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22 years later, 9/11 Tempe Healing Field tribute honors lives in terrorist attack
TEMPE – The Tempe Healing Field tribute at Tempe Beach Park honors the lives of those who died during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Amid high inflation, St. Mary’s Food Bank serves a record number of people in need
PHOENIX – A record-breaking 50,000 families visited the Phoenix and Surprise locations of St. Mary’s Food Bank just in August. With the cost of living on the rise, Arizonans in need are turning to the food bank to help make ends meet.
Americorps allocates funds to food security
Americorps puts $2 million toward supporting the Arizona Food Bank Network by opening positions in the state to help curb hunger.
AmeriCorps grant gives Arizona food banks more resources to help food insecurity
MESA – AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, has granted $180,000 to the Arizona Food Bank Network to fund 33 VISTA positions in the state. VISTA workers will dedicate a year to giving back to food insecure communities.