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For more than 20 years, Channel 12 has supported volunteerism through the 12 Who Care volunteer recognition program. Each month a non-profit agency doing extraordinary work in our community is honored, encouraging others to volunteer to further their mission.
Awards:
• One agency a month will be selected as a 12 Who Care honoree.
• The agency will receive a $1,200 donation.
• The agency will be featured on Arizona Midday, 12 News and azcentral.com.
• A :30 second promotional spot based on the agency's story and volunteer information will air on Channel 12.
• The agency will be hosted at a luncheon at Channel 12.
Past honorees
Helping Hands Housing Services
Helping Hands Housing Services provides permanent affordable housing and other support service to the working poor communities of greater Phoenix.
Helping Hands Housing Services
Bridging AZ Furniture Bank
Bridging AZ is the only Furniture Bank in Arizona. The mission is to provide basic furniture and household goods to individuals and families in need.
Bridging Furniture Bank
Association for Supportive Child Care
The Association for Supportive Child Care is dedicated to enhancing the quality of child care in Arizona.
Meet this month's 12 Who Care honoree
Best Buddies Arizona
Best Buddies Arizona is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment.
Best Buddies Arizona
Neurologic Music Therapy Services of Arizona
At NMTSA, our mission is to provide preventative and rehabilitative neurologic music therapy services as well as community and family education/training related to positive behavioral and communication approaches to working with persons with autism, neurologic impairments and/or developmental disabilities.
Neurologic Music Therapy Services of Arizona
Crisis Nursery
Crisis Nursery's mission is to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect by providing protection, support and opportunities to troubled families and their children.
12 Who Care: Crisis Nursery
Mental Health America of Arizona
Mental Health America of Arizona (MHAAZ) is a non-profit association providing leadership to address the full range of mental health and wellness issues in Arizona. MHAAZ promotes good mental health and works on behalf of all people living with mental illness by advocating, educating and shaping public policy.
www.mhaaarizona.org
Mental Health America of Arizona
Got Questions/Pregúnteme Program
The Got Questions/Pregúnteme Program at Phoenix Children's Hospital helps put children and their families at ease. Volunteers help answer questions and provide assistance to patients and their families right from the start of their stay.
Got Questions/Pregúnteme Program
The National Advocacy & Training Network
The National Advocacy & Training Network (NATN) is an international network of survivors, advocates, and professionals working together to end domestic violence, sexual assault & substance abuse.
The National Advocacy & Training Network
March 2008 12 Who Care Luncheon
Channel 12 honored representatives from All Star Kids Tutoring, Community Alliance Against Family Abuse, The Emily Center at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Wesley Community Center, Save the Family and Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix. – the station's fourth quarter 2007 and first quarter 2008 12 Who Care honorees.
Slideshow: 12 News: 2008 12 Who Care Luncheon
The Emily Center
The Emily Center at Phoenix Children's Hospital is the most comprehensive pediatric health library in the Southwest, providing hundreds of patients and families materials about child health, injury and illness. The materials are free of charge and available to everyone in the community.
12 Who Care: Emily Center
All-Star Kids Tutoring
All-Star Kids Tutoring (ASKT) provides free of charge, one-on-one volunteer literacy tutoring to elementary school students struggling to master basic reading skills.
All-Star Kids Tutoring
Wesley Community Center
Wesley Community Center provides programs for children, youth, adults and senior adults in south central Phoenix.
About Wesley Community Center
Community Alliance Against Family Abuse
Dedicated to serving Northern Pinal County, the Community Alliance Against Family Abuse (CAAFA) is a local, non-profit agency committed to creating communities free of domestic abuse.
12 Who Care: Community Alliance Against Family Abuse
Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix
Neighborhood Housing Services of Phoenix, Inc. provides a full range of programs and services to encourage, create and support homeownership for families in Maricopa County.
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