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Our Partners

Free Arts of Arizona is the only program in Maricopa County that exists solely to create partnerships with other nonprofit organizations who provide basic need services to abused, homeless and at-risk children.

Our collaborative partners are local group homes, residential treatment centers, domestic violence shelters and homeless shelters.

  • A & A Cottages:  2 group homes in Mesa for teen girls.
  • All My Children: 5 group homes in north Phoenix for children ages 0 - 18.
  • Angel Society:  Long-term group home in north Phoenix for 10 girls ages 12 - 17.
  • Catholic Charities: Three facilities: Casa Linda Lodge, a Phoenix group home for teen mothers; Springhaven, a group home in south Scottsdale for teen girls; and My Sister's Place, a domestic violence shelter for mothers and their children in Chandler.
  • Central Arizona Shelter Services:  Vista Colina shelter is a crisis-housing shelter for homeless families.
  • Child Crisis Center: East Valley: Crisis shelter in Mesa for children ages infant to 12.
  • Chrysalis Shelter: Two domestic violence shelters, one in Scottsdale and one in Phoenix.
  • Crisis Nursery: A crisis shelter in Phoenix for up to 36 children ages infant to 8, which encompasses a preschool called Families and Children Experiencing Success (FACES), for 80 infants, toddlers and preschoolers in Phoenix.
  • Developmental Behavioral Associates: Five group homes in Tempe and Chandler for teen girls and boys.
  • Devereux Arizona: Residential treatment center, group homes and school in Scottsdale for up to 68 children and teenagers.
  • Family Support Resources: 20 crisis shelters and group homes for children ranging in ages from infants to 18 years old.
  • Florence Crittenton: Residential treatment center and school in central Phoenix for adolescent girls.
  • Habitat for Humanity: The Stardust House Community Center in south central Phoenix; 85-100 children from infant to 18.
  • Home Base Youth Services:  Transitional living for homeless youth in Phoenix.
  • Homeward Bound: Homeless and domestic violence housing and preschool for families with children.
  • House of Refuge: Transitional housing in Mesa for women and their children.
  • Labor's Community Service Agency: Transitional housing for homeless families in Phoenix.
  • New Foundation: Residential treatment center, school and group home in south Scottsdale.
  • New Life Center: Domestic violence shelter in Litchfield Park for women and children.
  • New Leaf:  Three shelters including LaMesita, a family shelter serving homeless families; Autumn House, a domestic violence shleter for women and children in Mesa; and Faith House, a domestic violence shelter for women and their children in Glendale.
  • Salvation Army Family Shelter: Three facilities including Kaiser Family Crisis Center, a transitional housing for homeless families; Elim House, a domestic violence shelter for women and their children; and Herberger Child Care Center, a preschool for the clients in the shelters.
  • Save The Family Foundation of Arizona: A long-term transitional housing shelter in Mesa for families.
  • Sojourner's Center: Domestic violence shelter in Phoenix for women and their children.
  • Southwest Leadership Foundation:  Five group homes; 68th Place, a long-term group home in north Scottsdale for 10 girls ages 13-18; The Bridge, a transitional living facility in Phoenix for homeless families with children; Love House, Faith House and Hope House are group homes in Glendale for children ranging in ages from infants to 18 years old.
  • Sunshine Residential Group Homes, Inc.: 22 group homes for boys and girls ranging in age from elementary to teens in Glendale, north Phoenix and Peoria.
  • Tumbleweed: Group home, transitional living, shelters, drop-in and learning center in Phoenix for homeless or adjudicated teens.
  • United Methodist Outreach Ministries (UMOM):  Crisis and transitional family shelter for in Phoenix for homeless families.
  • West Valley Child Crisis Center:  Six group homes for children ages 1-10.
  • Youth Development Institute (YDI): Residential treatment center for 100 youth ages 12-18.
  • YWCA/Haven House: Transitional housing in central Phoenix for women and children.
Arizona Commission on the ArtsUnited Way
103 West Highland Avenue, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85013
Phone: 602-258-8100 Fax: 602-258-1881 info@freeartsaz.org
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