2/14/26 Purpose…read more My study groups Team event. Fourteen of us from BCC did a Community volunteering activity to pack box food for children in need. Today we are focusing on specific overseas underserved villages and dietary needs of the children. Parking 5/5 Abundance of private parking Facilities 5/5 Very impressive building, large well suited for Feeding My Starving Children's mission. Teams which can be families, business teams etc may sigh-up in advance to be scheduled to participate in a meaningful and needed service for fighting hunger. Our day began in their Large group welcome and information room. Run by a great orator of their organization we learned what we were going to do and who would be receiving the product of our labor. Very nicely done! Surrounding this great room was the organizations special store. Items available for purchase were made in many of the countries they serve. Packing room 5/5 After dawning head and facial hair nets and gloves we were organized in sub team groups to a specific job. Activities/Effort 5:/5 in the progressive line from bulk dry food products to measuring, funnel dumping into bags to scale to add or remove product to meet bag weight requirements the to a sealing operation and final case building and taping. Teamwork 5:5 There must have been 8-10 teams with ~14 a team in a fun and motivational competition to maximize the Total food each two hour shift could produce. I enjoyed how our team with some ASU students developed teamwork that was flexible. Event take-away 10/5 Facts about food shortages and malnutrition are real. Child development is impacted both physically and psychologically. There are nations like ours who have organizations like Feed My Starving Children who have the networks, logistics, raw food based sources that utilize nutritional targets with environmentally stable ingredients. What we were shown today is the manual labor needed to meet the output requirements to feed those in need can be accomplished by organizing people of all colors, creeds and religions come together to serve a common goal, Feeding Starving Children. Everyone can benefit from moving out of your comfort zone by sacrificing 2-4 hrs to serve others, and to send a fundamental message to those around the world of Hope and Love through food. And in the process lean how you can work well with others from a wide spectrum of society for a higher cause. Get your families, work colleagues neighbors etc together and have fun helping! Be humble and gracious to others my friends-SYOY!

Amazing! Very structured, organized, and clean!…read more Employees were amazing and helpful. Only thing I suggest is maybe don't have a quiet person in the warehouse explaining how to do things without a mic- could barely hear her over the chatter of other groups and just static of the air. The introduction went smooth, warehouse is my favorite!!! Lots of moving around, heavy lifting, and quick thinking. This is a great organization to be part of if you want to volunteer, especially for a Christian business! They offer anyone who wants, to pray over the food boxes at the end of your shift (optional) they also have a "gift shop" which is all around you as you come in, so you can purchase goods made in other countries and know the labor is being fairly paid for! Everything priced well! 29¢ is what it takes to make one meal for a child, so every donation is significant, no matter how small! They're based off donations and don't take any assistance from the government, so any type of support you can give them is appreciated ! Attached is a picture of our ending numbers

My husband went here everyday for almost a year. Edward and his team are amazing and work really…read morewell with people who have dementia. They offer socializing, art, music and literature.... They also offer lunch for those who attend . They have many resources to offer.

I love Oakwood's passion to create happiness and a sense of purpose for their members each day. Too…read moreoften, that element is forgotten in senior care. I've been fortunate to see the difference that the Oakwood team is making in reimagining adult care -- not only for their members, but their families as well. They're a non-profit organization who truly cares about making a difference in the senior community

Great place to bring your surplus items and know every effort is made to resale them, pass them on…read moreto those in need in the local area and find organizations in the local area that could use them. The store is very clean and you still find many vintage items, and older items. There is a great chance to bid in the silent auction on items that are hard to find. At least you can bid on it and it may be yours. It is also a great place to vouleteer and give back to your community!

One of my favorite thrift stores in Mesa. It's local and is organized very well always has great…read moresales and every day is new sale category. Big furniture room and has a vintage upscale section with really good finds that's more expensive. Love this place. Lots of adult clothes but only a little kids clothes.

I'm not sure who is making the decisions for this nonprofit, but the recent changes have been…read morereally disappointing. This used to be a store where people with limited means could walk in and find something decent and affordable to wear. I don't understand how items that are donated for free are now being priced at $12. That feels like an excessive markup for a thrift store. Thrift stores are meant to serve community members who are struggling and help meet basic needs. Adding the word "vintage" to the name doesn't seem like it should justify doubling prices. It feels concerning that an organization that claims to support children may now be putting additional strain on families who are already having a hard time, especially when the merchandise is donated. The shift reminds me of the pricing philosophy at Goodwill Industries International, which is one reason I stopped shopping there. I used to be a weekly customer. Now I only stop in occasionally if I happen to be nearby. Overall, this has been very disappointing.

What happened here? It used to be so nice and well organized and now looks like a Goodwill…read moreClearance Center. The prices have increased and there's so.much chaos in the unorganized store. Please return back to normal. The boutique looked well put together that's where the 2 stars come in. The outside boutique area was overpriced for some damaged and rained on items.

We went to Actor's Youth Theatre to watch Beetlejuice and support my friend's kid who was in the…read moreshow. The performance was fun and full of energy--the cast did a great job bringing the story to life. You could tell they worked hard, and the production had a lot of heart. It's a nice place to check out if you want to support local youth theater and see some talented young performers in action. We had a good time!

I had the pleasure of seeing my first production put on by this group, Footloose! The…read moreactors/actresses were all so amazing. You can tell they truly enjoyed being there and it made attending so much more enjoyable. The choreography was on point and I really enjoyed the singing as well. They did a great job at capturing the Footloose film in a very quality production. I certainly was pleased with the price I paid for this experience. Bianca was very kind, helpful, and accommodating as I purchased my ticket last minute. She was able to sort seats around so I was able to sit next to someone who had purchased well in advance. I felt very welcomed and invited to join in for the show. Thank you for a great time, Actors Youth Theatre!

I have been coming here for about four years now. I have always been treated with respect, and the…read morevolunteers are sweet, kind, and caring towards me. I appreciate everything you do for my family and myself. If you are coming, I recommend you bring lunch, and prepare to wait about an hour, sometimes a bit more. You have to wait across the street at the drive in. But it's worth the wait almost every time. Thank you once again.

From the owner: Hope for Hunger Food Bank is operated by Phoenix Rescue Mission, where we provide Christ-centered,…read morelife-transforming support to neighbors experiencing hunger, homelessness, addiction, and trauma. As the largest food bank in Glendale, Hope for Hunger helps meet a vital need across the Valley by offering nutritious food and encouragement to families in need. Anyone is welcome. The only requirement is a valid ID.

Absolutely love this facility. I appreciate all the staff, volunteer mentors, and meeting new…read morepeople whenever I get the opportunity. The atmosphere is very welcoming and kindness is just spread all around. When I was first introduced to Free Arts, the staff member service was eager to help me through the volunteer requirements. I appreciate their helpful service. This place holds a lot of value and I hope Phoenix gets to know how wonderful this nonprofit organization really does make an impact on kids and adolescence.

I recently completed a volunteer event at the Children's Museum of Phoenix sponsored by this…read morenon-profit organization. Also involved with Generation United, we spent time with underprivileged children during the free arts day at the museum. There were three highly organized activities with the groups split up into about 8-10 kids. The activities were kids yoga, and two where the children created their own art. The organizers did a great job explaining what the volunteer's boundaries should be and how we could maximize our time with the children. My group were 4-year olds and we were each assigned one child. Being that I have an almost 4 year old, it felt natural to play with my buddy but it was so difficult when we had to say good bye. These kids need so much and you just want to do more. Luckily, they have organizations like Free Arts to bring some fun and creativity into their lives.

Caring and professional management. Willing to help in a timely manner…read more Guided me in the right direction to seek the resources that I needed Highly recommend

From the owner: Bridge gaps through service—our organization welcomes volunteers who are keen to knit tighter…read morecommunity connections and support structures.

After calling a few places in Central Ave I went Yelp and found this place! They have awesome…read morecustomer service we needed our jogging stroller tubes replaced and our two mountain bikes also tubes replaced. The price was 24.00 for all of that plus they put some stuff in the mountain bikes to avoid flats. When we went to pick up the bikes and stroller they had looked over everything and made sure the chains and gears were good and working properly, they didn't charge us for the tune up of the bikes! We will for sure be coming here when we need anything for our bikes.

Been here a few times, and the experience has been great. They are nonprofit, so the prices are…read moreextremely reasonable for repair work, parts, etc. They sell bikes too.

I contacted the business to ask if they could help with my case and I was assured they'd be able to…read moreassist me once I paid the membership dues and had a current lease. Once I paid the dues AND RENEWED MY LEASE, the SAME agent that made the assurances told me there was nothing he could do for me! I'm a disabled VET and can't afford a $3,000 retainer fee but, even the $65 fee and increased rent with diminished amenities was insulting, expensive and did not help my mental state at all.

My wife and I started having issues with our landlord which is a company called Invitation Homes…read moreback in 2025 and they were slow to fix things. They told us we could break our lease and told us all we had to do was give them 30 day notice and we'd be able to break our lease, get our deposit back, and not be fined to break the lease. No other stipulations other than that. Within 10 days we signed to have our new home built and the landlord revoked their offer to allow us to leave. We started working with Ken in Jan 2026 as we knew we had to move but didn't want to face paying our landlord 2 months rent to break the lease. We paid the fee to work with Ken and we got to work. Ken was able to send out his home inspector Sandy to take a look at the home and from there we sent letters to the landlord. In our case the landlord had been sent two letters already which was weeks apart before they had their lawyers respond saying that we'd be held liable for leaving. While this made us anxious Ken put us at ease because the landlord. 1) Hadn't fixed the issues we told them about in our letters 2) Had their registration filed wrong with the state. (Which Ken said was grounds to break your lease on it's own) This made us feel a bit better but we were hoping the landlord didn't press the issue as Ken explains to you before you sign and pay with him that they can't help you with civil matters if a landlord tries to take you to court. They only help draft the letters to your landlord and have their 3rd party attorneys review the letters being sent out. Ken tells you how to take photos to document anything that is wrong with the home that you'll need for future reference. In our case we did our move out inspection with the landlord and their inspector was blue taping areas he noticed had issues to be fixed. All things that Sandy had found and Ken had drafted in the letters. Which is funny because our landlord's lawyers were stating that everything with the home was fixed and we were just trying to break our lease and not pay. So on move out inspection day we had already had the keys processed served to our landlord and we left it at that. Ken walks you through how to approach the move out. We were polite but didn't give more information to the landlord than what was needed and I offered and did clean areas they wanted me to before I left. Ken then started helping us draft the demand letters for our security deposit. Which thankfully the landlord gave back in full. We were expecting them to fine us for something and deduct money. I don't know if it was Ken's letters, the landlord being afraid they'd get in more trouble if we reported their address wasn't up to date with the state, or what but we didn't expect a full refund. Ken and his team has assured that's the end of things and we're hoping that's the case. With us giving them the keys nearly 3 weeks ago as of writing this the landlord hasn't demanded any money which was surprising, given that they threatened to do so. Ken had assured us he had dealt with Invitation Homes before several times so that made us feel better but you just never know how a corp will react. Ken and his team are amazing. They came recommend by the Arizona Department of Housing when I was calling around looking for help on how to deal with our landlord. I can't imagine what things would have been like if we just paid the landlord 2 months rent to break the lease. We're hoping to not get anything else from the landlord but for now we're happy and grateful we found Ken and the team.