August 13, 2019 quickly became a busy day here at Foothills Family Resources. Parents and grandparents with school aged children lined the sidewalk waiting for the doors to open to be welcomed inside. This is the day of the BIG School Tools distribution! The time when children would receive the [...]
Shara, a young widow with 3 children, was barely making ends meet at her job at a special needs home for adults. In October 2018, she had been referred to the CWF program through her sons’ school guidance counselor and was eager to start. Just 8 weeks later, Shara [...]
Trey came to FFR in November 2018 after being released from prison because a family friend had told him about the CWF program. Trey was willing to give it a try because he wanted to take any advantage he could to help him get his life back on track. [...]
Charlene, a single mother of three, first came to FFR in need of assistance with her utility bill just as school began in September. Struggling with a lack of education, work history and with food insecurity, FFR first made sure the lights stayed on before educating her on new [...]
A single mother of one, Shandy came to FFR regularly in need of food and housing assistance. Her barriers to success included a lack of adequate education, poor work history, food insecurity and housing concerns. Beyond this, she has a disability which requires regular blood transfusions, though this is not [...]