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Resale Home Store Closing – May 12, 2018

  Dear Friends of YOTO, It is with mixed emotions that Youth On Their Own announces the closing of the Home Store on May 12, 2018. In the last two and a half years, we have met the most wonderful and generous donors, shoppers, volunteers, and student interns. This unique store grew a mighty fan [...]

2025-02-20T12:18:04-07:00April 16th, 2018|

YOTO Loves Tucson Subaru – “Share the Love” Event

Share the Love has donated more than $94 million dollars to charity since 2008. With the help from customers when choosing between four national and over 660 local charities, Tucson Subaru is on track to bring their new total to over $115 million! This year, Tucson Subaru has partnered with Youth On Their Own [...]

2020-07-14T11:28:16-07:00January 19th, 2018|

The Women of Quail Creek Spice Things Up!

If you’ve ever come to YOTO for a visit you’ve probably had a chance to see the mini-mall where our students can shop for food for free. We recently hosted some members from The Women of Quail Creek, a service group from Green Valley who were interested in getting a behind the scenes look [...]

2020-07-14T11:36:52-07:00October 25th, 2017|

YOTO Receives Copper Cactus Award

After applying for several years, Youth On Their Own was chosen out of sixteen applicants to be this year’s recipient of the Tucson Electric Power Charitable Non-Profit Business Copper Cactus Award for medium-sized charities. YOTO was recognized by the selection committee for outstanding performance in helping Southern Arizona’s homeless youth remain in school and [...]

2017-09-30T20:19:15-07:00September 23rd, 2017|

A Complete History of Youth On Their Own

Written by Ann Young, Youth On Their Own Founder Edited by Reilly Salkowski, YOTO Volunteer “As a school counselor at Amphitheater High School in 1986, I became aware of the growing number of our students who were living from couch to couch and friend to friend. Without a stable home to live in, they [...]

2017-09-30T20:35:22-07:00July 11th, 2017|

Youth On Their Own—A Brief History

In 1986, Ann Young was a guidance counselor at Amphitheater High School concerned about an increasing number of homeless students. She took it upon herself to do something about it. Young’s compassion and initiative evolved into the Youth on Their Own that we know today, which has since helped over 1,500 homeless youth. It [...]

2017-09-30T15:35:33-07:00February 6th, 2017|

Trico awards 2015 POWER Grants to seven non-profits

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) – Thanks to the Trico Electric Cooperative POWER Grant program seven non-profits in Tucson, Marana, Sahuarita and Green Valley received a boost to their operating funds.  Each agency provides critical services to the communities most vulnerable people, children. A story from Tucson News Now.  Read on.

2017-12-13T08:51:31-07:00February 12th, 2015|
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