Update , stopped by while in area to drop off donations . So…read moreimpressed with Tucson Yelp volunteer experience in fall 2025 in coordination with the United Way ( thank you again Isabella J. ) Learned about this amazing community health program in large renovated former Holiday Inn just south of the Tanque Verde Swap Meet & Gem Show tent area too I believe ? The graduates of the program are set up totally into personal housing with any and all donations welcomed to provide for these needs . ( Also was told luggage needed , call if more info needed & or pickup of donations needed) Happy to donate & support a valuable resource in our community .

I work with Tucson families who are pregnant or recently delivered a baby. There are many reasons…read morewhy someone might find themselves in crisis without a place to go , and Gospel Rescue Mission provides an option to help people. I recently met with the children and family services coordinator who told me they take women and children and offer daycare to residents, in order to provide job training for interested women. Both men and women are offered services. On campus is an El rio health clinic so people could get health services. There's food available. There's places to sleep. There's an intake counter for people in need, look for the Welcome center building. The gospel rescue mission is always in need of volunteers to do various things. If you go to their website, you can apply to volunteer.

What's not to love. Ben's Bells is has been such a positive influence on promoting kindness…read morethroughout our communities it is just amazing! I always love to stop by their gift shop and get something fun to brighten someone else's day.

This is one of the best non profit's in Tucson which shares Kindness. I give the bells and coins as…read moregifts to people I work with and to my clients. It's a little gift which means so much to the person who receives it. The studio is open to whoever wants to stop by and volunteer. I've been many times with my boys. It's always fun. It's a wonderful cause.

I took a tour and learned a lot! GRM has the ability to house nearly 400 people - men, women, and…read morenow families too. There are carefully monitored guidelines including strict intolerance of drugs/alcohol, violence, and even hate language. Every resident must participate in a program (learning, job training, etc.) as well as in requirements of the house - cleanliness, chores. These all evolve from their mantra: love, grace, dignity, and respect. It is demanded by and from residents and staff. Remarkably, it is intrinsically self-policed, that is, residents will call out misbehavior by a peer before staff ever need to. And, despite their Christian roots, participation (by staff volunteers and the unhoused) is non-proselytizing. We learned that medications are also strictly regulated - no one can have them loose by their bed, etc. All meds are locked and carefully distributed directly to the assigned patient-resident one day at a time. Once a resident has completed job training they become eligible to attend a Pima College certificate program - one that, again, GRM pays for. These ultimately lead a resident to become employment ready. One of the really cool things about GRM is that residents stay until they have BOTH a job and an apartment lined up... and, maybe a bit counter-intuitive, despite all that's provided for free, residents are self-motivated TO graduate. GRM manages to accomplish all of this on a budget of around $12-15M per year. We learned that they regularly receive corporate donations from the likes of Amazon (giant pallet surprises) as well as from area businesses. Another cool thing is that donations from individuals like you/me are never resold. Rather all are distributed in-house, frequently to those graduating to their own place. Moreover, they have a small fleet of trucks (think medium-sized U-Hauls) that will drive to you and pick up any donated furniture or appliances... for free! They will go as far south as Green Valley and as far north as Oro Valley and all in between, east/ west. These items provide "graduates" with the modest items to furnish their new apartment. There were other volunteers in attendance on this Saturday as well and you can register to volunteer most anytime. I have since brought my last two "goodwill" loads to this (local) charity!

My ladies group went and got a tour of this facility and walked away very impressed. They are…read morehelping people in big ways and are demonstrating the love of Christ by their actions. I highly recommend donating time, money, food, and any other items. If they are unable to use it, they will pass it on to other organizations working with the community.

We randomly drove by well dropping my car off for service across the street…read more My daughter gets beads of courage for her NICU stay and heart defects and surgery. We love this program. I didn't know where their place was. The guy working was amazing and so nice. I wish we were in Tucson and could volunteer. It's truly an amazing program for kids that go through so much in their young life. Thank you so much.

Update: one year. My wife is still a weekly volunteer here. She is happy to help , the appreciate…read moreher consistent involvement. The other ladies , only ladies, have become friends.

Got some really good dressings / flavored mayo from GAP Warehouse. Was really surprised at how…read moregood they both tasted. I added the Buffalo Mayo from Best Foods to make my homemade potato salad. The first Mayo was Chile Lime with Tajin from Best Foods, I added to my Cobb Salad. Great value cuz it not cost me $1-2.

I found a shopping cart as I went in. To the right is the free food. It's a random choice of…read moredifferent foods. Usually, it varies each week. I bring my own bags to fill. Next, there are shelves of dry goods and the cold chiller to choose items. I love it that I have been offered a bouquet of fresh flowers. Then, there is a huge box of canned goods to pick from. To the left of the warehouse are grocery items to purchase. Most items are well below store prices. Between each of the sides, there are large boxes that may have stuffed animals, bottled beverages, pet supplies, and so on. The GAP Ministries takes both cash and SNAP cards. I have always found the staff to be polite and helpful. I'm truly grateful for this service.

After the past few months, I had to come back to update this and hopefully help people avoid this…read moreplace if it's not a necessity. 1) Luckily, the retaliatory false CPS report they filed after I fired the case worker was quickly found to be unsubstantiated and closed. If I did not happen to be someone who keeps extensive records to immediately disprove the report point-by-point, that could have truly been a nightmare and caused substantial additional trauma for my daughter. The experiences with Casa did, unfortunately, make her very wary of mental or behavioral health services. 2) I am amazed and endlessly grateful to see the positive changes that have occurred since she stopped getting "help" from the Casa workers. Her confidence and activity levels have soared, she's so much less fearful and depressed and anxious and confused and isolated all the time. I truly wish I would have trusted my own knowledge and instincts and not let these "professionals" keep making my daughter and I feel like they know more about us and what we should do and feel and think than we do. I guess there's some silver lining out of this nightmare. I am thankful that, if nothing else, it definitely made us closer. It's hard for most teenagers to recognize what their parents do for them and appreciate it and see how much we care about them, but after seeing how awful and manipulative and biased and self-serving the employees were, it was really a wake up call for her. She's so much more appreciative and grateful and motivated for both the present and the future now. So I guess at the end of the day, Casa de los Ninos did help us, but unfortunately, it was through the damage caused by their professional incompetence, agenda-pushing, overreaching, undermining, and boundary-crossing.

I'm wondering if you still have counselors with children in rooms with no window. Reuben the…read morecounselors supervisor is aware of this and I'm wondering if you have changed this to be in compliance. This is the same counselor that I had concerns about which I reported to both my case worker and the supervisor and it was buried... beware.

The Colby Olsen foundation is a place where everyone feels welcomed. I have been part of this…read moreorganization for 6 months and everyday I learn to love this place more.

I worked as the receptionist here for approximately four months…read more If I could describe my experience here in one word, it would be "incompetent." My direct supervisor, as well as the team I worked with, were very pretentious. I truly did not feel like a part of the team working there. They seemed more concerned about the workplace drama than about the work. Senior leadership were egotistical. Interacting with them in any capacity was extremely unpleasant. This was a breeding ground for gossip, as I caught my colleagues gossiping about others employees several times. The homeless population deserves better than what this joke of a company can provide.

Primavera Foundation is doing wonderful work in the community and deserves to be supported. Please…read morecheck their website for ways that you can help by volunteering or donating.