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In The Press:
Tumbleweed’s Tempe Youth Resource Center (TYRC) receives $51,975 from Tempe Community Council’s General Fund and the City of Tempe’s Help To Others (H2O) partnership! A partnership between the City of Tempe and Tempe Community Council and Tempe water customers made this grant possible by giving every customer the opportunity to donate a $1 or more per month (on their water bill) to neighbors in need. TUMBLEWEED was ONE of TEN non profits FUNDED through this partnership. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED We are pleased to introduce our
Your support helps Tumbleweed serve over 3,000 youth in Maricopa County, AZ EVERY YEAR!
RE: Story that was aired Friday, May 18, 2012
PLEASE NOTE: THIS AFFECTS ONLY OUR TEMPE YOUTH RESOURCE CENTER
NEW SHORT FILM FEATURING TUMBLEWEED Fred Smith is a filmmaker from Tampa, Florida who visited Tumbleweed last year with Zach Bonner on his "March Across America".
This is his words to us...
Direct Link: http://youtu.be/ED7hu8a8QHE TUMBLETEES (our YOUTH RUN screen print shop) Click HERE to view STORY on Channel 3 site DAVID W.'s STORY:
The DIC is just ONE of the MANY continuum of care services Tumbleweed provides 1,000's of youth each year in Maricopa County. During David's tenure in Tumbleweed continuum of care programs, he has progressed from BEING HOMELESS & UNEDUCATED to ATTAINING HIS GED, STABLE HOUSING and on his way to ESTABLISHING a CAREER! Angelena D.'s STORY: Angelena was referred to our Tumbleweed Learning Center through Tumbleweed's Young Adult Program (YAP). She went from being homeless to attaining her GED through our Learning Center as well as completing Data Entry School, where she earned an Occupational Skills Certificate. Today, she successfully secured a job with CHASE Financial services and is doing amazingly well. Every year Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development must raise more than $500,000 from our local community to make ends meet & provide matching funds required to receive our Federal Grants that leverage over $3.5 Million back to Arizona through Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development's programs and services. YOUR SUPPORT goes to support ALL the successes's of these amazing young people! Since 1972 Tumbleweed has expanded to provide more than
12 direct service programs that provide a continuum of care for over
3000 homeless, abused, abandoned, neglected, and at risk youth annually,
ages
11-25 in Maricopa County, AZ. We work with youth and families in crisis.
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BELOW IS THE Feb. 21st & Feb. 22nd CHANNEL 3 NEWSCAST STORY ON TUMBLEWEED as shown during the 9pm - 10pm Newscast Monday, Feb 21, 2011 STORY: CLICK HERE Tuesday, Feb. 22nd, 2011 STORY: CLICK HERE TUMBLEWEED MAKES THE FRONT PAGE OF
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