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Foundation road-clean-up volunteers

Nine volunteers cleaned up the section of Warner Road adopted by the Kyrene Foundation on June 3rd, including three boys and two moms from East Valley Boys' Service Club, two sisters (the one second from the left is seven months pregnant and still wanted to help!), and Foundation Board Member Kelly Alexander and son.

Discount on Computer Software and Hardware

Journey Ed provides special pricing for all staf and students in the Kyrene School District. Please visit their website at http://www.JourneyEd.com/ for pricing and selection information.

MOMS Club International Ahwatukee North aids Kyrene Foundation

Ahwatukee Foothills News - The Kyrene Foundation helps families in the Kyrene School District by providing scholarships for students who are unable to afford the cost of...

Kyrene schools see rise in homeless children

AHWATUKEE, AZ - The Kyrene School District has been charting a steady increase in students they identify as homeless since 2005...

Help for parents of children birth to age 5:

A First Things First counselor is available to talk to parents of children ages birth-5, at the Resource Center each Tuesday. The counselor will meet with parents for a total of 5 consecutive sessions. To schedule a session with the counselor please contact Scott Dolinsek at 480-783-3489.

Back to school backpacks

Thanks to the Real Gift Foundation, August 21st the Kyrene Family Resource Center received 300 new backpacks with school supplies which were then delivered to Kyrene homeless families the following week. Additionally, our generous community collected 250 backpacks that were distributed to other families in need. There are 430 identified homeless students in the Kyrene School District and 4,770 children are on either free or reduced lunch.

Operation School Bell

On Sept. 1st, 23 Niños students and 23 Norte students participated in Operation School Bell with the East Valley Assistance League, a program that provides new clothing to children in need. On Sept 8, 2010, 18 Lomas students, 22 Sureño students, and 5 CMS students also participated in Operation School Bell. Each child received 2 pairs of pants, 2 tops, 1 sweatshirt or jacket, socks, underwear, and a pair of shoes. The Kyrene Foundation paid for the transportation which allowed students to participate in this event. In total, the East Valley Assistance League is providing new clothing for 90 Kyrene students.

Kyrene Connects - Breakfast of Champions event

Thanks go out to the Kyrene District Office Staff who kicked off the new school year with a Sports themed event . Head Coach David Schauer provided Breakfast Burritos and as seen in the photo, about 180 boxes of cereal were collected for families in need.

Reusable Bag Project

The Foundation Board is looking for sponsors to help subsidize reusable bags for the Resource Center. Families receive emergency food bags with staple items included and the foundation would like to provide non-plastic bags for their use. Call 480-783-4070 if you can help.