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Coffee Connection Inspires Phoenix Couple to Help Homeless, Refugee & Foster Kids #CultivateMore
By Lauren Kobley Located in an unassuming red brick strip mall in Sunnyslope is Cultivate Coffee. Metal chairs with small tables line the...
Lauren Kobley
Feb 20, 202411 min read


Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture teaches next generation farmers sustainable practices
By Lauren Kobley AJO – Jesse Garcia was first introduced to farming in his grandmother’s garden. As a child, he recalls not quite...
Lauren Kobley
Feb 12, 20244 min read


Phoenix nonprofit addresses need for children’s respite, hospice care
By Lauren Kobley PHOENIX – Madison Wentland knew something wasn’t right with her son, Jude. Despite a normal pregnancy and birth, Jude...
Lauren Kobley
May 3, 20237 min read


Dreamscape Learn provides virtual learning experiences for ASU Prep Pilgrim Rest students
By Lauren Kobley PHOENIX – Have you ever been inside of a cancer cell? Or 30 meters below the ocean’s surface? Elementary students at ASU...
Lauren Kobley
Apr 16, 20243 min read


Arizona Heart Association lobbies for bill mandating cardiac arrest emergency plans in schools
By Lauren Kobley PHOENIX – More than 23,000 children each year will experience cardiac arrest, according to the American Heart...
Lauren Kobley
Feb 7, 20243 min read


Our Ode to You nonprofit offers older adults in memory-care communities free therapeutic music, art programs
By Lauren Kobley PHOENIX – Arcadia High School seniors Aani Nagaiah and Gage Samaddar are using their talents to give back to older...
Lauren Kobley
Feb 5, 20243 min read


Maricopa County leads nation in population increase, surpasses 4.5 million
By Lauren Kobley PHOENIX – For some it’s the weather, others are chasing lower home prices or relocating for better job opportunities....
Lauren Kobley
Apr 10, 20233 min read


Arizona Gives Day collects donations to benefit over 1,000 nonprofits
By Lauren Kobley (Video by Tabitha Bland/Cronkite News) PHOENIX – Every April, the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits and Arizona Grantmakers...
Lauren Kobley
Apr 10, 20233 min read


Phoenix community market creates space to support women entrepreneurs
By Lauren Kobley PHOENIX – On a plot of land in south Phoenix surrounded by tire shops, auto repair and other industrial businesses, an...
Lauren Kobley
Apr 10, 20235 min read


Inner-city students receive new space to play
By Lauren Kobley PHOENIX – Playgrounds are an iconic part of childhood that help create lasting memories and build social skills....
Lauren Kobley
Mar 14, 20234 min read


Native hoop dance coaches preserve history, tradition with new generation
By Lauren Kobley PHOENIX — Indigenous hoop dance combines tradition and history with creativity and individuality. Commonly passed down...
Lauren Kobley
Mar 14, 20237 min read


Healing through nature took this Arizona man on a journey to hope through war-torn countries
As an inventor, author, veteran army paratrooper, community leader, artist and explorer, Jesse Fairchild wears many hats. Originally from...
Lauren Kobley
Jan 25, 20234 min read


How focusing on the positive led this Arizona man to support other people with disabilities
Originally published on azcentral.com Don Price came from humble beginnings. Growing up with his family in West Bend, Wisconsin, Price...
Lauren Kobley
Sep 20, 20225 min read


ASU student aids local homeless population at Tempe Beach park
Every Sunday, Austin Davis prepares five-course meals with a team of volunteers to feed 150 to 250 homeless people at Tempe Beach Park....
Lauren Kobley
Jun 5, 20223 min read


Tempe City Council OKs grant dollars toward local artistic, nonprofit organizations
Tempe City Council recently approved more than 30 grant programs aimed at providing a shot in the arm to local artistic and nonprofit effort
Lauren Kobley
Oct 18, 20213 min read

The Downtown PHX Farmers Market is continuing to help the community despite COVID-19
The Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market has continued to bring people together from Phoenix and the surrounding suburbs. The market has...
Lauren Kobley
Jun 9, 20212 min read


Updates on construction projects near Tempe, Downtown Phoenix campuses
https://www.statepress.com/article/2021/04/spcommunity-asu-expands-improves-buildings-construction-update
Lauren Kobley
Jun 9, 20214 min read


ASU alumnus founds only Black-owned engineering firm on West Coast
https://www.statepress.com/article/2021/03/spcommunity-asu-alumnus-black-owned-engineering-firm-winston-engineering-incorporated
Lauren Kobley
Jun 9, 20213 min read


ASU Community Collaborative continues to help Westward Ho residents
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Lauren Kobley
Jun 9, 20213 min read
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