SAVE THE FAMILY AWARDED FOR BLUE RIBBON PROGRAMS

Blue Ribbon programs

The Collaboration for a New Century, a Phoenix non-profit group dedicated to improving the lives of the poor and disadvantaged, picked six proven charitable programs to receive professional training and hands-on support from Phoenix-area business leaders and volunteers over the next year. They are:

• Save the Family (www.savethe family.org)

• Glendale Family Development Center (www.familydevcenter.com)

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona (www.bbbsaz.org)

• Community Service of Arizona (www.csaz.org)

• Arizona Women's Education and Employment (www.awee.org)

• Chandler Education Foundation - San Marcos Center (www.chandleredfoundation.org)

What: A new initiative to encourage the next generation of business leaders to get involved in programs that help the poor.

Why: Arizona ranks among the worst states in the country on many quality-of-life measures, from affordable housing to health care.

How: Each year, a small group of business leaders will be selected for a year-long program involving leadership training and a partnership with pre-selected charities. Companies will be also be recruited, to learn more about the needs of their low-wage workers and to provide volunteers for the charities.

Who: The Phoenix-based Collaboration for a New Century and the Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics at John Brown University in Arkansas.

Details: www.thecollab.org or (480) 727-5601

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