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Companion blog to The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.
December 21, 2011

Where to send your charitable donation

Posted by : ambria

If you haven’t donated to a charitable organization that supports the working poor and plan to, you have 10 days left. The deadline is Dec. 31. Details from the state of Arizona. You can donate up to $400 for married couples and $200 for single filers. If you itemize your state taxes, you’ll get that [...]


March 10, 2010

Caregiver training

Posted by : ambria
Filed under : From the Staff, Local News

There are some careers you study and train for. Others you tend to learn on the job. Family caregivers tend to fall into the latter category as soon as illness or accident strikes. The Foundation for Senior Living is offering a series of classes this month to help Valley caregivers — professional or not — [...]


December 6, 2009

Phoenix at 40 – part 5

Posted by : ambria
Filed under : From the Staff, Local News

Strength for the future People I interviewed for the 40th anniversary article easily came up with various strengths of the Phoenix Diocese. Those strengths pave the way for the diocese’s next 40 years, whose challenges and successes are “going to be just as great as they were in the first 40 years,” according to Msgr. [...]


August 9, 2009

Water needed for hydration stations

Posted by : ambria
Filed under : From the Staff, Local News

The Foundation for Senior Living is asking local Catholics and parishes to help senior citizens and the homeless beat the heat, or at least survive it. The Foundation for Senior Living, which helps seniors and adults with disabilities maintain daily tasks, has partnered with Phoenix’s hydration program to insure that no one dies of dehydration. [...]


December 11, 2008

Gift giving without the hassle

Posted by : ambria

When I was researching agencies to contact for the article I wrote on Thanksgiving and Christmas service opportunities, the Foundation for Senior Living was on my list. I ended up cutting them because I couldn’t find anything online about current/holiday specific service needs. A short while later, a blurb in the agency’s fall newsletter corrected [...]