Primarily coordinated by The Sunnyside Foundation and in collaboration with the Community Food Bank and Sunnyside Unified School District, Desert View High School will host monthly distributions of food—produce, packaged food items, and special holiday food items—and toiletries for families from South Tucson to attend.

This proposal offers partnering with Watershed Management to install low-cost rainwater basins in South Tucson to benefit and beautify the community.

The Armando Barrios community leadership training series is a community-rooted training program organized by Regeneracion to strengthen neighborhood leadership, civic participation, and collective problem-solving among residents of Tucson’s southside, including Ward 1. 

Working with local poet Eva Sierra, this all-age monthly poetry series includes an open mic, local guest DJs, and readings by featured poets to boost Ward 1 residents’ exposure to poetry and the arts.

This one-year workshop, led by a clinical therapist with support from a staff of school psychologists in South and Southwest Tucson, will help young girls and ladies, along with their families, learn about topics such as the physiology of the brain, emotional regulation, conflict resolution, and effective communication to equip them with the tools they need to go through life with resilience and emotional intelligence.