Moon Valley's Non-Profits and Booster Clubs
Families Raising Hope
The Mission:
Families Raising Hope assists Arizona cancer patients and their families with the financial burden that cancer treatments pose so that they can focus on their health, healing, and recovery.
The Need:
The costs associated with cancer treatment can escalate rapidly, placing significant financial strain on patients and their families. These expenses can make it challenging to manage essential living expenses like rent or mortgages, car payments, utility bills, groceries, and gas.
Wild Horse Sanctuary
The Mission:
The Wild Horse Sanctuary, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to adopting, training, and rehoming wild horses. While halting BLM roundups is unlikely, the Sanctuary works to rescue as many as possible, relying solely on donations for support.
The Need:
At a recent Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wild horse and burro adoption event, the founder, Brian Russell, noted key issues with the adoption and management process.
The adoption event itself was chaotic, often leading to stress, injuries, and horses crashing into pens. The pens are overcrowded with around 10 animals each, contributing to further stress. The BLM's helicopter roundups have been deadly with over 90 horses dying just this summer. Survivors face crowded conditions, disease, and neglect in holding facilities.
Thunderbird High School Cheer
The Mission:
Support the Thunderbird High School Cheer Team and assist the coaches with their needs
The Need:
Fundraising lowers the team's expenses and raises funds for equipment and supplies needed throughout the season.
First Things First
The Mission:
First Things First (FTF), Arizona's early childhood agency, is a vital leader and partner in building a family-centered, equitable, high-quality early childhood system that supports the development, health and education of all Arizona’s children from birth to age 5.
The Need:
FTF provides families and caregivers with resources for parenting, access to quality child care and programs and tools to advocate for the importance of early childhood.
