3 P.M. >> THE COMMUNITY’S HUB One way Aunt Rita’s serves as the connector of the HIV community is by providing unrestricted grants to 14 partner agencies. We focus on collaboration instead of competition by bringing together partner agencies to learn best practices and work to ensure the community is taken care of. Many organizations reach out to us asking for our secret sauce for getting all these agencies to coordinate and collaborate because in almost every other state, HIV organizations are not talking and are fighting for the best employee, the grant and the contract. What has worked for us is our solid reputation and being known for 35 years as a trustworthy, hardworking organization with a passion for getting it done right. Collaboration is the only way we are going to stay connected and end HIV. Every year, any organization with an HIV program can apply to be a partner agency. If selected, they receive $10,000 and, in turn, must complete volunteer hours and raise $1,500 for Aunt Rita’s, typically through the AIDS Walk Arizona. Our partner agencies receive everything raised at AIDS Walk Arizona, scheduled for March 25, 2023, at Tempe Town Lake. 7 P.M. >> A HAPPY COUCH POTATO After a committee, board or community meeting, it’s fun to come home and relax with my husband, Jesus, and our dogs. We have a big sectional and fill it with dogs and people. We talk about our day and let the day go so we can get some rest. To learn more, go to auntritas.org . Aunt Rita’s was one of six local organizations awarded a $2,500 donation from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Pride Night. Aunt Rita’s staff, board members, donors and sponsors were proud to accept. OFFICE DOORS WHERE CREATIVE THINKERS & LEADERS NON-PROFIT PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL | Tour Campus & Apply Now | GOASA.ORG/ENROLL Acceptances to leading colleges, universities, and conservatories, such as: Stanford Yale Johns Hopkins Northwestern Juilliard NYU Rice NOW ENROLLING 5TH-12TH GRADE THRU 02.22.23

An award winning alternative high school, Genesis Academy provides education and support services to our community’s most fragile youth, providing a rigorous and structured academic experience tailored to their individual needs. Eligible for the Public School Organization Tax Credit Form 322 Required | Tax Code 078708000 Genesis City’s mission is to reclaim the promise of Arizona’s most disadvantaged youth by providing them with the tools and opportunities they need to become active contributors to the economic and social welfare of their communities. Eligible for the Qualified Charitable Organization Tax Credit Tax Code 22298 Visit GenesisCity.org today to donate and receive a dollar-for-dollar credit on your state taxes. FPO Your support can lead to a brigher future for hundreds of young people. And stronger communities for all of us.