Beginning June 1, Child Crisis Arizona will bring its renowned parenting workshops to Goodwill Career Centers in Chandler and Peoria giving more families in the community an opportunity to improve their parenting skills.
Child Crisis Arizona is committed to ensuring the Valley has safe children and strong families and that begins with the proper education and prevention opportunities for parents. And Goodwill focuses on strengthening families in Arizona by providing parents with resources and support to obtain an advance in family-sustaining jobs.
“Goodwill is excited to work with such an impactful organization as Child Crisis Arizona. The partnership between these two organizations will help put Arizona’s parents in a better position to maintain secure and stable housing, nurture family bonds, and provide a better quality of life for themselves and their families,” says Richmond Vincent, vice president of workforce development for Goodwill.
“Child Crisis Arizona is thrilled to partner with Goodwill. It is a perfect union of two nonprofits working together to offer community members more options to improve their family life at no cost. As parents are utilizing the Goodwill Career Centers to better their professional life, they can also improve their parenting skills so they can strengthen their family and better the lives of their children,” says Torrie A. Taj, Child Crisis Arizona CEO.
“We owe it to our children to learn as much as we can to be the best possible parents,” Taj says. “Child Crisis Arizona adds to a parent’s toolbox information and techniques that have been proven successful through family resource model. These classes are open to everyone and when used properly, have the ability to positively impact the entire family.”
All class attendees will also free pizza and refreshments and a new children’s book. The classes offered and schedule at the Goodwill locations include:
The Peoria Goodwill Career Center is at 6750 W. Peoria Ave., Peoria, AZ 85345 and the Chandler Goodwill Career Center is at 930 N. Alma School Road, Chandler, AZ 85224.
Goodwill and Child Crisis Arizona have also teamed up to collect used items. Through Child Crisis Arizona’s recent merger, it’s no longer possible for the agency to accept the community’s used donations due to no longer having the capacity to process used donations. Goodwill is a perfect place to bring these items on behalf of Child Crisis Arizona.
