big kids, only blue egg loving kids - the Easter Egg Hunt at our Mesa Visitation Center was a huge success! No one left without a smile on their face today  🐰 Holidays are another milestone of time spent in the foster care system.  Thanks to our community and their generosity we can help make them memorable and fun. Arizonans for Children Mentor Kathy has 2 mentees.  2 little boys in foster care.  Kathy spends time with these boys taking them out for fun activities and experiencing new things.  She has changed their lives by showing them there is someone that will be there when the...

com·mit·ment Dictionary result for commitment /kəˈmitmənt/ noun 1. the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc. As you sit at work, or school, or home, or in traffic stop and think about what life feels like to a child that is taken in to the foster care system. Everything they know if their life changes.  It was for the safety and well being but that doesn't change the fact that everything they knew is gone from their lives. They start at a new school, they "live" with a new family with new rules.  Everything that was familiar and made them them is now gone.    The Arizonans for Children Mentor program matches volunteers from our community with school age children in the foster care system.  Our Mentors pick the child up from their foster placement and take them out into the community.  The Mentor commits to the child, just 8 hours a month.   8 hours a month is en...

Thank you Lisa for opening your heart to being a friend and support for "Jane"! We appreciate you! Here's to many new adventures together! #ThankYou   #MentorsNeeded #FromStatistic2Success   #ArizonansForChildren #8HoursAMonth   #2HoursAWeek #HelpingFamiliesHeal   #FosterCare #FosterLivesMatter   #FosterKids #NationalMentoringMonth

Thank you @DursoBoxingAndFitness for opening your doors for our Mentors to bring their mentees for free classes! We appreciate you!  # ArizonansForChildren   # FosterLivesMatter   # FosterKids   # FosterCare   # MLK # MLKDay   # MakingADifference   # FromStatistic2Success # HelpingFamiliesHeal   # 8HoursAMonth   # 2HoursAWeek   # Mentors   # Boxing # Fitness   # BoxingClasses   # FitnessClasses   # DursoBoxingAndFitness  — at  Arizonans for Children .

Thank you Lisa for spending time with your mentee! Fun activities are important in the life of a child in a foster care group home! Thanks for being there for her! #ThankYou #MentorsNeeded #MakingADifference #FosterLivesMatter #FosterCare #FosterKids #FromStatistic2Success #HelpingFamiliesHeal #ArizonansForChildren #8HoursAMonth #2HoursAWeek