The Tucson Stand Up For Kids Chapter has been blessed with numerous in-kind donations that have almost completed our materials needs for the coming year! Special thanks to:
- Mrs. Oboyski's 8th Grade Class at Tortolita Middle School
- Olsson and Associates
- St. Rita's Junior High Youth Group
- Intuit Tucson
Some items are still needed during these cold winter months so please contact us if you would like to donate. We also need volunteers to help us get all these items out on the streets to Tucson's homeless teens and street kids!
Theresa DeLong delivers the results of Intuit's two-month SUFK drive to our storage shed. Intuit/Tucson collected over 570 lbs of food, toiletries, sleeping bags and sweatshirts. They created 170 emergency food and hygiene packets as well as purchasing 45 bus passes and 20 calling cards for the homeless youth of Tucson.
Stand Up for Kids-Tucson extends a special thanks to Sharon Kerr and the members of the Ventana WGA-18 Hole Golf League. Individual members donated a combined $1,125 during their annual Christmas charity fundraiser!
Tucson "Don't Run Away" Program Receives Cox Charities Grant
The Tucson Chapter of STANDUP FOR KIDS has been awarded a $2,000 seed grant to develop a local Don't Run Away program from Cox Communications Charities. STANDUP FOR KIDS was one of several Tucson non-profits chosen from among numerous grant applicants. Cox Charities is funded via various fundraising initiatives and employee contributions. Grant recipients are selected by an employee committee. A heartfelt thanks to Cox Communications of Tucson for helping us get a Don't Run Away program started in local schools!
Don't Run Away Program Director Diana Korn and Executive Director Ben Buehler-Garcia accept the grant award from Cox Communications Public Relations Director Monica Contreras (center)
CLEANUP FOR KIDS 2006
Thanks to marvelous corporate and individual support, our CleanUp For Kids fundraiser was the most successful yet, raising over $1,800 to fund programs for Tucson street kids! Special thanks to our corporate sponsors. Click Here to view sponsors.
Tucson hit the streets in October of 2004 and has remained vigilant to the needs of homeless teens and street kids. The Tucson program is in the process of growing and we are always looking for more volunteers to add to our team, other local programs with which to partner and committed individuals for our leadership team.
This year we have several goals:
- Strengthen our Street Outreach Program
- Build partnerships with local elementary schools and establish a Don’t Run Away program
- Participate in the Purple Campaign to raise local awareness of Child Abuse issues
If you are interested in joining Tucson's Program, please contact us!
(520) 429-5974 or Tucson@standupforkids.org
Read about the struggles that one youth faced trying to survive the streets of Tucson while battling a heroin addiction and a mental illness.
"'I don't steal,' Bozymowski says emphatically as she sits outside a West Side grocery store panhandling one evening last April. 'The only time I would steal is if I'm hungry. I'm a junkie but I have morals. I hate liars and thieves.'
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The Search is on. Volunteers NEEDED! 
STANDUP FOR KIDS is an all volunteer program, so for us to be there for our homeless kids, we need your help! If you or someone you know is interested in getting involved e-mail us:
Tucson@standupforkids.org
