World Ministries

Established in 1996, Southern Arizona Children's Advocacy Center is a child abuse treatment center. Based in Tucson, Ariz., it investigates matters of child physical abuse, sexual assault and neglect reports. Offering medical attention and support to the child, more than 1000 children come to the center each year from southern Arizona. The clinical services include forensic interviews, medical evaluation and advocacy support to the families. Southern Arizona Children's Advocacy Center offers outreach educational service programs, such as Prevention Program for Children and Training on Mandated Reporting of Child Abuse. Its programs are designed for children in schools, church settings, daycare centers and youth seminars.

Higher Ground A Resource Center is a Tucson-based organization dedicated to empowering youth and families through the full-service Community Schools Model, known as Restart SMART. With nearly 20 years of experience, they provide community-based support that includes stabilizing basic needs, building life skills, and fostering local engagement to enhance student outcomes and strengthen families. Focused on individual transformation, Higher Ground believes in redefining success as community contribution, emphasizing the importance of nurturing love, character-building, and wellness. Their approach encompasses improving executive functions in youth, supporting family wellness, and addressing community conditions to create lasting, positive changes in the lives of individuals and their neighborhoods. Generated from the website

Goodwill of Southern Arizona's mission is to provide jobs and training for people to gain skills and achieve independence. Goodwill® of Southern Arizona hosts 12 local programs for individuals in our community. All of our services are provided free of charge thanks to the generous support from our community and funding from trusted donors, community partners and municipalities. With 6 programs for both youth and adults, our goal as a workforce development nonprofit is to offer skills and training to help individuals find long-term and life changing employment. Last year we served 7,909 individuals, with over 150,000 people served since our founding! Here in Southern Arizona, we diverted over 36 million pounds of goods from entering into our local landfills and we helped conserve countless resources and materials by helping our community reduce, reuse and recycle in a safe and responsible manner.