Is child homelessness declining, or is it skyrocketing? If you are looking at federal government figures for the answer, you could be forgiven for being confused. According to new data the Department of Housing and Urban Development released Thursday, family homelessness has declined 12 percent since 2008. And on a single night in January, [...]
The U.S. high school dropout rate has fallen in recent years, with the number of dropouts declining from 1 million in 2008 to about 750,000 in 2012, according to a new study to be released Tuesday. The number of “dropout factories” — high schools in which fewer than 60 percent of freshmen graduate in [...]
YOTO, also known as Youth On Their Own, was established in 1986 by Ann Young at Amphitheater High School in hopes of helping homeless teens. This program was made possible with the help of local churches, local foundations and many concerned citizens in Pima County. Today, YOTO continues to help financially unstable students who [...]
The Rotary Club of Tucson hopes that fundraising for local charities will be fast and furious at the ninth annual Tucson Classics Car Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 at The Gregory School, 3231 N. Craycroft Road. About 225 Rotarians will combine forces with friends, family and other volunteers [...]
It is often easy to forget the things we take for granted in our lives: having food, shelter, being able to attend high school. For many Tucson teens, those are luxuries they cannot afford. With nearly one-third of adolescents in Tucson living in poverty, teens in Pima county are the most prone to dropping [...]
The number of homeless children in public schools has doubled since before the recession, reaching a record national total of 1.36 million in the 2013-2014 school year, according to new federal data. The latest homeless count, an 8 percent increase over the 2012-2013 school year, is a sign that many families continue to struggle [...]
YOTO was selected as one of 15 semi-finalists for Social Venture Partners (SVP) Tucson’s Fast Pitch – a two-month long program in which participants learn how to more powerfully and succinctly communicate their story, while at the same time connecting with the leaders of Tucson’s business and funding communities. We are honored to be [...]
A big thank you to Fiesta Bowl for highlighting YOTO as the featured charity for their annual Kickoff Luncheon today (9/3/2015) in Phoenix! The sold out event featured former Nebraska Quarterback Tommie Frazier and Nebraska Coaching Legend Tom Osborne, who made waves at the 1996 Fiesta Bowl with a 62-24 victory over Florida. As [...]
Youth On Their Own (YOTO) of Tucson recently purchased the building at 1642 N Alvernon Way in Tucson for $285,000 ($75 PSF). YOTO is a non-profit that provides youth, through no fault of their own, who lack a parent or long-term legal guardian in their lives with a stable nighttime residence, financial assistance, basic [...]
June 17, 2015 Arizona school districts and nonprofit organizations are using nationally proven strategies and innovative practices in their efforts to turnaround a high school graduation rate that has declined in Arizona for three years in a row, notably among low-income and minority students, who are a majority of the state’s school-age population. Arizona [...]