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

Helping families in Santa Cruz County prepare their children for Kindergarten.

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.