This Christmas a very memorable one for our families! THANK YOU to our Adopt-A-Family Sponsors listed below:
AFL-CIO Nicole Akre Arizona Education Association Jim Arner Steve Brashear Centurylink Cyndi Chacon Chandler Emergency Department Charles Schwab Church of the Valley Griselda Dodson Lindsey Fosse Allie Gilliland GoDaddy.com Sonny Gonzalez Gonzales Heating & Cooling Jim & Terry Harden Henkel North America Hotel Valley Ho Kristin Kennedy Vonda Ketterling Patty & Steve Kohner Pamela Leale Ken Lubic Kirsten Lundquist Lindsay Marsh Breannea Mason Chris Mayer Pam Moreno Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Namescape Corporation Nichole Olsker OPEIU Local #30 Congressman Ed Pastor Maria Perez Laura & Drew Phillips Phoenix Federal Women’s Program Rio Salado College Tauletto Rodriguez Christine Salinas J oseph Segal Southwest Service Administrators Julie Strouss University of Phoenix Connie Walsh Phil Williams Yelp.com
LCSA celebrated the holidays with our families during the Annual Holiday Party. The party included a visit by Mr. and Mrs. Clause, live music, food, gifts and fun!
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December 6, 2011
Financial Education at LCSA
Tony Zigrossi provided a three week workshop teaching our Transitional Housing clients the importance of money management, savings, credit repair, investments, etc. The classes were a huge success and extremely helpful for all participants.
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September 23, 2011
LCSA has a new Brochure!
Please share it with anyone wanting to know more about our organization.
During the Healthy Kids Program this week, the kids made patriotic bracelets and necklaces for Memorial Day!
May 19, 2011
LCSA Participated in the UMOM Resource Fair
LCSA participated in a resource fair for UMOM shelter. Over 12 agencies and community groups were in attendace to showcase services. This is LCSA Case Manager Monika Wallace at work.
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April 26, 2011
National Association of Letter Carriers
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Saturday, May 14, 2011
More than 50 Million Americans are at risk of hunger. This annual food drive to Stamp Out Hunger is the "nation's largest single-day food drive."
How can you help?
1. On May 14, 2011 place bags filled with nonperishable food items next to your mailbox. 2. Your letter carrier will pick them up and deliver them to local food banks!
The annual Transitional Housing Christmas Party for LCSA families took place this weekend. Saint Nick and Mrs. Claus were in attendance, there was live music, lots of food and presents for the families!
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November 15, 2010
Adopt-A-Family Program
Every holiday season, LCSA pulls together a exceptional group of individuals, companies, unions and religious organizations to support the Adopt-A-Family program. Created as a way for donors like you to provide holiday spirit for families enrolled in the transitional housing program, LCSA’s goal is to give holiday presents to each underprivileged child.
With the support from our donors last year, 217 children were able to receive an abundance of gifts, clothes and personal items they otherwise would have gone without. By supporting LCSA’s Adopt-A-Family Program, you are providing a “special” moment for each of the children in the program. Your goodwill can come in many different ways:
« Adopt-A-Family (Contact information below) « Donate single gifts or cash donations « Volunteer your time
For more information please contact LCSA at (602) 263-5741 and ask for Greg Boone.
November 8, 2010
Healthy Kids Thanksgiving Dinner
Healthy Kids had their annual Thanksgiving dinner on November 8th. Healthy kids is held on the 2nd Monday of every month with a different theme each month emphasizing team building skills and positive decision making. There were 18 kids in attendance and two volunteers. The kids talked about what they were thankful for and had to use good manners when passing an item and eating. It was a lot of fun! They ate turkey, ham, stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and apple and pumpkin pie for dessert. It was all delicious!
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September 17, 2010
Healthy Kids Program
During our Healthy Kids Program kids learn life skills with a Music Therapist. It is a wonderful activity where the kids learn different musical beats, along with how to work together. Healthy kids is held on the 2nd Monday of every month. It is run by Project Leader Allie Gilliland from Hands On Greater Phoenix and supported by Anna Kessler, Children's Case Manager at LCSA. Here are some pictures of the kids in action.
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August 6, 2010
Camp Swift
LCSA kids returning from their yearly summer trip to Camp Swift. The goal of the camp is to provide a fun and exciting experience for kids, while stressing the benefits of staying in school and staying away from drugs and gangs. Camp Swift is in its 30th year of operation and is located in the mountains of Prescott, Arizona. The camp is sponsored by Camp Swift Youth Foundation, Inc.
July 29, 2010
Back-to-School Supply Drive 2010
LCSA kids pick out school supplies and backpacks for the new school year. Thank you to our volunteers and donors!
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June 7, 2010
Back-to-School Supply Donations Needed
Assist LCSA in collecting the necessary school supplies for underprivileged children in our transitional housing for homeless families program. The objective of the BTSSD is to ensure the 108 children in our program will have supplies — backpacks, notebooks, paper, pencils, and more — needed to begin the school year and to help in their efforts to succeed.
To get involved, please contact Greg Boone at greg@lcsa.us or (602) 263-5741.
Enjoying her new backpack
Volunteers sorting donations
June 1, 2010
The Letter Carriers' National Food Drive was a great success. LCSA Director Kevin Murphy was part of the original group who started this Food Drive right here in Phoenix. It is incredible to see how much it has grown over the years and the great impact it is having nationwide!
Record 77.1 Million Pounds Collected in Letter Carrier's National Food Drive
June 1, 2010 NALC News Release
WASHINGTON – Americans donated a record 77.1 million pounds of non-perishable food to help "Stamp Out Hunger" in their communities this year in the annual Letter Carriers National Food Drive, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) union announced today.
NALC President Fredric V. Rolando said 77,132,180 pounds of food were collected in the drive and delivered to local food banks, pantries and shelters to help needy families. It is the nation’s largest one-day effort to combat hunger. The results of the May 8 effort easily eclipsed the previous record, set last year, of 73.4 million pounds.
The 18th annual drive boosted the total donations collected since the drive began in 1993 to more than 1 billion pounds -- 1,059,800,000 pounds.
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May 8, 2010
National Association of Letter Carrier's "Stamp Out Hunger" Food Drive Saturday, May 8th, 2010
The NALC drive had its origin in 1991, patterned after a successful drive by Phoenix, Arizona Branch 576. The drive went nationwide two years later and 11 million pounds of food was collected, a major success then that is a mere fraction of what letter carriers now accomplish yearly.
Letter carriers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands will again make a huge difference on May 10 in fighting this never-ending battle against hunger. With the help of rural carriers, other postal employees and numerous volunteers, they will stock food banks, pantries and shelters throughout America for the summer months. The letter carrier effort is the nation’s largest one-day food drive. Over the past 15 years, carriers have collected more than three-quarters of a billion pounds of food donations— 836.2 million pounds—from their postal customers and delivered the goods to local community food distribution outlets.
LCSA this year donated 1 million bags to NALC local chapters across Maricopa County to carry the food. LCSA would like to encourage you to take part in this food drive! Leave non-perishable food items in your mail box, letter carriers will pick them up on Saturday morning and take to the local food bank.
Sources: National Association of Letter Carriers, LCSA
Archive Files: Video of 2008 Letter Carrier's Food Drive
