Santa Cruz

Giving youth that extra edge for life success by offering numerous opportunities to develop leadership, responsibility, citizenship and other life skills.

Influencing healthy eating and active living in a positive way that promotes health and reduces disease among all people living in Arizona

The Family Resource Center program helps families with children aged 0-5 in Santa Cruz County to prepare for kindergarten.

School-based dental sealant delivery programs provide sealants (and fluoride varnish to Kindergartners) to children unlikely to receive them otherwise.

Karla Mezquita, a mother of two young boys, has taken more than 400 class sessions during the past four years at the Nogales Family Resource Center, earning praise from the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension for her commitment to better parenting and preparing her children for school.