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Veteran gives back by spending time with kids at Child Crisis Arizona
Robert Foley had already served in the Navy for one deployment to Vietnam in 1968 when he felt a strange premonition that he would not survive the next. He had just learned that a neighbor had lost his life in Vietnam and his new wife was pregnant with their first...
Sleep comfortably with these safe sleep tips
There is nothing more peaceful than a sleeping baby and in October, during Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month, it’s a good time to make sure your baby is sleeping safe and sound. There are five major tips for ensuring you baby is safe while...
2019 Lunch for Love was a huge success
Child Crisis Arizona welcomed 500 guests to its annual Lunch for Love fundraising luncheon on Wednesday, October 2, at the Arizona Biltmore Resort. “We are pleased to announce that our Lunch for Love fundraising event surpassed our $1M goal,” said Torrie Taj, Child...
A Mom Finds the Support She Needs Through Child Crisis Arizona
When Liz Ramirez started going into labor with her second child a month early she was terrified but a small voice in her head whispered “This is going to be okay.” That was the voice of her Family Support Specialist from Child Crisis Arizona, Silvia, who had been...
September is Child Passenger Safety Month
Road injuries are the leading cause of preventable deaths and injuries to children in the United States but correctly using child safety seats can reduce that risk by as much as 71 percent. September is Child Passenger Safety Month and a great time to make sure your...
Expanding Our Continuum of Care
Children coming into the foster care system have a lot to be worried and confused about but for teenagers the situation reaches a new level of chaos as they are often the most difficult population to find homes for. That’s why Child Crisis Arizona is excited to...
Time to Evaluate Your Daily Routine
Returning to school is an exciting and stressful time of the year. Many factors affect a child’s response – development, experience, temperament, life events, and more. With different start schedules throughout the Valley, some of your students have been back to...
Beat the Heat While Going Back to School
Kids are back in school but the summer heat is still hanging around. When sending kids off to school in temperatures over 100 degrees it’s important to send them with a few safety tips as well. Here are a few back to school heat safety tips from Safe Kids of Maricopa...
Child Crisis Arizona Brings Services to Peoria
Child Crisis Arizona is pleased to be one of 11 non-profits opening up a new workspace inside the newly-formed Community Assistance Resource Center, bringing foster care and adoption and family education services to the west valley. Child Crisis Arizona staff will be...
12 Children Graduate from Child Crisis Arizona Preschool
A dozen families shared dozens of smiles on Friday, June 21 as they watched their four-year-olds accept their preschool diplomas at the Child Crisis Arizona Phoenix Early Education campus. Each year Child Crisis Arizona provides quality preschool at a very low cost to...
Ensuring Families Don’t Go Hungry
As temperatures heat up and schools release for the summer many families in our community are wondering how they are going to make ends meet. Child Crisis Arizona is proud to partner with United Food Bank to provide a once-a-month food bank at our Mesa Campus....
Why it’s Important to Support Reunification
June is National Reunification Month, so we wanted to chat about the importance of familial reunification for children in out-of-home care. The goal of reunification is the child returning to the primary caregiver(s) once the child is safe. It’s natural to feel a...