Good News Notes: “Martin County, Kentucky, is coal country. That means its economy is in the toilet. Where once there were thousands of coal miners in the county, today there are less than two dozen. Even when coal mining was big business in Kentucky, Martin County was far from prosperous. It is where Lyndon Johnson…
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FREE pet adoptions at Phoenix-area animal shelters through Bissell Empty the Shelters program
Good News Notes: “Bissell Pet Foundation is covering adoption fees for pets around the country, including several in Arizona, as part of its Empty the Shelters Holiday Hope event. Multiple shelters around the Valley and state are participating in Bissell’s event, including: Humane Society of Yuma, Inc.: All adoption fees are reduced. Arizona Humane Society:…
Habitat for Humanity kicks off work on its first 3D-printed U.S. home in Tempe, Arizona
Good News Notes: “In Arizona, the state with the fourth most dire affordable housing shortage according to National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)’s recently released Gap report, the Central Arizona chapter of global nonprofit Habitat for Humanity is looking to pave the way for new modes of sustainable, scalable low-cost housing across the Grand Canyon State. How? With the aid of ample local…
3000 Club distributes produce, dairy, food staples for $10 donation per box
Good News Notes: “For a core group of 24 volunteers with The 3000 Club Tucson, giving time and energy is all about sharing, caring and neighbors helping neighbors — while ultimately reducing waste. Named for 3,000 members in Tucson and Phoenix who kicked off the nonprofit with an investment of $100 each to start a…
Phoenix third-grade teacher delivering smiles to her students in person
Good News Notes: “Cassi Summers is a teacher at Campo Bello Elementary School in north Phoenix. It is a Title I school, so many of her students still go to campus each day as part of the free lunch program. A lot of their families are focused on meeting basic needs. In the meantime, Summers…
How America’s least sustainable city learned to love recycling
Good News Notes: “From Arlo Guthrie, who wrote a seven-minute song about taking out the garbage, to Shel Silverstein’s Sarah Sylvia Cynthia Stout, who drowned in her own garbage, our society has long struggled with the excesses of its own existence. Today, Americans hold the title of biggest trash producers in the world, at 6.5…
Devin Booker Tips Off Twitch Fundraising Campaign with $100,000 Donation in Support Of COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Good News Notes: “Given the unprecedented and constantly-evolving situation surrounding the effects of COVID-19 on our community and beyond, Devin Booker, in partnership with Phoenix Suns Charities, will raise money through livestreaming on Twitch to support non-profits that best serve the needs of the most vulnerable in the community. An avid gamer and NBA All-Star,…
Suns Award $1 Million to the Valley of the Sun YMCA
Good News Notes: “As part of the Phoenix Suns’ “Rise Together” giving campaign, the Suns announced today a $1 million donation to the Valley of the Sun YMCA that will create an endowment fund to support programs and activities for children and families in need. To commemorate the gift, the Suns commissioned the talented Tato Caraveo to…
Phoenix Suns Champion Early Childhood Education with $2.6 Million Donation to Phoenix Head Start Program
Good News Notes: “The City of Phoenix Head Start Birth to Five Program provides comprehensive early childhood development and family support services to income-eligible families with children ages 0-5 and at-risk pregnant women.” “The City of Phoenix Head Start collaborates with nine educational service providers and serve over 3,451 children under the age of five…
6 endangered black-footed ferrets born at Phoenix Zoo
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