Local philanthropist Bonnie Kay has pledged to match all donations — up to $5,000 — to build a multi-purpose space to support Youth On Their Own in serving homeless teens. The project is being driven by the 2017 class of Greater Tucson Leadership, a nonprofit program designed to develop future community leaders. Kay, whose regular [...]
On behalf of all those we serve, thank you so much for your support of our 2017 Spring Lunch. We hope you enjoyed the event and that you had the opportunity to chat with some of our students and alumni… it is because of YOU that they have blossomed into tenacious and successful members of this [...]
Youth On Their Own has an incredibly passionate Board of Directors who work tirelessly to ensure that our students are provided with as many resources as possible to better their futures. Kris Cohen has been heavily involved with Youth On Their Own for eight years and was elected to the Board of Directors in [...]
31-Year-Old Nonprofit Educates Homeless Youth on the Importance of Nutrition Tucson, AZ – In February 2017, Youth On Their Own (YOTO) hosted nutrition workshops at five local high schools in conjunction with the UofA Community Garden. The purpose of these workshops was to educate students on the importance of eating nutritious food and living [...]
According to the National Center on Family Homelessness, Arizona is the fifth worst in the United States for child homelessness. Every year, more than 62,000 children throughout Arizona are displaced through no fault of their own. Homeless youth are also four times more likely to drop out of school. Youth On Their Own in [...]
A Sun City Vistoso volunteer group has donated its 2,000th refurbished bicycle to local youths and adults in need. Wheels For Kids, which was founded in 2007 by Dick Swain, collects used bikes and overhauls them, makes sure they operate correctly and are safe, and then donates them to deserving children, teens and adults [...]
Tucsonans who want to get more involved had a chance at the Community Volunteer Fair, hosted at the Historic Y. Among the 63 groups represented was the Arizona Palestine Solidarity Alliance, which shared a table with the Jewish Voice for Peace. “We’re working on an anti-Islamaphobia campaign and also an anti-Semitism campaign, because it [...]
Youth On Their Own Alumnus Shares How Local Nonprofit Helped Him on the Path to Success Tucson, AZ – One day, Luis’s parents broke the news to him: “You can’t stay here anymore.” Poverty had plagued his family, and now Luis was completely on his own. He was shocked: as a high school student [...]
Youth On Their Own Alumna Shares How Local Nonprofit Helped Her on the Path to Success Tucson, AZ – When Karla was in high school, she returned home one day to discover that all of her belongings had been placed outside, packed in garbage bags and sitting beside the front door. She was fearful [...]
Youth On Their Own Alumnus Shares How Local Nonprofit Helped Him on the Path to Success Tucson, AZ – When he was in 7th grade, Dustin Peace’s family was going through a rough time. After it became apparent that the children were left to fend for themselves, Dustin’s older brother joined the Youth On [...]