42 | FRONTDOORS MAGAZINE If you’re an animal lover, consider choosing Gabriel’s Angels as a charity when filing your state taxes. We are one of the only animal-related charities that offers you a chance to make a donation and get it all back with the Arizona Tax Credit. With your gift, we can reach more vulnerable children who are hurting and in need of the unconditional love and support of a therapy dog. gabrielsangels.org INTERACTING WITH A DOG CHANGES YOUR BRAIN CHEMISTRY Change a child’s life through the power of Pet Therapy with your tax credit. Get up to $800 back! Use QCO #20449 on form 321 when you file.* *Tax circumstances vary greatly. Please consult your tax advisor for specific questions related to your tax situation. We teach core behaviors such as self-regulation, empathy, and confidence. Scan to give your tax credit.

The Crosiers envision a place where no one walks alone BY JUDY PEARSON The Neighborhood HOUSE In 1916, the city of Phoenix ended at the Salt River. But Dwight B. Heard, one of the largest landowners in the Salt River Valley, saw value in the “South Side.” His newspaper, The Arizona Republican (now The Arizona Republic ), proudly displayed his real estate ads for one-acre homesites on the south side, near the Neighborhood House, a community gathering place. In 1918, Heard thought an acre of that land, located at Southern Avenue and 7 th Street, would make a perfect site for the Congregational Church, which had been meeting in the Neighborhood House. Now they would have their own buildings, beginning with a parsonage. “A good sum was pledged at once,” the newspaper reported about the initial fundraising. And another $525 was donated four days later at the Sunday church service (the equivalent of more than $10,000 today). The parsonage was completed in a matter of months. A 2ND ACT A 2ND ACT FRONTDOORS MAGAZINE | 43